Music Lessons in Boulder City, NV

Instruments: Piano Bass Guitar

My background is fundamentally classical, but I do have quite a bit of experience with jazz and pop styles as well, and can teach them confidently. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice

After earning a degree in Theater from UMD, I moved to New York City to start my career in performance. My journey took me to some great cities such as Paris, where I was able to sing in French and imerse myself in the rich culture of France. From there I traveled to the "All American City of Entertainment", Las Vegas, NV. My extensive background in songwriting led me to write, produce and record my own CD, "Almost Home". Read More

Instruments: Drums Conga Djembe

Although i have taught many students the way i learned which was only on one drum for the first few months to focus on rudiments (the fundamentals of drumming) as well as the skills of reading music and the various parts that make up good technique.      A couple of my tried and true favorite books to teach from are: Beginner: Haskell Harr Drum Method and Alfred's Drum Method Intermediate: New Breed by Gary Chester, Stick Control, and the classic Progressive Steps to Syncopation by Ted Reed Advanced: Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham, Patterns by Gary Chaffee and  Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer by Jim Chapin Read More

Instruments: Trumpet

I have been teaching since 2006 while I was an undergraduate. I have taught students of varying ages from child to adult, and I feel comfortable working with students of varying abilities. Read More

Instruments: Drums

I started learning at the age of 11 and studied all through out high school. I studied with various local teachers after High School and met Mike Mangini in 1999 at a drum clinic. I was blown away with his expertise and was encouraged by him to learn jazz. I entered Berklee in 2004 where I met Rick Considine and studied with him for a year after he mentioned three of my favorite rock drummers in one sentence. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Latin Percussion Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Luckily I was taught by not only very high skill level players, but also by charismatic individuals that were also very good educators. As an educator, my main focus is to emulate their masterful ways of teaching and incorporate that into my program. I use various methods: how to read music, hear music and create music. Ear training is super important to me as it allows the student to learn "feel". Read More

Instruments: Piano

I started teaching during my freshman year at Bowling Green State University. Since then I've taught privately for the last 10 years. I have taught the age from 3 till 80, including beginners and avanced musicians. I have taught for 3 years a group piano classes for music majors at South University of Florida. It is my 3 year to teach group piano classes for non-majors at University of Las Vegas, Nevada. Read More