Voice Lessons Pottawattamie County, IA

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Hello! My name is PJ. I was born and raised in Central Florida, and I’ve spent the last 3 years in Central Iowa with my partner Libby, and our lovely and talented 4 year old daughter, Janie Rose. I have been a professional musician for almost 20 years, four of which I spent playing trumpet, guitar, bass, and singing in the US Marine Corp Band. For the last decade, I have made my living as a multi-instrumentalist and singer, entertaining thousands on stages across the country and around the world. Read More

Instruments: Voice

Ive been singing since I was a kid, spending my earliest years stomping around in the rainy weather of Seattle Washington, singing at the top of my lungs (yes, my theme song was Singing in the Rain). I was always singing in school and church choirs and started taking lessons privately at age 14, continuing to do so for over a decade. My background as a singer is primarily in performing musical theater, but my fascination and knowledge of how adaptable the voice isnt limited to the one genre! Read More

Instruments: Voice

For beginning voice students who are late elementary/early middle school, much of the learning will be on breathing and posture as well as being expressive as they sing in addition to basic music skills. Their warmups are likewise based on those points. Intermediate students who are in later middle school and high school will focus more on singing with a clear tone that is not breathy nor strained as well as more intermediate songs, including introduction to foreign language pieces, or musical theatre tunes. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Ukulele, Recorder, French Horn, Tuba, Music, Keyboard

The most important parts of learning any instrument is reading music and posture/hand positions. On piano I typically use Faber's Piano Adventure series. I've found that this series teaches the fundamentals in a fun and easy way. On brass and woodwind instruments I would start a beginner with the Standard of Excellence series and supplement with the Rubank method books. With ukulele I like to start with Hal Leonard method books and then shift to Johnson's Ukulele Aerobics. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Flute

I am a positive instructor that makes real connections with my students! I love hearing about my students' lives and celebrating all of the positives in their lives. I work on motivating students, moving at their pace, and helping them develop a desire to learn more. Read More