Voice Lessons Rutherford County, TN

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For beginner guitar students I use Mel Bays You Can Teach Yourself guitar . I emphasize chords and technique and playing melodies. For piano students I teach students first to listen and immitate and then read. Once they master some basics in reading music I introduce chords. My vocal students start each lesson with warmups and apply the techniques to the songs that they are learning. I believe in making lessons fun and enjoyable but at the same time emphasize the importance of daily practice. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Recorder, Conga, Keyboard, Djembe

I am a very passionate and motivated voice and piano teacher with a very broad music education in vocal performance, piano performance, accompanying, music education, musical theatre and conducting.  I am solidly classically trained in standard repetoire but teach church music, jazz, and theatre and pop music as well.  I am a conductor of school, church, and community choirs and a professional member of NATS and MTNA. I have the very best to offer my students and have good experience with special needs. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Violin, Viola, Trumpet

For students who are serious about learning I believe a goal-oriented approach is the best, having a certain level or certain piece to try to reach by a specific time. Accomplishing this goal and seeing the results from working through the steps needed to learn a piece is very rewarding. This leads to new goals and the motivation to learn and accomplish even more. Once the basic foundation is in place the learning will become easier and the students' enjoyment will increase. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Although my methods vary a bit depending on the instrument, the general plan is the same. For beginner students of instruments I focus first on fundamentals, such as finger placement, note names, what makes up chords so forth (again with a high emphasis on practice). I will gladly print out hard copies of chord sheets, note names, songs with chord markers if desired, or can display these digitally! For beginner students of voice, I start by teaching proper breathing, different parts of the voice, warm ups, and assessing the students vocal range. Read More

Instruments: Voice

As stated above, my teaching style is very straight forward. It is important that each student feels comfortable moving at their own pace. I will push each student in their lessons to become better musicians and singers. I believe in body awareness, so dress comfortably. Each lesson will consist of vocal warm-ups and technique work during the first half of the lesson. During the second half of the lesson we will work on repertoire and apply the technique to the music. Read More