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Instruments: Violin
I am pretty new at teaching the violin. I have been playing for eleven years and for most of that time I have been taking private lessons. When teaching I can draw off my own experiences as a student and try to replicate those results. I do hope that you can bear with me as I am new. I am willing to learn and get better at teaching. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bass Guitar Synthesizer Recorder Euphonium French Horn Tuba Keyboard
I do everything that is possible in a music lesson to inspire each of my students to love music and want to learn more. I encourage and praise students frequently. Having fun at the music lesson and accomplishing certain musical goals usually makes students eager to learn more. Of course, each student progresses at his or her own pace but practice is essential for progress and keeps the music lessons fun and exciting. Read More
Instruments: Violin
I am currently a student as SFSU and I am 18 years old. While I am on the younger side of teaching, I have numerous experience with playing violin and also with good bad violin teachers. I have been the first chair in every orchestra Ensemble since I have been in the 7th grade including the CMEA Bay Area Secdtion Ensemble, Honor Orchestra, Bay Area Honor Orchestra, College of Marin Symphony Orchestra, etc I have also gotten three music scholarships from three universities, however, since I want to follow a different path, I decided to turn it down. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Viola Saxophone Flute Clarinet
I began teaching private lessons part-timewhen I was still in high school on Long Island. I have taught in elementary day care in the early 1990's and taught in public schools elementary general music and chorus, beginning instrumental music at the elementary level, as well as middle school orchestra in the San Lorenzo Unified School District. After a vocal chord injury, I left the public schools to create my indie record label, produce new projects and allow healing. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Cello Viola Bass Guitar Organ Ukulele Electric Violin Music Keyboard Electric Guitar
I have been teaching since High School, but it wasn't until my first year of college that I started teaching music. After 6+ years of teaching in my home studios in both Austin and San Antonio, I enjoy a variety of students learning violin, viola, cello, piano, guitar, and even certain music software. My greatest lesson in teaching is that no two students are alike; one student may be more traditional and focused and have no problem learning to read music, for example, while another student may have little to no attention span, making it impossible to learn consistently. Read More
Instruments: Violin Viola
I have been playing violin since I was 7, and viola since high school. My favorite part of music has always been the connection with others, and I still often play with others, either in chamber ensembles, sight-reading, or as part of an orchestra. I was a member of the San Diego Youth Symphony in high school, was part of my college orchestra in college, and have been a member of the San Francisco Civic Symphony since fall of 2013. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Viola Ukulele Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
'm here to motivate and inspire. There is no one right approach to learning music and I'm adept at understanding how each individual learns. I can help to formulate and achieve goals or simply offer an expressive outlet that is safe, enlightening and encouraging. I offer mentorship and help with choices, in a professional or recreational capacity, within the music and entertainment fields. I facilitate the most enjoyable approach to practice so my students develop skills, confidence and a love of music. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
I'm proud to just have been able
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
I have had
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I use Hal Leonard's books for young children, adolescent and adult students for both guitar and bass guitar. They are pretty easy to comprehend style of book. Each lesson builds upon itself and the lessons are numbered to keep track of progress and to know what to study and practice. For children 10 and under, I recommend Hal Leonard's children's guitar method book #1 and move on from there. I do introduce some lessons from the adult book to the student when they are ready. For 11 and over, I recommend Hal Leonard's guitar method book #1. Just like the children's book, the lessons are numbered to keep track of progress and to know what to study and practice. There are also follow up books to the ones I have mentioned. I also incorporate non book related picking exercises and other tricks of the trade I have learned and am still learning into the lessons.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
My own "masterpiece" which I have yet to compose. I was never really one to play cover songs, although I have played a few cover songs during sets, including Gimme Shelter, Brown Sugar and Honkey Tonk Women (both open G alternate runing,) Dead Flowers, The Spider and The Fly, and Midnight Rambler by the Rolling Stones, Johnny Be Good and Carol by Chuck Berry and my former band The Tombstones played a great rendition, in our own style of Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower which was a crowd favorite . My favorite guitar solo is by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd on Comfortably Numb, which still gives me goose bumps till this day, I'd still have to say my "dream piece" would have to be something I had written or worked with other musicians to create as a masterpiece. I've written and co-written some good songs but I don't consider them masterpieces, although one particular nameless Blues song in the key of E is close.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
It's really hard to think what else I'd be doing, because music is my life, it's my family's legacy. We're talking over a hundred years of professional musicians in my bloodline, possibly more. My BMX career is long over, but I always wanted to teach. I'm happy to be a music teacher and will continue to do so but, if I didn't teach musical arts, I'd probably teach High school high school level History or Philosophy. I love history and philosophy and may have persued that route if things panned out differently. I'd probably want to teach a fun college level elective like Conspiracy Theories. I'm also a writer and have had a few poems published by small independent magazines. I'm also currently writing a Sci-fi/thriller novel in my spare time.
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Carol
Looking to learn violin. Age:53. I currently play piano so I can read music. Want to learn for fun. Looking for 30 min lesson per week, preferably in person.
Alicia
My 5 year old has expressed an interest in learning how to play the violin. She's autistic. Do you have any experience with teaching special needs children.
Scott
Hi! I am interested in learning the violin, I have absolutely 0 experience with any music in general. Please let me know if it's possible to set something up