Flute Lessons Contra Costa County, CA

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Flute

I am delighted to share my talents to those who are willing to learn. I am passionate about music and most importantly I care about my student's development. I can teach several styles such as jazz, classical, gospel and RB/Hip-Hop. I recently completed my masters in jazz at The University of the Arts located in Philadelphia, PA. I hope I can you reach your goals and to become the best musician that you can be. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Synthesizer, Music

I also discovered that I had a talent for making my students feel very relaxed during their lessons. I began to go beyond just teaching from one page to the next and started to explore the creative process of creating interesting lessons that would challenge, encourage, and engage, as my teaching style would always be adjusted and adapted to perfectly fit my students' individual learning styles. Since relocating to Northern California in 1999, I have continued to work with a diverse range of ensembles and am currently teaching at two music studios, conducting clinics at local schools, and running a number of small and large group ensembles, including woodwind quintets, sax quartets, jazz combos, and experimental music groups. 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, Guitar, Voice, Flute, Drums, Ukulele, Recorder, Music, Keyboard

I tailor my instruction to the students wants, needs and abilities. It's a creative environment every week and I try to make it fun and rewarding. We set goals for each week and I review what they want to learn on a regular basis. It has to be fun! When they are having fun they learn more, it's easier and they want to continue. Learning the basic elements of their chosen instrument is a place to begin. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Flute

I began teaching when I was a high school student, about 7 years ago, with the flute. I was part of the school symphony so took students from my class and tutored them on their technique and stamina to play richer, louder, longer tones.  After becoming involved with more children as well as children with special needs through my work in university I began teaching musicality to kids in different settings, which led me to start teaching the piano to beginners. Read More