Music Lessons in Normandy, FL

Instruments: Guitar

From soft classical guitar to his tasteful rock interpretations, Tommy delivers concert level performance right before your eyes. And he will patiently teach you to learn while having fun. From beautifully played Smooth Jazz songs to elegant Standards, Tommy offers you a learning experience with enjoyment. It is truly satisfying being able to work at something you love. Tommy teaches you how to make beautiful music so that you too can enjoy the beauty of playing your own instrument. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Drums Ukulele Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I typically teach with method books as references for younger students, occasionally using printouts to give to students to take home and study in order to have a better undertanding of what was gone over in class. As students become more proficient in music reading and theory understanding, we develop an understanding of what the student would prefer to learn in regards to genre and focus on that, and the technical aspects of playing that lead to proficiency in that genre and style. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Harp Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My focus is on Technique, Warm ups, and Injury Prevention on each instrument. I like to give precise instructions on how to build up discipline and practice regimens. The key to mastering any instrument is consistency. I believe it's important to get to know each students interest and goals in order to create a customized plan. I try to make each lesson, fun and inspirational. Each person learns differently. This is known as "modality" Auditory By ear, or tonal instruction Kinesthetic By feel, learns from physically being shown, a hands-on learner Visual By sight, by fret board position memory and shape. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

As in music, teaching and the learning process has in each person their own rhythm, their own goals, their own methods and I am always ready to take into account that each student is a different world. The important thing for any student is the attitude and it is very important for us their guides to awaken a good attitude to learn from the students to make it easier to find and enliven that love, taste and passion for music and By the instrument they are going to learn. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Cello Viola Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Clarinet Drums Bass Guitar Organ Accordion Harmonica Electric Violin Fiddle Conga Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Djembe Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

In the first lessons, I explain the the beginner students the basic functionality of the instruments, the proper way to hold the instruments, how to produce a clear sound from the instruments and a Major scale ascending and descending, the one from which the first lessons or the next lessons is written. If the students already had books from prior music instructor, we pick up from the last lessons after answering questions t o make sure the students thoroughly understand the lessons from the previous chapters and he or she is ready to proceed to the next lessons. Read More

Instruments: Voice Cello Acoustic Guitar

I continued mentoring the entering students until I moved to the United States, where I quickly started volunteering as a tutor at the Miami Music Project, and shortly after at the Siman Orchestral Foundation. When I moved to Boston to finish college, I did not have the time to volunteer formally at any institution, but as a part of my curriculum, I visited several public schools, observed and evaluated the teacher's methods. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Orchestral Percussion Music Keyboard

In voice I teach what I learned the Alexander Technique method of singing which focuses on posture and alignment. In piano I learned the Russian method and do teach it but I also teach the popular and Jazz method of fake book reading. I use whatever method the student require based on their ability to learn and what there goals are but am fond of the Faber and Faber method. Read More