Music Lessons New Jersey

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar

When I give students pieces, exercises, and examples to improve their skills, it is crucial that they not only enjoy what theyre playing but are able to apply it to other areas in their musical vocabulary. From my experience, I have noticed this excites the students the most because they are able to grasp the information in terms of how to play as opposed to what to play. When a student feels accomplished, they are more likely to practice and have the mindset of practicing to be more of a personal decision rather than a requirement. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Music, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I like to lay a foundation for what musical notes are and how they relate to the instrument. If we're on guitar I will draw a piano keyboard and give the student the guitar string names and make them figure out the rest of the notes. Then I teach them what chords are and, now that they know their way around a fretboard, they can build the chords themselves. While most students aren't total beginners and won't need all of this groundwork to be laid by me, I've found that almost everyone has gaps in knowledge, more often than not when it comes to actual note names and the music theory behind the instrument. Read More

Instruments: Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Music

I'm a dedicated and passionate teacher that loves hard work and sharing the love of music. I studied music performance at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. Since my studies, I've performed all over the world in a variety of styles and genres. I've had the opportunity to have worked with titans of music, such as Omar Hakim, Mino Cinelu, and many others. I've performed at numerous festivals, both international and abroad such as the Zadymka Jazz Festival in Poland, Dinos Festival in Hungary, X Jazz Festival in Germany, and the Blue Note in China. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Passionate classically trained guitar player with more than 20 years experience playing onstage and for various bands and solo artists. I am familiar with different styles of music: classical, rock, pop, jazz and country. Can also compose songs, re-arrange, orchestrate and produce. My specialty is to break down complex terminologies associated with music theory in a simplified manner and implement them in a very practical way. Being creative and flexible with explained concepts in and inspiring my students to do likewise is quite fulfilling. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard

She has had the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the professional stadiums of the NY Mets, the Philadelphia Eagles and for the US Open at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in NY. Sami has an innate ability to recognize her student’s strengths and weaknesses in their vocal abilities to help them achieve their full potential with the proper vocal technique. Her strong background in singing and acting professionally offers her students an edge when conquering stage performance skills. Read More