Music Lessons in Kensington, CA

Instruments: Trumpet Trombone Euphonium

I've been teaching private trumpet lessons since I was in high school. I taught beginner and intermediate elementary and middle school students in my spare time. In college I taught students of all levels, ages, and backgrounds including advanced high school and college students and adult beginners. I always my encourage my students to pick music they like to play alongside the music I assign. There is a lot of fun trumpet music in movies and pop songs and this helps encourage my students to practice consistently and gain a love for their instrument. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice

Just as rewarding as performing is my experience teaching on the voice faculties of San Jose State University, Chabot College, The Music School of Sunnyvale, and my private studio. Seeing my students perform lead and supporting roles with Children's Musical Theatre San Jose, Peninsula Youth Theatre, and school productions, and winning awards through NATS, VOCE, and CM is thrilling! My Students don't need to have major performance in mind. It is also a great a joy to see a formerly timid student gain the confidence and skill to make their voice and fingers soar. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Clarinet

Sometimes, my students will spend a couple weeks on a song, and sometimes they will spend five months on a song. It is all dependent on what they need to succeed. Practicing is a major concept that I focus on and therefore provide every student with weekly practice sheets as well as written monthly progress reports to their parents. In lessons with me, there is nothing we can't do and that is what I strive to show my students every week. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice Ukulele Acoustic Guitar

I firmly believe that, as the Latin derivation of the word "Educate" would demonstrate, the key to teaching is NOT in the pouring of information into a student, but in the "Drawing Out" (E Ducere) of the student's interest and instincts... While lesson plans are very helpful as tools, I prefer to PERSONALIZE my instruction by first assessing the innate desires of the student and their initial acumen--and THEN devising a plan that COMBINES what THEY want with what i know as an educator will lead them to THEIR goals... Read More

Instruments: Drums

I emphasize technique for beginning students. I call attention to hand and finger control, and offer a number of exercises develop the muscles needed to play fluidly. I teach a few levels of the rudiments, and show students the opening pages of the famous George Stone book, Stick Control for the Modern Drummer. From there, I work with students on drum rolls, groves and fills. My approach to drumming is to be as innovative as possible. Read More

Instruments: Piano

Music is essential for the development of our brain. Our brain works in different ways so I believe that we all play piano in different ways. I spend my life searching for the tone of particular composer and also composing music, I have written piano sonatas, chamber music, symphonies I received training form Aquiles Delle Vigne, a student of Claudio Arrau ( Franz Liszt Lineage ) I had master classes with Vladimir Tropp. Read More

Instruments: Piano Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Clarinet Euphonium Music Keyboard

My teaching method is centered around the idea that a student's practice time should be both fun and efficient. I work closely with my students learn their musical interests and then establish their musical goals. With those goals in mind, we create a daily practice routine that is both fun, efficient and designed specifically for that student, with their strengths and weaknesses taken into account. The materials used in these practice routines are pulled from my own personal library of music books, all of which I have worked through and mastered. Read More