Jeff C  
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Funk, Hip Hop, Reggae, Punk

      I've been teaching music now for over four years and have had great experiences in studio environments, store environments, and traveling from home to home. I've worked with people of all ages, from all backgrounds, and with interests in many different styles of music. The part that I love most is not just seeing a student's growth in knowledge about music, but also their growth into more patient, hard working individuals. Seeing them become dedicated to reaching their goals while learning such important life skills is very inspiring to me.   

  For younger beginners I start with simple note reading from Joe Pecararo's Read This First. This gives an opportunity to build a really solid foundation of music theory and music reading at the same time. Older beginners I take through a checklist of basic theory fundamentals of my own creation, basic chords and basic scales. Then we choose a song to learn that applies that foundation. I create custom lesson plans moving forward that line up with the students stylistic desires and capability. The biggest thing I stress with students is having a tool box of practice strategies and keeping lose, relaxed technique.