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Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Bass Guitar
For beginning students I start with the basics of music theory, and demonstrating how this theory is used in rock n' roll, blues, and classical depending on what the student is interested. for intermediate students I aim to build upon their knowledge and help them discover more music, and build a greater understanding of music theory. For advanced students I focus on guiding their studies to a greater level through analysis of historically great pieces, the study of harmony, and how to capture and retain the emotional and mental intrigue of the audience. Read More
Instruments: Voice Violin Viola Music
I have been teaching since I was in middle school, when my orchestra teacher asked me to help him teach the elementary school students. I have loved to teach ever since! I also started tutoring academic subjects as a freshman in highschool. So I grew up teaching other children that were around my age, just a few years younger, or even older than me. Throughout my educational years, I taught students privately. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Viola
Im a passionate and personable instructor who loves working with beginning intermediate and advanced students. In 2009, I graduated from the University of Missouri with a masters degree in music composition and a focus on music theory pedagogy. I teach piano, violin, and viola. I have conducted youth and adult choirs and a youth orchestras for over a decade. I love teaching private lessons. It allows me to tailor exercises, methods, and pieces of music to each student. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Clarinet Drums Synthesizer Ukulele Recorder Tuba Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Oboe Bassoon English Horn Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
My philosophy for quality music education has three main parts: appreciation, practice, literacy. I braid all three of these parts into each lesson, with a student focused approach. I strongly believe that anyone at any age and abilities can learn enjoy making music. Fundamentals are important at all skill levels, as well as a mix of solo rep and working on full pieces I have the skills to be able to create any music my students want to do! Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Viola Fiddle
Festivals include International Celtic Colours Festival, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia;International Festival-Institute at Round Top, Texas; Aspen Music Festival and School, Colorado. Performance experience includes: Miami Symphony Orchestra, Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, Chehalem Symphony Orchestra, Cape Breton Chamber Orchestra, Lafayette Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Reno Symphony Orchestra, Reno Chamber Orchestra, Newport Oregon Chamber Orchestra. Teaching experience includes: Miami Dade College, George Fox University, Davis & Elkins College, Indiana University, University of Nevada. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Cello Viola Ukulele Electric Violin Fiddle Acoustic Guitar
I like to balance musical enjoyment and technical training in my teaching method. I like to see the students making new musical and technical discoveries each week. I encourage them to set goals such as performing in quarterly student recitals and to consider taking part in a Syllabus program that has advancing yearly goals. I use the Suzuki method especially with the younger students and encourage parents to become effective home teachers through coaching and printed materials. Read More
Instruments: Trombone Euphonium
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
I believe having a routine is one of the most important things when it comes to practicing effectively. Like an athlete has a routine before a game or practice, I believe the same thing applies to musicians. Beginning with fundamentals to get the brain and face warmed up, and moving on to more difficult warm up exercises. Depending on what needs to be worked on, practicing what pieces and when will vary day to day, but going into a practice session with a plan on what you will work on and how you will work on it is extremely important. I find writing down my goals before a practice session helps me stay focused and oriented to what needs to get done in order to have an effective practice session.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
When a child shows a passion for music i believe it is important to put an instrument in their hands as soon as possible. In some cases, certain instruments are easier to learn/play at a younger age than others. For this reason, the world famous Suzuki teaching method offers only strings and piano, since those instruments only require the arms and hands, unlike wind and brass instruments. It is different for everybody, but my general time table for when a child is ready to play a brass instrument is around their 10th birthday.
When will I start to see results?
This depends mostly on how much the student practices and comes to lessons as prepared as they can. If the student does so, beginner students tend to see growing results by the 3rd or 4th week. beginners on brass instruments, like the trombone, have an exta hoop to climb through, as we have to build strength and muscle around our embouchure, or where we buzz and blow air into the horn. Because we need to do this as well as learning notation and where to move the slide, sometimes it takes some time. But with active lessons and active at home practicing, learning can go smoothly.
Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
I come from a long line of musicians in my family, so the first person to influence me was my father, who was a trumpet player for the Hartford Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut. He originally started me on Cello in 3rd grade, which I did not enjoy, and later, at the end of 4th grade, I was introduced to the trombone, and since then I have never looked back. Aside from family, I have had two teachers that have had the most influence on me. My high school band director Mr. T, who taught me how to be the smartest musician and best teacher I could be, and my trombone professor at the Hartt School, who taught me how to be the player I am today.
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