Piano Lessons Suffolk County, VA

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion

I'm an extremely motivated and dedicated instructor that loves to share and advocate a fun and exciting musical discovery. In 2013, I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Jazz Performance. Since becoming a musician at the age of eight, I've toured the country, played on recordings, and taught award winning groups and students. Read More

Instruments: Piano

I have also had the opportunity to observe teachers in the area who have helped me immensely in communicating concepts to students.  Experience:  Piano group lessons for All things Rock March – April 2010                         Keys to Creativity piano instructor July 2010 – Present   Recital programs at George Mason University:Spring May 2004 1st movement of Mozart Sonata in C major K.309; Spring May 2005 Bach Prelude from book one number 5 in D Major; Spring May 2006 Second Movement from Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata 2nd movement Spring May 2007 Debussy Clair De Lune from suite Bergamasque.    Spring 2009, Mozart, Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman” Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I began teaching just before the age of 18 at a local music school. My initial training as a teacher was very formal/classical, but I began to experiment with more modern methods and technology and was eventually able to set out to create my own school. Soon thereafter, I had the opportunity to join a prestigious and wonderful program which gave me access to the biggest network of young musicians and teachers in the world. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar

Nothing is more enjoyable than seeing a music student climb the learning curve and self recognize and appreciate their progress other than, perhaps watching their passion grow over the long term as they successfully step into the performance phase and play a well practiced piece for their friends, family, peers, or others. Each student's lesson selection plan is always a collaborative agreement between the instructor and learner as well as the practice plan in terms of both frequency and repetition pattern. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

I consider myself to be both traditional and old school at certain times, however. I firmly believe that students will lose interest in music quickly if I always teach all students the same techniques and follow conventional music theory. For piano lessons I usually begin without any books until they are comfortable with the weight and the feel of the piano keys. After that I really like to use the John Thompson's piano book grade 1, and I have had many good results with my students in the past. Read More