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Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
Watching a student develop their playing is an incredibly gratifying experience for me as a teacher. To help encourage this,I put a great effort into connecting with the student's interests from day one. With each lesson, I work with them to set goals that are within their reach, while maintaining a relaxed, self-paced learning environment that is both fun and comfortable. My teaching style incorporates both traditional, and non-traditional techniques, all customized to meet each person's own unique needs. Read More
Instruments: Cello
My teaching experience actually started with tutoring friends and classmates in math and occasionally other subjects. I find that most principles of teaching are cross-disciplinary though, and it did not take me long to feel comfortable teaching cello. I maintained a small personal studio for about three years, during which time I also had a temporary gig introducing music to children with disabilities. As much as I can obsess over mastering my own skills and hobbies, it somehow makes me even happier to see and nurture that growth in others. Read More
Instruments: Saxophone Flute Clarinet
Outside of Towson University, I was a woodwind specialist with the Westminster High School Marching Band. I have worked in various music stores including Bill’s Music House in order to strengthen my knowledge and pedagogy of other wind instruments. Professional memberships include Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity and the National Association for Music Education. In these organizations, I have held leadership positions such as Northeast District Secretary/Treasurer, Alumni Relations Officer, and 25th Anniversary Chair for Kappa Kappa Psi. Read More
Instruments: Piano
I have been teaching piano for 7 years, going on 8 years now. I work with all ages and all skill levels as well. Everyone I teach gets unique style of teaching that best suits them because not everyone learns the same way. I use a variety of lesson books depending on how far advanced they are. Having fun while learning is always my goal, especially when it comes to small children. Read More
Instruments: Flute Clarinet Ukulele Recorder Music
I use a variety of clarinet method books based on my current professional library. I also order based on student need. Method books are selected based on the students ability. Lesson plans are developed based on the students abilities, progress, and expressed goals. After each lesson, I email out to the student and their guardian, a run-down of what was covered with next weeks agenda and what the student should practice. Read More
Instruments: Violin
I am a classically trained violinist. I enjoy helping my students to improve and bringing out their full potential. At the age of 15, I was offered scholarship by the British Government's Music and Dance Scheme to study at a music high school, the Purcell School of Music in the UK with Berent Korfker, who was also a professor at Royal College of Music. After spending 5 years at Berlin University of the Arts (one of Europe’s most premier classical music & arts conservatories) earning my Bachelor of Music degree under Latica Honda-Rosenberg, I received full scholarship to study at the Yale School of Music with Hyo Kang. Read More
Instruments: Piano Drums Synthesizer Music Keyboard
I have played and studied piano and drums for nearly 30 years and have been teaching for 20 years. I have performed with many different musicians and bands throughout my career. Specifically, I have taught and continue to teach in homes, studios, community based outreach organizations, as well as behavioral health facilities and other institutions. Engendering and instilling focus discipline and a fun loving attitude towards practice and performing is important to me as I utilize the many years of practice and performance to pass on the trade to the next generation of aspiring musicians. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
First of all, practicing out of a sense of obligation is a dead end. The internet is filled with articles and interviews of some of the greatest musicians of our time and virtually all of them agree on this point. Practice needs to have a sense of excitement and freshness. Of course, there are aspects of practice that are challenging and sometimes repetitive and no musician can entirely avoid those. However, our main motivation for practicing music needs to flow out of inspiration and love for what we're doing. So, incorporating a sense of play is important in any practice session. It is paramount to allow periods of practice, particularly the beginnings of practice sessions, to contain free-form exploration of the instrument in the form of improvisation, exploring the sound possibilities of the instrument, and anything that sparks the curiosity and imagination of the musician.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
When your child is nagging you over a period of many months to buy them the instrument of their choice, that is generally the surest indicator that they are ready to start lessons. If they have already established musical interests, especially under the age of ten, that is a bonus. Usually, children under the age of ten experience obstacles to learning the guitar because of motor-skill development issues. This is not such a big deal, as the years before the child's hands and body catch up with their interest, can be used to explore music and develop their interests. This is a vastly underestimated and critically important part of the development of any musician. Making progress on an instrument becomes much easier when the interests of the student are already well established.
When will I start to see results?
There is no way to answer this question other than to say that it depends on the student. The factors are so varied, including age, musical interests, physical ability, personality type, and others, that the outcome is impossible to predict. Any other answer is misleading at best and disingenuous at worst. Also, I am uncomfortable with the implications of the questionl. After all, how do we define "results"? Is our idea of results being able to play certain pieces of music by certain points? Being performance ready after a certain period of time? If so, we are almost certainly setting ourselves up for frustration and disappointment, even if we achieve the goal we have set for ourselves. If our idea of seeing results involves enjoying ourselves from the very first lesson and taking pride in whatever we are able to accomplish, then results come immediately. Those are the kinds of results I strive for and I find that this kind of less goal-oriented approach paradoxically produces better results, in terms of practical outcomes.
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
I have a number of former students who are now performing and teaching professionals. A former student of mine recently graduated from the University of Maryland at Baltimore County's jazz guitar program and has become an outstanding guitarist and musician. Another former student now tours regularly with his band and has been doing so for years. I have had students who went on to successful teaching and performing careers, at the School of Rock and at Music and Arts Center in particular. Beyond that, I've had students who developed themselves in ways they wouldn't have thought possible before they started.
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