Kevin C
Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, Ukulele, Recorder, Euphonium, Music, Keyboard
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Country, R&B, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Electronic, Showtunes, Spirituals, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Marching Band
Kevin C
Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, Ukulele, Recorder, Euphonium, Music, Keyboard
Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Country, R&B, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Electronic, Showtunes, Spirituals, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Marching Band
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 7-80
I am a passionate music teacher with a focus on student success. I graduated from California State University, Sacramento in 2018 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education. I have taught music in one-on-one lessons and classroom settings with many different age students. I have been playing trombone for 15 years and love teaching it to beginners and experienced players. I am a huge music theory and composition nerd, spending my free time analyzing musical scores or doing research on why a composer composed something a certain way. Music can express far more than words or pictures can, and no one should be restricted access to this style of expression.
I have taught in one-on-one lessons, large group rehearsals, and everywhere in between. I started my teaching with a group of peers and professors while studying my undergraduate Music Education degree. We worked as a group to teach children ages six through 16 how to play violin/cello and perform as group. We then held a large concert as well as performed with the Sacramento Philharmonic at a Link Up concert. As trombone is the instrument I started on and still play today, I have had the most experience with trombone students. I was an elementary music teacher in California and have experience teaching elementary age students instruments, voice, and basic music skills.
My methods vary on the student and subject. Beginning students will typically focus more on technical pieces of music to improve on certain aspects of a few pieces to perform. More advanced students will still practice technical parts of their music, but less time will be spent on it during a lesson. Advanced level students will spend more time on repertoire and performance. The more advanced a student gets, the more I expect them to practice outside of lessons and apply their newly learned technical skills into their music on their own.
Not only do I teach students how to play or create music, but also how to successfully set goals and achieve them. Every musician should have a goal in mind when practicing. Learning how to manage that goal can be tricky. I like to work together with students to take their goals and break them down smaller into more manageable pieces for them to master. This means that every student's schedule is customized to their learning. I want each student to enjoy the time they spend practicing and achieving their goals. Learning music should be fun and exciting, it should not feel like a chore.
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