Rebekah C  
Instruments: Piano, Voice, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Pop, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera

I started teaching piano and voice lessons quite recently within the last year. I have had the rewarding experience of watching these young people learn and grow and discover more of their self confidence in performance as well as in life. I think a key point for any teacher is to be patient. The more relaxed you are the more at ease your students will be. It is important to be patient with yourself as the teacher in addition to being very patient with the student. Also, it is important to be understanding with your students. I've learned over the short time that I have started teaching that sometimes your student will come in unprepared for a lesson, and/or they have been sick, etc. It's important that students feel loved and heard.

I like to create lesson plans around what kind of music the student wants to learn. For example, most young girls want to learn Disney princess songs. So I print them off their own copies of the songs that they had expressed an interest in learning. I feel like if the student is not interested in playing or singing the music that I am giving them it could be the best curriculum in the world, but it won't help them learn if they are not actively engaged in the music they are singing or playing. I would most definitely use method books for piano and voice if needed.