Music Lessons Southwest

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Synthesizer, Music, Keyboard

First, I feel like the best thing to do is to get to know what ever student I am working with. Learning how they learn and how they are wired are the key to even being acceptable. It is so important to intentionally build trust and learn what they relate to in their world. For beginner students I always want to start with note names and being able to recognize which notes are what. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Conga, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

My methods are widespread from conventional and modern methods using a combination of note reading, Improvisation using the Larry Carlton method and the Oscar Peterson Piano methodology. I wrote my own guitar book and have many styles of music that I teach. Very important that the student understands what they have to practice and I make sure they understand what is to be done. Using the Bastien and Alfred series on piano, All for Strings on any String instruments. Read More

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

My teaching style is taught with expectations. Although I aim to move at the student's learning pace, it is important to hold accountability on the student's behalf when we're not instruction. Consistent practice will be necessary for growth and I like to check in with students 2 days before next lessons to ensure the material has been understood and reviewed. From this point we can ensure progress. When a student does not review the content for the next lesson, it causes a sense of frustration and nervousness in the student's ability to comprehend the next lesson. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Trombone, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Music

As I Have discussed prior, I love teaching and I love music. Individually they are my favorite, and teaching music just makes my world turn the right way. I like to teach music, but also like to teach life through music. Humans are amazing creatures with emotions, strength and so much more, which is why I mentioned life. We can learn more than just music through any topic. I can teach you music and while you are learning I can guide you and help you realize what a great distresser music can be, or how mentally blocked one can get when under the stress or pressure of wanting to play something and not being able to, just yet. Read More

Instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Piccolo, Music

My methodology is inspired by the Suzuki method, which believes that learning music is similar to how humans learn to speak first, and write later. In the end, music is a type of language. Having said that, I always have a conversation with my students, and/or their parents, to learn what artists they listen to, what their favorite songs are and what goals they want to achieve. As a result, my lessons are catered distinctively to each unique student, but what they all have in common will be a passion for music! Read More