Saxophone Lessons South

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Violin, Cello, Viola, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Clarinet, Drums, Bass Guitar, Organ, Accordion, Harmonica, Electric Violin, Fiddle, Conga, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I'm a spiritual artist, music instructor, maestro and entertainer. I have an AA in Musical science and Civil engineering at Miami Dade College. I'm a passionate and motivated instructor who loves working with students and sharing my love of music.After 15 years of studying thoroughly most musical instruments, I've discovered the most effective way to make students master their instruments fast fun and easy. I teach most instruments from beginner to pro level students. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone

As a result I was named the UTM Community Music Academy's 2016 Teacher of the Year. While in Las Vegas I taught not only high school and middle school students but was the teacher for UNLV's non music major saxophonists as well. In 2017 I was one of the judges for the Clark County (Nevada) Honor Bands. During this time I also got classroom experience as the band director and general music teacher at International Christian Academy of Las Vegas. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Drums, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo, Mandolin, Recorder, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

With beginning students, I like to start with Hal Leonard's Essential Elements, as I feel those have the most fundamental understanding of music. If there is not a Hal Leonard book on the students instrument of choice, I start them out with learning to read music, and proper formation and understanding of chords and harmony. As the children grow, we can dig into the respected teachings of the Rubank method, in addition to proper pieces of any genre. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet

There are many acceptable method books for beginning students, however, I have found that if a student gets relatively comfortable on their instrument before trying to decipher a grand staff, they seem to enjoy the learning experience more. The hardest part of teaching music, in my opinion, is the educational content that isn't in a method book. Finding someone who can play your instrument better than you can often be more inspirational than finding a new piece that is slightly out of your comfort zone or using a method book that, at the end of the day, is supposed to help a student reach the ability level of the person the student aspires to be. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Drums, Music

For beginning students who are children I like to start with Hal Leonard's Essential Elements. Most schools use this book and I feel its a great beginning method. I start them working on tone and ear training. There is no one size fits all learning companion so I really like to see what the students interests are and find what really works for them. The instructional book helps establish a basic understanding of the fundamentals. Read More