Clarinet Lessons in Gainesville, VA

Instruments: Trumpet Saxophone Flute Clarinet Euphonium Bassoon

...I tend to use Accent on Achievement, the Breeze-Easy Methods, and the Belwin/Alfred Student Instrumental Course for young and developing players. As the student advances, I use the Rubank Advanced Method Volume I, then transfer to method books specific to the particular instrument being studied. ... Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet Saxophone Flute Clarinet French Horn Oboe Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

...At the same time, I look to see how far a student can be pushed. I try to be fair and realistic with what students can do. ... Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Trumpet Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bass Guitar Keyboard Electric Guitar

...As you can see from my profile picture, I have expanded my instrument playing capabilities so that I can teach many different instrument families. I am a current elementary music teacher as well as a private instructor.... Read More

Instruments: Trumpet Saxophone Clarinet Recorder

...The only best advice that I could provide about efficiently practicing is the same one that a former clarinet teacher mentioned to me over the years which states, "Don't practice until you get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong." I believe that this quote could be quite hard to interpret but if you can play a musical phrase (measures) that is written on a sheet of music simultaneously for at least ten times without mistakes.You would accomplish more than by playing the whole piece over and over without understanding the dynamics, emotions, and the fingerings that it requires to make it sound like what the composer had intended.... Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Flute Clarinet

...Students can expect to work from a variety of method books to study instrumental techniques, and music theory. For beginning students I prefer Hal Leonard's Essential Elements, but also work with any method book a student uses in their band class.... Read More

Instruments: Flute Clarinet Ukulele Recorder Music

...My name is Janette Zahia C. and I am a music educator with Fairfax County Public Schools where I teach kindergarten through 6th grade general music and 5th 6th grade chorus.... Read More