Music Lessons in Eastwood, AL

Instruments: Piano Voice Organ Keyboard

I strive to always be supportive of my student's dreams but to also push them towards the greatness I know every one of them is capable of. Students in studio are encouraged to enter competitions and are required to perform in regular performance classes along with spring and summer recitals. I expect my students to practice regularly, and to come to their lessons prepared and ready to perform all of their assigned repertoire. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Banjo Ukulele Keyboard Electric Guitar Djembe Acoustic Guitar

For any beginner musician, I find it is very important to have a general idea of the most basic level of theory. A student should know how the notes relate to each other and why. Strict rules and "know-how" are important, but music is expressive and creative. If you want to build a bridge, you should build your bridge to be the unique image you choose; however, you need to know which tools to use to get started. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet Drums Bass Guitar Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Most of my lesson plans are customized for each student, depending the style they are interested in, and the level that they are already playing. Generally speaking for beginners, I begin with teaching about the instrument (string names, frets, tuning, etc.). Then we move on to chords, starting with the easiest ones to play. Once they have grasped how the instrument and chords work, we continue on to melodies and simple 3 chord songs. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet French Horn

I love seeing progression! During the first lesson or two, I like to see what all the student knows and what they are currently capable of. From there I can see where we need to start from and work our way forward. I don't like overloading the student with too much information at once, so I focus only on a few concepts at a time and work on it until they fully understand. Read More