Music Lessons West

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

My teaching experience started not too long ago despite me playing professionally for awhile. I decided to start up private lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic over zoom and discord because my day job at the time had laid me off. However, I quickly learned that upon being a private teacher, it was difficult to market and advertise for myself in the hopes to get new students as well as keep up with my professional commitments. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Flute, Drums, Bass Guitar, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

My student retention rate is 90%, I keep most of my students for 5 years or more because they feel that learning is fun, and performing the things they learned in front of a real live audience fuels their desire to be the best they can be.  Music is an art that is always changing, so learning music is almost never ending. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Drums, Music, Keyboard

I work with my students at the level and pace that they are comfortably happy. We all come to music and music lessons for different reasons. My work is to honor that space and demonstrate that making music is an option for anyone who wants it, regardless of any perceived “barriers” in place. I am currently learning and researching models of Universal Design for Learning. I apply as many techniques as possible to engage with students and make the music both cognitively appropriate and musically enjoyable. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Lap Steel Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I am a guitarist, composer and teacher living in Los Angeles. I am currently a Masters student at Musicians Institute and work there as a faculty member. I have given hundreds of live performances, but, I really enjoy working in a studio environment and have played on dozens of recording projects. I also enjoy working on music equipment and finding new sounds - I studied guitar building directly after high school and have built instruments from scratch. Read More

Instruments: Flute, Music

For beginning students, I focus on fundamentals of tone production, embouchure (mouth position), hand position, posture, breath control, articulation and other aspects of technique needed to get started. I introduce the fingering chart, and teach scales and simple melodies as soon as possible, so that students can become excited about actually making music! With intermediate and more advanced players, we continue building upon the basics (adding exercises for intonation, dynamics, finger dexterity, vibrato, interpretation, etc.) while also tailoring lessons to the student’s goals. Read More