Piano Lessons in Elk Grove , CA

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice

I have been teaching on and off for a few years. It started with two students and grew up to 5. What I want to help the student is that is music is enjoyable to learn. It is a way to help them grow as a person. I love sharing new ideas with people while we are in our lesson too! My students are highly encouraged to enter any contest or solo or audition. 

Instruments: Piano

Teaching piano is my passion and I always strive to give personal attention to each and every student. I especially enjoy helping students develop their love of piano playing and their piano skills and watching them reap the benefits of their hard work and dedication I am active in participating and attending convention as hosted by the Music Teachers Association of California and other teacher's workshop in town and other workshops hosted by the Music publishers and well known composers. I am active in various recitals show casing my students. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education  ( Music Theory and Piano performance).            

Instruments: Piano Cello

I have written and released my own piano series which I use for beginner and intermediate students of all ages. My method introduces students to vocabulary of rhythm, pitch, music symbols and ensembles.

Instruments: Piano

Important guidelines to students, parents/caregivers for studying Music on Appropriate Lesson Behavior and Assessment: The Trio: Students and their parents/caregivers are expected to familiarize themselves through their own reading and independent research with the importance of Music Education for training on how to focus, pay attention to details, be disciplined and consistent with practice. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of the Trio: student-teacher-parent/caregiver in order for this program to work. The teacher only has the student for 30 minutes or 1 hour per week. It is up to the parents/mother/caregiver to create an environment at home where the student is exposed to different kinds of music/s and musicians (e.g. by going to live performances or listening to discs, or watching youtube.com) and to ensure a pleasant and fun practice for the student, everyday, preferably at the same time to make sure there is a stable routine. Please Do NOT use your valuable once a week Lesson Time (for only 30-60 minutes) as “practice time”. Please practice every day for 6 days (45-60 minutes each day, at the same time) before coming to your lesson. Here are some Maths to remember: Becoming a brilliant musicians is 90% study/practice and only 10% talent. 50% of your everyday practice must be on Technique and Method. When playing a duet or ensemble, listen to your partner 90% and to yourself 10% (this applies to other areas of life as well). 45 minutes of focused practice (i.e. “Is my mind focused?” is more effective than 3 hours of non-focused practice where student is going to bathroom breaks, taking snacks, chatting etc. After each lesson, the teacher will send an e-mail to the parent/caregiver regarding the student’s progress and guidelines for practicing that week. The parent/caregiver is responsible for ensuring that the student practices every day, fill-out the “Piano happy training daily sheet”, and give stickers to the student after 45-60 minutes of practice. Strategies: if the student refuses to practice (as my son does sometimes), take away their privileges (i.e. favourite activities, ipad, tv-watching). There are 24 hours during the day and 45 minutes devoted to studying Music is not much. Assessment/ Student Progress: Lesson once a week on the designated lesson time. Students who miss more than 3 lessons without telling the teacher 2 days in advance will be dropped. For those who are not clear about “appropriate lesson behavior” please read: “The Million Dollar Lesson”. Link: http://ottawasuzukistrings.ca/millliondollarlesson New Methods of Learning and Written Homework: Each week every student is responsible for completing their Music Theory and/or Music History written homework (i.e. learning “away from the instrument”). Music studies ought to be taken as seriously as “regular school”: e.g. you would never go to your Math or Science class saying: “Sorry, I forgot to do my homework.” Right? Lessons conform to the conventions used for any other kind of formal Education or Studies. Sloppy practicing, mis-adventures in losing music sheets, coming to lessons with no music books…will result in poor Assessment. Students will learn new methods of learningduring piano lessons: please make sure to apply them and practice them at home (e.g. focusing on problem areas in your pieces using colored pencils and zooming-in on that mistake by playing it 10 times a day until it is perfect.) Listening and Ear Training: students must be listening to their discs and or youtube links assigned by the teacher, every day. Please kindly create an environment at home where they are exposed to different music/s: by listening to discs and watching in youtube, and better yet – attending live music performances and getting to know musicians. Learning about intervals, chords, harmony, and so on will be a lot easier in such a musical environment. New methods of cooperation without domination (Duet or Ensemble Work) and Student music performance (solo, duet, or ensemble): every three or four months, depending on the student’s progress. The student (in consultation with the teacher) will choose music pieces that s/he wishes to perform. If it is a duet or ensemble (e.g. cello and piano; violin and cello), the student is responsible for arranging ensemble/chamber music practice times with the other musicians. The idea is to train students to discover and explore methods of cooperation without domination. Our possible recital dates will be at the end of the year.