Piano Lessons Mountain

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Recorder, French Horn, Oboe, Keyboard

I began teaching piano privately in undergraduate music school by tutoring piano to music majors that were non-piano students. It was required that all non-piano stsudents must take 2 semesters of functional piano. I continued fulfilling this role from 1981-1985. In 1997 I began teaching private piano lessons to students in my school that had an interest in learning piano after school. I continued doing this until I began teaching piano in a private music school in 2005. Read More

Instruments: Piano

For beginning students who are children, I typically start out with the Faber method books. Once they begin to grasp the fundamentals, I begin to introduce solo repertoire appropriate to their interest and skill level. For adults, I cater my instruction and choice of repertoire to their interests and ability, creating engaging, satisfying, and enjoyable lessons for students of any skill level. I typically introduce theory concepts early on, giving the student the musical foundation they need to learn and create independently. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet

For beginning improvisers, I rely solely on my own materials and exercises, which emphasize the bebop scale and short ii-V licks and help develop understanding of key centers and 7-3 resolutions. For intermediate students as well, these concepts are essential to development as an improviser. For saxophonists, I begin with scalar studies and stress the importance of tone developing exercises such as overtones and long tones, but quickly introduce manageable repetoire. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I began my music teaching journey back in 2012 after attending the University of Colorado Denver. I was pursuing a music degree and at the time I believed touring would be my main source of income. After I had my first guitar student my life path suddenly changed and I realized my passion for teaching. Music has had such a huge impact on my life and being able to teach that gift other people has been nothing short of a blessing. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar

2006 ~ 2012 Music Teacher K-12Instituto Modelo de Enseanza Individualizada (IMEI), Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Taught Special Education students the basics of drumming, theory and sight, bells ensemble and rhythm reading Directed IMEI Bells Ensemble with 5th and 6th grade students Director of special school events and activities Created music curriculum for K-12th grade students Organized elective course schedules for 7th-12th grade students 2010 ~ 2012 Music TeacherThe Music Store, San Juan, Puerto Rico Provided private and individualized musical instruction with the following instruments: Guitar, bass and drums 2011 Music TeacherVidalegre Summer Camp, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Provided private individual musical instruction with the following instruments: Guitar, bass and drums Provide music therapy sessions for student population with Down Syndrome and Muscular Dystrophy Directed bells ensemble 2010 Band TeacherThe Music Store Rock n Roll Summer Camp, San Juan, Puerto Rico Taught and directed a rock band for a summer program 2005 ~ 2007 Private Music TeacherCentro Guitarras, San Juan, Puerto Rico Provided private and individualized musical instructions on playing the following instruments: Guitar, bass and drums Taught students the theory of music Provided information on instruments to clients and sold musical instruments 2004 ~ 2005 Private Music TeacherFebus Institute, Naranjoto, Puerto Rico Taught students the theory of music and how to play the guitar 1999 ~ 2005 Independent Sound EngineerRecording and Live Sound, Puerto Rico Worked with computer recording systems such as Sonar, Digital Performance, Nuendo, Reason and Finale Read More