Music Lessons West

Instruments: Violin, Cello, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Euphonium, Music

I was raised in Ohio where I spent my early years dancing. However, as I matured I realized I didn't enjoy dancing so much as I love the music I was moving too. I started on the clarinet in middle school and continued through high school. In college I picked up other instruments as I studied to become a classroom music teacher. I was also a military wife for 16 years before my husband retired from the Navy (so I moved around a lot) and I have 3 children of my own. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard

Every new student, regardless of skill level or experience, starts with a clean slate when he or she walks through my door. The success I experience as a teacher encompasses the creation of a safe and welcoming classroom environment, positive rapport with students, individualization of instruction, knowledge and application of the new state standards, and practicing multiple modes of instruction. Technique: Solid technique helps my students learn to sing properly, skillfully and healthily. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Music, Keyboard

I am from a family of musicians. As a child I performed all over California. As an adult I still perform and teach piano, composition, and voice. I also have been successful in teaching through distant learning so although I am located in California, I am able to reach my students and make a difference in their musical lives. I am an accomplished composer, pianist and vocalist. As a piano student I was asked directly into the piano Masters program at California State University Fresno thus bypassing the bachelor studies. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Ukulele, Recorder, Euphonium, French Horn, Tuba, Music

I start lessons by warming up and doing exercises. For children, I do this in a listen and response setting. Then I will work through school songs or performance pieces, focusing on rhythms first, notes second and musicallity third. These 3 aspects lead to musicial mastery. I finish each lesson with an easy cool down. With in each lesson, I focus on musical styles that the students are interested in and work towards goals that the student set for themelves. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Ukulele, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Djembe

I began teaching during my time as an undergraduate Percussion student at Chapman University. Around my junior year in college I began subbing for private lessons, and I also got a job as a front ensemble instructor for a high school drumline in the area. This gave me the opportunity to teach a group of about 10 students twice a week after school for two years. I believe this is really what made me fall in love with teaching. Read More