Piano Lessons Mountain

Instruments: Piano, Voice

The main thing to remember is that not one student fits the mold of another. It is important to discover the learning style of each student and teach accordingly. Now this is easier said than done, but when you've been teaching as long as I have, you learn to adapt your teaching style to their learning style. I am not strict or stern. I don't scare my students. But I do expect students to listen and respond. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Violin

My love of the violin is something I desire to share and teach for all those interested. I studied violin privately under Rosalie Macmillan who is a world-class violinist. I played in orchestras all throughout high school as well as in the pit orchestra for my high school's production of "Pirates of Penzance". The technique I inherited is slightly more unique and has refined my talents into something that has greatly enriched my life. 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, Drums, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion

Education should be as individual as each student! I try to adapt my personality and teaching style to best fit my students. Each lesson or clinic will demand something different of me, just like each topic will. Positive reinforcement has always been my go-to. Playing music in front of one person (or 50) can be a soul bearing experience, and I've found that encouragement can be everything! Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Violin, Cello, Viola, Recorder, Double Bass, Music, Keyboard, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For beginning students, I typically start with Hal Leonard's Essential Elements as I believe it the most comprehensive lesson guide for fundamentals. I do also on occasion utilize the Suzuki method for my string students in addition to EE. Every lesson begins with tuning and scales which helps train the ear and prepare students for the lesson at hand. From there we will go through the pieces as written. Once the student has a grasp of the fundamentals, we will begin to introducing solo pieces such as etudes and other popular music they may be into to keep them engaged. Read More