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Becoming a music teacher has been the highlight of my life. I worked in the public schools as a general music teacher for 10 years and have branched out to teaching private voice and beginning piano. I enjoy teaching one on one with a student, because it allows me to focus in on how each student learns. I think it is important to answer questions thoughtfully, so that the student walks away from any lesson with an understanding of the material and they may be able to apply it independently in the future. No matter the age of the student, I take on all ages, I believe in meeting the student where they are in their understanding of the subject. I think it is good to teach a combination of styles, such as classical and contemporary for piano, to develop a well-rounded student. When teaching voice I listen to what the student is interested in and plan the lessons around their interests, while incorporating the foundations of vocal training that I believe are important.
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I tend to use the Rubank Method Books and Essential Element books for the essential warm-up, practice and to gain valuable techniques that are often overlooked with classroom teachers. For both students and adults I feel it is necessary to have fun while progressing forward.
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I typically divide my lessons into quarters so that the first part is just scale work. The second part is scale patterns and technique. The third portion is prepared materials, and the final portion is listening. I bring an Ipod with close to 750,000 songs on it for kids to choose pieces featuring their own instruments for inspirational purposes. I find that listening can be just as informative as pressing down keys:)
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I like to get to know the student as I am teaching so I create small breaks to get to know who I am teachign and their interest, so that I may taylor my lessons to the student. For beginning students I like to use essential elements books as a guide for their practice. For adults I try to find out their long term goals and taylor my lessons to gettimng them to reach that goal.
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I typically recommend Hal Leonard's "Essential Elements" book series for beginning students; it provides fun tunes for students to work on during the week between lessons, is common in many school band programs, and contains duets for me to play with my students for fun and for lessons in ensemble playing. Breathing, tone production, intonation, and music literacy are important aspects of my teaching, with special attention paid to reading rhythms and maintaining consistent pulse. Solo repertoire and more advanced fundamentals, such as scales and technical exercises, articulation, range, sight-reading, and musical interpretation, are introduced as the student progresses. For more advanced or adult students, lesson plans are adjusted to complement and build upon previous training and accomodate student goals for their own clarinet playing.
16 Years
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