Cello Lessons Southwest

Instruments: Cello

Instilling passion, determination, and drive in my students encapsulates my teaching style. I have been a competitive musician, performer, and teacher for years. I understand the blood, sweat, and tears that go into becoming a quality musician. I want to be an uplifter and cheerleader for all my students. On the other hand, I do not have the capacity to teach those who do not want to be taught. I will not accept students that do not have the desire to play their instruments. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Cello, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Double Bass, Music, Keyboard, Djembe

Throughout the 8 12 years that I have been teaching I have been learning a lot about many different methods and teaching styles. I always had thought that what I was being taught could have been taught in a more natural and more efficient way. I have borrowed many of my ideas from some of the greatest teachers in history and believe the most in the bel canto method created but David Jacobsen who is an alumni of the Curtis Institute of Music, the greatest school of music in the world. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Cello

For a creative activity, I encourage my students to relax and have fun while learning about the nuances of the music playing to comprehend the relationship between the theory and the performance. I believe that music learning is just like the alphabet, learning each letter by the time. My personal goal is to teach my students how to be performers and play beautiful music on the concert stage. A concert can be as little as one piece in a family dinner or a gig in a teacher while learning that we can captivate an audience and drive their emotions with our music. Read More

Instruments: Cello

If the student has little to no experience I like to start with scales and teach the basics of the cello. I enjoy teaching with the Suzuki books, but am open to planning out a teaching method that works with my students individually. Read More

Instruments: Cello

I was brought up classically trained on the Suzuki books but I am completely flexible. If you have or have heard of a set of books you like we can use that too. If you don't know how to read music we can focus part of the lesson on music theory and the rest on learning from recordings and playing by ear. Each genre has their own set of rules and depending on how strict those rules are I will be equally strict accordingly. Read More