Piano Lessons Fayette County, PA

Instruments: Piano, Voice

KINDERGARTEN ACADEMY, Mechanicsburg Area School District, Mechanicsburg, PA 2018 Student Teaching. General Music • Co-teach general music lessons to several groups of children. • Develop basic music skills using singing, movement and instruments. • Design effective lesson plans for co-teaching. PAXTONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Central Dauphin School District, Harrisburg, PA LAWNTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Central Dauphin School District, Harrisburg, PA PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Central Dauphin School District, Harrisburg, PA CHAMBERS HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Central Dauphin School District, Harrisburg, PA 2017 Student teaching. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

I first began teaching while still completing my Bachelors degree at William Paterson in 2011. Most of my students were beginning level piano students, but I had a few more advanced students as well as some people studying saxophone with me. My teaching philosophy is to combine teaching the technique of an instrument with learning songs as well as theory and improvisation/composition. Everyone learns technique, but learning music that I wanted to learn, learning how those songs were written (theory), and eventually elaborating on those songs (improvisation), and writing my own music (composition), was what really got me deeply engaged in the act of practicing and making music, and I have found over several years of teaching that it keeps my students engaged and enjoying the learning process. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Flute, Piccolo

I currently start teaching piano from the Faber method books, as they encourage the students move around the piano using different fingerings. We play flash card games, and sometimes use music apps to help learn the notes on the staff, while playing clapping ryhythm games most lessons. I also teach from the alfred method books as well as the alfred adult series. Congregational hymnplaying is taught using the students' own church hymnal, encouraging the student to start playing in church through preludes, eventually leading into playing for the congregation as ready. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Organ, Keyboard

I am a piano/music teacher with extensive experience of over 45 years. I have been trained as a concert pianist and teacher in Europe and the USA, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia.  I have over 40 years’ experience as a concert pianist with orchestras, solo recitals, chamber music, and accompaniment, and my extensive training both as a pianist and teacher enables me to teach my students the piano music from Bach to the present.  In my teaching, I focus on the student's needs, ability, talent, and personality and strive to develop his/her potential for excellence.  Also, I emphasize the enjoyment of music and share the beautiful richness of the great music composed in different periods. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Violin, Cello, Viola, Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Music, Keyboard

Beginner Violin/Viola/Cello/Double Bass- I typically start in a class method book like essential elements or something similar, and move out of that book into etude books with music that pairs well with them, before moving onto things that are more student chosen once they can play well enough to play things that they like. Beginner Piano- I use the Leila Fletcher books because they are set up at a good pace, and work through those, adding in music that a student wants to learn as we go. Read More