Music Lessons in South Florida, FL

Instruments: Piano Voice Keyboard

I have been fortunate to live and teach internationally (Soviet Union, USA, Singapore, Australia, Central America), making me also multi-lingual, being able to teach in English, Russian or Spanish. From beginner to advanced level, and students of any age are welcome! I make strong emphasis on proper technique and hand positioning from the very beginning, as well as developing quality of sound and musicality. Dexterity exercises, scales and music theory are added into each lesson, to help students with understanding of music and proper unique. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice Ukulele Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am a guitar and voice teacher who believes that learning music should be a positive, transformative experience. I am also a board-certified music therapist and founder of “Music Therapy for Vets” a nonprofit organization focused on the helping Veterans dealing with PTSD and depression. I earned my Bachelor of Music at Howard University with a focus on guitar as my therapeutic instrument. While earning a master’s degree in Music Therapy at New York University I focused on therapeutic songwriting to help individuals work though emotional trauma. Read More

Instruments: Piano

For beginning students, I start with Randal and Nancy Faber's Piano Adventure books, which includes lesson books, performance books, and theory books as well. Once the students have a grasp on the fundamentals, they will then move on to solo repertoire for their first recital performance. For adolescents to young adults, based on how they are learning with their piano teacher, I can help with the student decide what repertoire they should learn for Student Day, the National Guild of Piano Teachers, etc. Read More

Instruments: Flute Recorder Piccolo

If students are very young and have not learned to read music, I work on ear training and listening to music and practicing rhythms before learning to read music. When teaching older students and adults, I feel it is helpful for me to find out what kinds of music they enjoy listening to, so that they can learn these pieces on their instrument. We also play duets together when the student becomes more advanced. Read More

Instruments: Voice

Classes are broken down into three sections 1. breathing and body exercises 2. vocal exercises 3. repertoire and style. In the breathing and body exercises we discuss the idea of breathing for singing and proper vocal support. This is fundamental to good vocal technique and is the basis for everything that we will be working on achieving with our voice. In the vocal exercises section we will engage in various vocal sounds using scales and arpeggios. Read More