Music Lessons in Saint Albans, NY

Instruments: Voice

Hi! My name is Meghna D. and I am a passionate performer who loves teaching. I have been studying music since I was 3, including Indian and western classical voice, opera, jazz voice, broadway, classical and jazz guitar, and classical and jazz piano. I am currently studying Contemporary Voice at New York University! I attended Pre-college at Manhattan School of Music for classical and jazz voice. I am passionate about musical theater and have performed lead roles in productions at my school and NJ School of Dramatic Arts. Read More

Instruments: Piano

My teaching background has focused on tutoring in science and math. I have also done some substitute teaching at the middle school level. I am new to piano teaching but that is not necessarily a drawback because I am fresh with lots of enthusiasm and I like to really think about helping my students. I want to combine my love and knowledge of music with my successful teaching skills in science and math to create a new career which uses my best self. Read More

Instruments: Piano

My students age from 3-beyond. I love to work with beginners and also enjoy to teach high school students to adults. I have a great passions on teaching and believe that I am learning from teaching as well. Each of my students are unique, as their abilities various, my teaching style various with their personality. For me teaching piano is not just to teach them how to play piano its more about how to solve problem individually, how to overcome fear, how to stay focused, patience etc. Read More

Instruments: Clarinet

My methods vary by age group and skill level. I generally use Hal Leonard's Essential Elements for students new to the clarinet then progress to Baermann Scale Studies as well as several different methods depending on the student's ability. In addition to etudes, solo repertoire is introduced, also based on the student's ability. Outside of playing the instrument, my lessons include reed fixing and balancing, practice techniques, performance anxiety reduction techniques, and for more advanced students, audition techniques. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

My first exposure to the guitar came from both my Grandmother and Uncle listening to them play on the Classical guitar and the four string guitar when I was about 12 years old. During High School I discovered some recordings my grandmother had purchased of Chet Atkins playing Classical guitar piece and Larindo Almeida playing a standard Jazz tune. After graduating High School I began learning the guitar on my own. Read More