Flute Lessons in Morrow, OH

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bass Guitar Ukulele Recorder Piccolo Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am a Master Music Educator and Performer. I love to craft programs to allow learners to maximize their potential. I am a Berklee University Graduate '81. I majored in Professional Music. My studies included composition, arranging, recording and scoring for film. I have proficiency in Piano, Keyboards, Saxophone, Clarinet and Flute. I perform regularly as a vocalists, keyboardist, guitarist and bass player. I have been performing for over 35 years and I have been teaching for over 25 years. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bassoon

As I've developed my skills as a teacher, I've also developed my personal music philosophy which is: My priority and my goal is to create life-long music lovers. The greatest success to me is not a student with simply a high level of achievement, but one who continues to play and love music for the rest of their life, and I focus my teaching around this. I put a high emphasis on fundamentals early, because it builds in the skills to be comfortable playing music. Read More

Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet

As part of my educational training at ONU, I completed clinical hours with students of all ages in band, choir, and general music. During these times, I would frequently work with small groups or individual students, providing instruction in areas of difficulty. These experiences allowed me to discover the joy of teaching in a completely different way, and I decided that someday I wanted to build my own private studio. Read More

Instruments: Flute Piccolo

As stated previously, I have had roughly 3 years prior experience of teaching. I have taught a variety of ranges of players such as very beginner students and more advanced high school students. Why should I take lessons from Emily? As soon as you walk into my studio, you will be instantly included in my flute family! This means that you will be in a supportive environment that promotes quality music making. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Flute Clarinet

I believe that fundamentals, as outlined above, are crucial to master for a student to truly understand their instrument. When a solid foundation has been established, it is much easier to approach those more complicated concepts. It then allows everything that a student do to become easier and truly move forward in their learning at an accelerated pace. For example, it will be easier to play a chromatically technical excerpt in a band audition when the student already knows how to play a full range chromatic scale. Read More

Instruments: Voice Flute

I have been teaching on and off for the last two years. I have taken classes in Instrumental Pedagogy designed to teach us the best skills to teach students of all ages. I teach in either the students' home or in my living room. I've found that the most important part of a student's musical education is their outside practice and, usually, students are only willing to practice if they are having fun and feeling motivated and encouraged. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Violin Cello Viola Flute Electric Violin Fiddle Double Bass Piccolo Music Keyboard

For my string students, I typically use Hal Leonard's Essential Elements at first, and then I introduce the Suzuki Method for solo repertoire once they have progressed on their instruments. For my vocal students, I find what type of music my student is interested in, and I then recommend a voice book that we will pick repertoire from. For my piano students, I use the Piano Adventures series, which includes the fundamentals as well as solo repertoire. Read More