Nil P  
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Organ, Harmonica, Ukulele, Mandolin
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, Gospel, Latin, Hip Hop, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Soul

My experience date back to my early college days, where I began as a volunteer piano teacher for veterans in a retirement community. I taught for a few months, when I was approached by two different women, one who wanted me to perform cover songs at the retirement facility that she managed, and another who wanted me to give her husband private music lessons. I performed for a few years during college, but stopped teaching after my only student moved away. It wasnt until a few years later, towards the end of my last years in college that I got back into teaching and put up ads to promote myself as a private instrutor. What I found is that people who enjoy one instrument, enjoy many instruments, and I wanted to help them learn music as a whole rather than a broken segment. 

For students who are young children, I typically start by addressing the importance of playing what you hear. So, I will teach them beginner classics, such as Twinkle Twinkle and Merry had a Littl eLamb, but I also teach them what thunder sounds like, or a siren, and etc. by drawing on everyday life obejects that create noise. I then move on to learn my student's interests to device a method of positive reinforcement if they complete their homework asssignments or answer questions correctly, usually in the past this has been candy. For adults, I really try to find out what it is they love to listen to and what it is they want to learn, and then I am basically a tool for their disposal for troubleshooting and motivation.