Music Lessons Hockley County, TX

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Music, Keyboard

Hello, My name is Rafael D., and I am motivated teacher who loves making music with students and future music educators. Right now, I am a junior at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Texas. I am studying under Dr. Sean Taylor. I really enjoy being able to work with multiple choirs through the Brownsville Independent School District. My favorite school to this which makes me want to go back is Manzano Middle School under the direction of Chelsea Armour, Head Choir Director, and Alexa Salas, Assistant Choir Director. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Music, Keyboard

Beginner Students: Children- I begin with the Faber introductory books which are fun, engaging, and easy to follow. My primary goal in the first year is to instill a sense of play in music while the student developes a regular practice routine. Teens/Adults- We begin with an accelerated curriculum that seamlessly walks the student through the fundamentals of reading notes, understanding theory, and proper technique at an enjoyable pace. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Guitarist/ Singer/Composer/Arranger/Music Producer Andy is an experienced, well-versed musician in many disciplines of music. He has been an educator since 1993 and has been performing for over 25 years.Andy has written, arranged, produced, performed and recorded for a variety of artists over the years.  He has arranged an original composition by world renowned jazz artist, Kurt Rosenwinkel, which was performed by Kurt himself along with the Grammy-award winning, University of North Texas’s One O’clock lab band in Spring of 2010. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Drums, Organ, Music, Keyboard

I enjoy seeing the rewards of hard work that a student and I achieve. I take joy in using my musical learning endeavors and experiences to educate my students. we start by finding out their desired path, past experiences, current influences, and use these things to map out a plan. From the plan we determine what we'll be learning. Some things may or may not be core or necessary to thier path of learning what they'd like to learn. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Trombone, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Music

As I Have discussed prior, I love teaching and I love music. Individually they are my favorite, and teaching music just makes my world turn the right way. I like to teach music, but also like to teach life through music. Humans are amazing creatures with emotions, strength and so much more, which is why I mentioned life. We can learn more than just music through any topic. I can teach you music and while you are learning I can guide you and help you realize what a great distresser music can be, or how mentally blocked one can get when under the stress or pressure of wanting to play something and not being able to, just yet. Read More