Music Lessons Iowa

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Music

Hello! My name is Ethan and I am a percussion performance major at Iowa State University. I have performed in 4 different countries with the Iowa State University Wind Ensembles. I have also performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and marched in both the Macys Parade and the Dublin St Patricks Parade. In high school I was a 4 year varsity show choir drummer, as well as a 4 year drumline member, and a 3 year Wind Symphony member. Read More

Instruments: Voice, Music

My desire to engage, challenge, and inspire growth in my students is not limited to the classroom. Over the time that I was at the University of Minnesota, I worked with over a dozen undergraduates and Graduate singers as an instructor. My desire to collaborate with students translates into the professional domain. It is my goal to share with students the awe and excitement, as well as the dedication and hard work, that comes along with using opera and vocal pedagogy tools to ask and answer questions. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Music

I have been teaching woodwind music lessons since I was a music education student at Simpson College starting in 2010. I graduated in 2015 with a bachelor's in music education and I am currently a full time band teacher. This is my 6th year teaching band and I am currently the 5-12 band director for North Linn Community Schools. I regularly instruct large group rehearsals and lessons for my job. I love starting beginner musicians and seeing the progress they make in such a short amount of time. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Ukulele, Recorder, French Horn, Tuba, Music, Keyboard

My teaching experience began in middle school, I would help my friends learn how to play music so we could perform in school talent shows. During high school and college I began teaching more professionally in a studio setting. Whether it was piano, french horn, or the ukulele, I was able to find a way to connect with my students. This ability to connect with my students has really helped me when I taught middle school band. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

My teaching experience dates back to my high school where I taught guitar classes to beginner students and did live translations English-Spanish in an International Jazz Seminar. After College I was an Academic Director in a private music school for several years where we made an academic program focused on contemporary music giving the students the technic and knowledge on an instrument to play any style the student wants. I have found that each student has a different approach to music and as a teacher it is important to identify it so that I can facilitate as much as possible the proficiency and connection of the student with the instrument. Read More