Flute Lessons Placer County, CA

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Saxophone, Flute, Drums, Bass Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer, Harp, Harmonica, Ukulele, Mandolin, Double Bass, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For beginners: Fingering exercises for muscle and tendons, ear training, my own method. For intermediate level, Escales, Triads, Chords and introduction to harmonization, (MOM). Advanced: Development for playing along with different tracks, songs, and melodies, (mom). Depending on the instrument I teach, use different approach and method of my own. Depending of the age of the student is the way I consider how to get the method of lessons practicing. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Piccolo, Music

I do my best to find the "Goldilocks Zone" for each student; I make sure to assign exercises that aren't too easy, but not impossible. One of the newest sayings that I have adopted into my studio is "Nothing is difficult, it is just new". There is nothing in music (or life) that is too difficult; it is just new. You just need to take the time to figure out how to do it. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

I use a two pronged approach to my lessons. I start with fundamentals, especially focusing on two areas: sound and counting. 1.) Sound: Over the last 34 years, I've found that the student who does not sound good - even though he or she can play all notes and rhythms - will not be pleasing to anyone who hears them play. What good is it if he can play all rhythms and notes and sound bad? Read More

Instruments: Voice, Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder

My teaching style is very much praxial and based off of skill reinforcement. For any instrument, I will incorporate the Kodaly method (solfege) of musicianship into the curriculum. For me, my goal is to teach the student how to learn for themselves. I focus on practice techniques, assessment of tone, sound, rhythms, pitches, etc. Rather than spoon feed all of the answers to the students, I wish to encourage each musician to develop their own critical mind towards the art that they create. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Flute

I am a young and motivated woodwind instrumentalist. I started playing at very young age and since the very beginning of my career I had the honor of touring with many prestigious woodwind orchestras and to perform all around Europe in venues like the Palau De La Musica in Valencia (Spain), The Music Certament of Kerkrade (Netherlands) and many others. I graduated from Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) where I had the opportunity to study with some of the masters of jazz music as Ed Tomassi, Dave Santoro, Jim Odgren and complete my education in music tecnology and audio engineering. Read More