Stefan F  
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Synthesizer, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, R&B, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Showtunes, Reggae, Soul, Punk, Avant-garde

I began teaching private lessons a year ago and have been consistently teaching private lessons at students' homes and in my home studio since then. I've discovered that focusing on students' own interests and love for music generates fun, engaging and rewarding lessons for them. Repetition and a consistent practice schedule is easier for students to continue when lessons are focused on developing the aspects of music that they love, or building skills that take them closer to their interests. If a student is losing interest in learning I would brainstorm and adapt my teaching style to be more relatable to their learning style. I encourage my students to use skills they learn in our lessons to compose & produce original music, perform with friends, perform in local music recitals & concerts and simply have fun with what they've learned! I've taught students from 6 years of age to adults and believe music is a joy deserving for people of any race, gender and age!

For children just beginning their instrument, I teach finger placement and note location on the piano by using a color coding system to use in learning a song from John Thompson's Easy Piano Course. From there i introduce songs that interest them and develop sheet music comprehension, rhythm, finger technique and harmony development at a pace comfortable for your child. For older students, I ask them what their interests in music are. From there, we develop skills & learn songs that bring them joy, or bring them closer to enjoying playing music.