Music Lessons in Cottage Grove, MN

Instruments: Voice Trumpet

I love seeing my students succeed and feel great about what they are learning and mastering. Because of this, I make sure to take each student into consideration and move them along at their individual pace. We set realistic goals in each lesson, while also pushing ourselves to be the best we can be! I like to give a clear understanding of what my students should be practicing while we are in the lesson, so that they are successful in their practice at home. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Double Bass French Horn

I am a driven and passionate musician, who loves performing, and most of all passing on my love of music to students. In 2014 I graduated from Messiah College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education, Studying both horn and Jazz Bass. Upon graduating Messiah, I attended Bowling Green State University studying Horn Performance. My wide range of musical experiences has equiped me to teach different styles to a wide variety of students. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums

It is hard to explain about teaching method for voice lesson because the voice is not visible. When I was studying a doctoral program I studied hard about vocal pedagogy. Generally, voice teachers abstractly tend to teach their students. So, I have been emphasizing how to know their body mechanism first before letting them sing. Actually, when we sing many muscles work together but they do not know which muscle works. Read More

Instruments: Piano

Over 12 years teaching experience of different level and age.Accompanying on exams, play concerts with different Instruments 2001-2006 Piano teacher and accompanist at the Saradjian Music School. Teaching assistant and accompanist at the Yerevan State Conservatory. Official piano accompanist at the Opera theatre in Yerevan(Armenia). 2007-2010 Teaching assistant and accompanist at the KarlsruheState Conservatory (Germany). 2008 Invited to the Master Classes as the official piano accompanist by professor Boris Belkin,Yuri Zhislin, Mikhail Kopelman, Diemut Poppen, Igor Suliga and Gustav Rivinius in Oviedo,Spain. 2010 Teaching assistant and accompanist at the Hamline University.Accompanist of A Cappella Choir at the Hamline University Since 2012 Piano teacher of Musika LLC 2006-2012 Chamber as well as solo engagements throughout Europe,and abroad 2008 Invited to the Master Classes as the official pianoaccompanist by professor Boris Belkin,Yuri Zhislin, Mikhail Kopelman, Diemut Poppen, Igor Suliga and Gustav Riviniusin Oviedo,Spain. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My teaching experience can be dated back to high school, where I taught friends and family after school or in the summer. I started to take teaching music lessons seriously within the last couple of years. I love passing this onto my students and giving them the tools to succeed on guitar. I can see from the results of my teaching, that consistency is key. Every time we are having a lesson, I teach the student a new concept and elaborate on their prior knowledge. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar

My teaching style is very simple: If we're not having fun, then what is the point?! If you ask me, playing the guitar is about the coolest thing you could ever do, and my only goal is to pass on my love for playing onto others. Learning to write and play my own music was not only a great social outlet for me growing up, but it also taught me a lot about self discipline and working really hard at something and achieving my own personal goals. Read More