Music Lessons in Shallowater, TX

Instruments: Saxophone

Practice makes perfect. I believe the basics are the most important part to any education including a musical one. Just as a building requires a solid foundation before it can rise to the sky so too do students need to master fundamentals before moving on to the more challenging aspects of their instruments. I mastering the saxophone I would focus on basics such as fingering, scales, posture, breathing technique, rhythm and embouchure. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Ukulele Euphonium French Horn Tuba Piccolo Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Oboe Bassoon English Horn Keyboard Classical Guitar

For Band students I normally use the method used in class or I will use the Ed Suede Band method. I like this method because it starts out very basically and simply and gradually increases in difficulty. Voice students must first pass an Audiation test which is essentially a test of their sense of pitch. From there I begin with vocalizations followed by singing materials. I have composed my own First Studies for Guitar. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet

I highly encourage daily practice on each student and during each lesson, we follow a set path of warm up, scale studies, sigh reading and learning new solos from time to time. Read More

Instruments: Drums

For beginners it is drum pad playing only learning the drum rudiments. I expect practice so that the next lesson shows improvement. I teach each student differently according to their skill set. I then move on to the lesson book "Stick Control" by George Leonard Stone. I suggest all students purchase this book after we get the rudiments in place. If you read up on this book, you will find that all the great drummers have and use this use this exercise book no matter where they are in their career or skill set. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Trumpet French Horn

I am a passionate and active musician. I love playing and I love sharing my passion for music with as many people as I can. I am a graduate of South Plains College studying commercial music with vocal performance. I recently have graduated Texas Tech University with a B.S. in Human Sciences. I have been singing and playing professionally now for 12 years and have loved every minute of it. Read More

Instruments: Violin Cello Viola

I use the Suzuki method for all starters, however, the repertoire is not only Suzuki. As indicated reading method, the more used is the I Can Read Music and the Hal Leonard Essential Elements. My students' repertoire is very significant in the process to be played and arranged for an ensemble as well. I understand that each student has a specific kind of motivation to play a musical instrument and usually, the student finds a new way when he/she start playing in a group (in his church, school etc). Read More

Instruments: Piano Trumpet Trombone

I introduce scales early in lessons. I not only teach traditional scale performance, I teach the mathematical and emotional significance of scales and intervals. Asa student's proficiency progresses, I introduce solo repertoire and encourage recording of solos through Smart Music software. This becomes a milestone ina student's development, as it rekindles interest through technology and creates excitement about professional musicianship. As students become increasingly proficient, advanced method books are introduced. Read More