Music Lessons in Carson, CA

Instruments: Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Teaching is a major component of my musical life. I enjoy teaching students, rejoice at their progress, and am always on the lookout for new pedagogical approaches. Therefore, a teacher must have energy and enthusiasm to build rapport with students. My approach to teaching balances personal understanding of the student’s needs and goals, a strict approach to technique, and an artistic approach to music-making. As a teacher, I encourage students to search for creative solutions and artistic principles that are relevant to their musicianship. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

What gets me up in the morning and keeps me up at night? Music. Private instructors, fellow jammies (music collaborators) and the Berklee College of Music in Boston, all made me who I am as a teacher. I love the prestige of a successful lesson, to see the revelation of "cool" in the student and myself. It seems music was made for me, but also for anyone else who wants to learn. Read More

Instruments: Piano

As a simple option for the young beginning students, I would choose some simple and fun step by step tutorials with fun musical accompaniment that attract them from learning like: My First Piano Adventure for 4-6 year old or Bastien Piano Basic, Alfred's Piano Library ....ect..in addition to finger exercises, basic theory, techniques and rhythms that I collect from many different arranged books by each level to get they ready for the first performance. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I like to create a very warm, encouraging, relaxed and positive atmosphere for all my students. My teaching style is very much student-led in terms of goals and preferences. While I will create a general plan for each student to reach their particular goals, I never see my lesson plans as these rigid constructs that must be stuck to closely, and a guitar lesson may shift gears right in the middle of the lesson if I feel a student needs to spend a bit of extra time on one skill or concept before moving on, or if I find the student has picked up something much more quickly than expected, and we can move on to the next thing, or if the student asks a question that leads us to dive a little deeper into one particular topic that wasn't necessarily on the plan. Read More

Instruments: Conga Music Djembe

My teaching style is laid back but firm, I want my students to enjoy the learning process while also pushing them to be their best. I believe in setting clear expectations and goals, but I also make sure lessons are fun, engaging, and tailored to each students needs. With years of experience as a touring and recording musician, I dont just teach the fundamentals of reading and playing music, I bring a "been-there" approach that helps prepare students for the real world of drumming. Read More

Instruments: Bass Guitar Double Bass

I discovered my passion for teaching while I was a student in college. While at Berklee, I would return home from school and teach students at different schools. I worked(and continue to work) with a non profit organization that facilitated private lessons, ensembles, and masterclasses where I got to develop a skills as a teacher. Joy in sharing information that I learned while in school and seeing the impact that all my great teachers had on me as a student fueled interesest helping others to grow musically. Read More