Cello Lessons South

Instruments: Cello, Music

My teaching style is engaging empathic and emphasis on repetition and finding strong points in students to keep them engaged while working on weaknesses. I encourage all students to work on memorizing repertoire, keeping correct posture, practicing a few times a week and performing for friends and family during the learning process. Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music! Acknowledging accomplishments fuels the student as well as my self and insures a I can tailor the instruction for more growth later on. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Violin, Cello, Viola, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I first began teachng bass guitar in my early twenties.  Later in life I worked in both Japan and Thailand, where I studied with master drum teachers and also top piano and violin instructors.  After returning to the United States, I entered a program to become a certified guitar instructor, and am the ONLY instructor in my area which has earned these certifications which are specific to several different points of teaching guitar. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Cello, Bass Guitar

I believe in training students both as instrumentalists and as overall musicians. Thus, beginning cello students will start with the Suzuki method to get basic technique down. Then, as a student improves, solo repertoire will be introduced from both the Suzuki method and other sources. Once a student has reached a state of proficiency, I will cater my teaching instead to the style that the student prefers. We can continue in classical music, or transition to contemporary styles. Read More

Instruments: Cello

My repertoire includes the 6 Bach Suites for cello solo, Haydn cello concerto #1 D and C major, Saint Saens cello concerto in A minor, Vivaldi 6 cello sonatas, Brahms cello Sonata, Dotzauer, Gruetzmacher and Popper cello etudes. I use the Whitehouse scale book and Marc Yampolsky chord book. My favorite cellist is Janos Starker. There is a recording of him playing the 3 Spanish dances based on a theme from Goya, by Grenados. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Violin, Cello, Viola, Mandolin, Electric Violin, Fiddle, Keyboard

My teaching experience is quite diverse for someone my age. I am only 24, but in the last 8 years when I started teaching at 16, I have been able to work with some amazing people in some amazing places! In 2013 I was privileged to work with Fine Arts Summer Academy out of Nashville Tennessee as a mentor for both individual instruction and group ensemble. I was also able to work as an instructor for another music camp based in WV called Coda Mountain Academy from 2010 to 2013. Read More