Voice Lessons West

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

My professor at the University of Idaho, was well known for his ability to play complex and difficult pieces of music. Professor Neher taught me how to approach complex musical intricacies...find the solutions that satisfy the requirements of the piece and also served me as an artist. I have been successful in demonstrating this method to my students in the past, and look forward to sharing my knowledge of problem solving as it relates to performing music You may ask.. " Music can't be all about problems, can it?". Read More

Instruments: Voice, Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder

My teaching style is very much praxial and based off of skill reinforcement. For any instrument, I will incorporate the Kodaly method (solfege) of musicianship into the curriculum. For me, my goal is to teach the student how to learn for themselves. I focus on practice techniques, assessment of tone, sound, rhythms, pitches, etc. Rather than spoon feed all of the answers to the students, I wish to encourage each musician to develop their own critical mind towards the art that they create. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Keyboard

My name is Shafer and I just moved from the East Coast this summer. I grew up in the Baltimore area and went attended Temple University in Philadelphia to obtain my Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education. I continued to live and teach in Title 1 schools for the next 2 years upon my graduation. I also have been a member of the Army Reserve since 2012. In the reserves I am a member of the 78th Army Reserve Band, which required me to attend Basic Combat Training (boot camp), an Advanced Initial Course, Warrior Leader Course, and Advanced Leader course. Read More

Instruments: Voice

Vocal coaching as a profession is quite new to me because until just recently I've always focused on my own development as a performer and artist, however, I've often assisted my fellow co-artists, classmates, bandmates, and even friends with improving vocal technique and performance quality. In my college classes, we were encouraged to provide feedback about a classmates performance and I absolutely loved when they would apply my advice and everyone saw a significant improvement in performances thereafter. Read More

Instruments: Voice

I discuss with what kind of music they are interested in, and together we come up with a list of songs they want to sing and learn. I do my best to keep my lessons fun and engaging, no matter what the level. I want to help my students in any way I can. If my students come to me with musical auditions, college applications, or competition repertoire they need help with I am more than willing to do so. Read More