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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Voice lessons in Portland . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Synthesizer Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I am a relaxed and easy-going teacher. I am good at staying focused but also fun to be around! I know that learning to play an instrument carries a unique set of challenges for each person, and these can be frustrating. Because I've experienced these challenges myself, my primary goal is to be there for my students, guiding them through the difficult moments as well as the joyful. I care about the student's progress more than sticking to a pre-determined rule book. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
06/1990 Music Theory teacher and choir director Bacolod City High School - Philippines 06/1991 Music theory teacher and piano teacher-Jinalinan Adventist Academy-Philippines 10/1993 Piano teacher and choir director for Elementary student-Irvington Oregon OTHER EXPERIENCES Work as an Assistant Kindergarten teacher in Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pianist and organist in seventh-day Adventist church Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Synthesizer Keyboard
My desire is to bring your musical goals into focus through education and creative participation. I believe piano instruction should be geared to the student, fun and casual, yet challenging and inspiring. I also believe patience and encouragement are essentials to a great lesson experience. I teach sight-reading, music theory, improvisation and notation, and I'm comfortable in many styles, including classical, pop and rock. You will gain skills for ensemble playing, writing your own music, or simply playing for your personal enjoyment. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Bass Guitar Ukulele Conga Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Djembe Acoustic Guitar
Before earning my bachelor's degree in K-12 Music Education in 2020, I held a longtime position as a tenor vocalist and choral leader with First Christian Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and post-degree as a K-12 music teacher in dual-language immersion public schools and technology-focused charter schools in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Currently, I reside in Oregon's Willamette Valley, and deliver private lessons throughout the South Portland metropolitan area for a variety of instruments. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet
As a 9th grader, I participated in The Bronx Borough Wide Band and played clarinet on the stage of Carnegie Hall. Later, in college, I sang in a classical chorus on the stage of Kleinhan's in Buffalo, NY with The Buffalo Philharmonic. I studiedbassoon withFrank Ruggieri of The New York Philharmonic as well. In rock, I sang with many bands and some famous artists. Also, played piano in restaurants, etc.One of my bands later performed at The Capital Theatre in Port Chester, New York as an opening act for other famous artists.Very exciting!! Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice
I approach each student based on his or her background and what he or she needs from me. It is important to adequately instruct the student and make sure he or she is properly disciplined, but one cannot be too involved in the student's playing. One has to learn to let the students learn to be independent and properly pick up on the necessary techniques and methods on their own. Read More
Instruments: Voice
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
My favorite genre of music to play is heavy metal. I enjoy this genre because it combines the showmanship and virtuosity of classical music with the modern instrumentation of many styles of music. Metal has the characteristic ability to absorb elements and stylistic choices of other genres to create new sub-genres, while still remaining heavy metal. Name another genre of music, and there is probably a form of heavy metal that has made use of it! There's viking metal, pirate metal, thrash, classical metal, progressive metal, black metal, death metal, the list goes on! There is a lot of fun to be had when a genre of music can have so many other things added to it, yet still clearly be that same genre!
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
A normal practice session to me lasts for about 20 minutes. I have three different structures that I use for setting up a lesson. First, 20 minutes of stretching/flexibility work with various types of shouting to create vocal freedom. Second, 20 minutes of vocal exercises to work on a specific vocal hurdle; this allows the weak point to be addressed without the added pressures of learning a song. Third, 20 minutes divided into 10 minutes of voice exercises and or stretching, followed by 10 minutes of working on music. Students can also work on learning the rhythms/words to songs independent of any singing/musical work; learning the elements of a song separately will assure greater memorization and confidence.
When will I start to see results?
Beginning lessons are much like beginning a workout routine; every individual progresses differently, and this can be dependent on a variety of factors: age of the student, previous musical experience(s), level of motivation, frequency of lessons, and level of consistency in practice. Results will likely happen quickly at first, and slow down as a student becomes more advanced. Should the teacher be okay with this, students may wish to record their lessons as a means to gauge their progress over time; this will also give them a way to remember and re-explore discoveries that happened during lesson. Additionally, making a performance recording (i.e. sing/play the whole way through a song without stopping) every 1-3 months can be an excellent way to measure results.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Every student is different, and which instrument a student is learning will affect the amount of time they can practice in one sitting and in a day. For singing, I find that the most frequently successful method is to practice daily, multiple times a day, for 15-20 minutes each practice session. This balances practicing for long enough to accomplish goals, while being short enough to avoid vocal fatigue and diminishing returns. Practicing should be planned as a part of the daily routine, ideally written into a student's daily planner for specific time blocks. The student should have specific things to work on for each practice session (e.g. a specific set of vocal exercises, or a specific song/part of a song), but should be willing to change the practice routine if things are not working. Discussing how to set up practice sessions with the teacher will also be very helpful, as they are better able to guide the student with specifics.
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