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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Brentwood . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Saxophone Drums
- 10+ years teaching- 15+ years playing- can play 10+ instruments in addition to piano- diverse range of genres (synthesizers in alternative bands to concert piano to new age to jazz and everything inbetween)- understanding of audio production/recording Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Cello Viola Electric Violin
For my beginning students, I typically start with either Essential Elements 2000 for strings or Sound Innovations. Both books give younger students a grasp on the fundamentals of technique. As they grow I then introduce solo repertoire by using the Suzuki Books but also like to add a fiddle book. Sometimes students gradually go either to fiddle or to classical. I try and encourage what they are more comfortable with. For adults, I try to find out what genre of music they enjoy and try to gauge their ability level with a couple playing evaluations. Read More
Instruments: Piano Flute
I began teaching over 5 years ago during my time in college. Teaching flute comes naturally to me, and I always find myself looking forward to lessons with my students. I have taught high school and middle school students of all ages, and even adults who were looking to pick up the flute after retirement. I love when my students come back each week showing improvement and asking questions about particular things they notice in their playing. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Organ Synthesizer Keyboard
Teaching Style: Lessons should be a. ENJOYABLE . b. WELL-PLANNED with allowances for creativity when those opportunities happen . c. EXCELLENCE - each week actually learning something new to add to your ability to perform. d. about REAL SKILLS that you can really use to play or sing effectively. I believe I also need to know what you want to do and try to shape my goals above with your goals. For young children, I use John W. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Synthesizer Mallet Percussion Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
For beginning students who are children, I typically start with Hal Leonard's Essential Elements. Once the student has started to grasp of the fundamentals, I will begin to introduce solo repertoire appropriate for their first recital performance. For adults, I try to find out what the student is interested in, and guide my instruction accordingly to keep the lessons engaging and fun, no matter their ability level. I do try to maintain a balance of classical music, modern music, and music theory. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Saxophone Synthesizer Keyboard
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
1. Warmup - Scales (5 min)
2. Practicing hard spots very slowly, hands separate, counting out loud, with a metronome (10 min)
3. Playing all assigned songs and recording them and listening back (10 min)
4. Music Theory Book Assignments (2 min)
5. Playing 1-2 of your favorite songs you've learned so far
This practice routine can be expanded or contracted. It's important to practice in a room with no distractions like tv, people talking, or other music being played. It's also important to practice everyday if you can. Your teacher can tell if you didn't practice very much, but you still need to go to your lesson regardless if you practiced or not. The better prepared you are the more you can learn and move forward.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
My degree is in Music Performance because I wanted be able to be a performing artist and studio musician. I'm also a lifelong learner in Music Production, Composition, Business, Marketing. It doesn't stop just after you get your degree. In fact, you really start your "Real World Education" when you start making a living performing, studio work, teaching, managing money, setting goals, developing "People" skills. The thing I love about learning to play the piano is that you have to FOCUS on learning to play for "LONG Periods Of Time". I've spend over 50,000+ hours of practicing the piano, performing, rehearsing, composing, producing, recordings, planning. You have to devote yourself to a lifelong pursuit of playing and development. "TALENT" is developed over "LONG" periods of time without quitting.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
My dream piece is playing music that I'm currently working on. How much do I practice that piece? I practice it until I can literally play it while sleeping or dreaming. When I can play a piece and drift off to sleep and start dreaming, and I can still play the piece on "Auto-Pilot", then I'm playing my "Dream Piece". When you mastered a song to the point that it is effortless, you are playing your "Dream Piece". I have practiced songs so much that I can drift off to dream, or have a conversation with someone, or read a newspaper article and my hands continue to play. That is when I know I've practiced a piece enough.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
If I weren't a musician, I'd probably be doing something else that I developed an interest and passion for. I think trying different things and activities is a good thing, and pursuing the ones you really really love because anything that you want to become good at requires a lot of time developing that before you start getting paid to do it. At one time in my life, I wanted to be an NBA Basketball player. I used to practice shooting basketball for hours, and then hours lifting weights, and hours doing drills. I loved it, unfortunately I stopped growing when I was in 6th grade, and all my other friends kept growing and getting taller, stronger, and faster.
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