Piano Lessons Mountain

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Viola

My teaching style is receptive and warm, but focused. I use goal-setting as a satisfying and organized way to break down musical lessons, which means lessons time is well spent and students have a good understanding of how and what to practice. Students remain engaged and satisfied with this approach, which provides proof of the progress that is taking place in lessons and in private practice time. Since music learning is highly cumulative, it's important to me that students have a thorough understanding of principles before moving on to new ones. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Conga, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Acoustic Guitar

I taylor each lesson to the individual students. But usually I give students the opportunity to find what they love and encourage them to explore that, expanding their understanding as they go. No two students are the same and should be taught the same. Some students require strict traditional methods but most need a playground of music to find their calling. Music is an expression of oneself and therefor as unique as our fingerprints. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Cello

I'm a professional and motivated instructor who just graduated from UT Austin and would love to share music with whoever wants to learn. It has been 16 years for playing cello and orchestra whether in school and outside of school, and also for teaching experience. I have been working with several Maestros, including Bion Tsang, Rapheal Bell, Peter Seidenberg, Peter Opie, and Jonathan Spitz, and I had an opportunity to perform in the Taiwan National Concert Hall with Haik Kazazyan, who was the third-place of International Tchaikovsky Violin Competition. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboard

When working with beginning students who are children, I often will recommend the primer-level methods books by either Bastien or Faber & Faber, as well as a Notespeller book by Schaum. These books will constitute the core of the student's curriculum. I also ask that students get a lined notebook, and sometimes I will have students purchase a book of staff paper, as well. Over the course of the child's music studies, we will add in pieces of music to learn, which will gradually increase in difficulty as the student gets better and better. Read More

Instruments: Piano

For adult beginners, I use the Faber accelerated beginner method books. Once I see that the student is ready for a repertoire, I start introducing a piece that they could work on and possibly perform. For advanced students, typically I would start with the current piece(s) theyre working on and once I get a hang of their level, I may choose to assign a piece that will help them propel their musicianship. Read More