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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Garden City . 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 Saxophone Flute Clarinet
My first love is jazz, and as such I have a strong love of improvisation and aural skills, which I believe are relevant in all forms of music (even Bach improvised!). Once some fundamental skills and theoretical knowledge is ascertained, I like to build on more advanced musical skills like learning songs by ear, being able to identify certain common chord progressions, helpful tips for memorizing pieces, and learning to personalize music through expressive techniques and improvisational application where appropriate. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Viola Music
The number one greatest thing about teaching is that no two students are ever the same. Each of my students comes to their lessons with a unique personality, and individual skills, and challenges, which made me realize that the best teacher is within the students themselves. I encourage my students to experience music, and develop their own understanding and taste before I step in to help them analyze the process. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
I try to find out what each student is interested in and I guide them from there. I like to encourage each students unique style. I make sure the music is appropiate for the age and level of each student. I believe in positive reinforcement with productive vocal exercises to build on their strengths and improve their weaknesses. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Clarinet Keyboard
* 10 years of private lesson teaching experience * 4 years of school teaching experience * Vocal director for multiple musicals * 8 years of church music experience * 1 year of continuing-education college teaching experience * 7 years of choral directing experience * Trained in Orff-Schulwerk Level 1 *Bachelor of Music Education from Seton Hill University *Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Duquesne University I have also sung operatic roles in Pittsburgh, Miami, and Vancouver. I have performed concerts in Rome and Florence, Italy. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I love seeing my students develop a passion for music! That is why I make sure each student progresses at their own pace by setting realistic goals for each lesson. I always acknowledge a student when they practice very hard and ask great questions. By understanding what the student wants out of the lesson, I can successfully tailor my instruction to their wants and needs. I recently have been teaching elementary general music as well as directing a middle school choir and orchestra. Read More
Instruments: Piano Flute Recorder Piccolo
My approach to teaching anyone music is to present it as a unique language, one that anyone in the world can use to communicate with anyone. Therefore, my initial emphasis for each student is to help them master the flute in terms of technique and tone so that they can then concentrate on the style of music that they love. Lesson plans are very detailed and great emphasis is placed on problem solving and working out ways to improve while the student still juggles a busy schedule. Read More
Instruments: Piano Accordion
I am a passionate and motivated instructor who loves working with students and sharing my love of music. In 1998 I graduated from Music Concervatory in Lithuania and have a piano digre in performance. Teaching over the world has been one of the greatest experiences in my life. I had a great opportunity to perform with my students at the biggest concert halls in Manhattan and Long Island. Every year I have 30-40 students performing on the stage. Read More
Instruments: Piano Drums
Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
I've had the pleasure of having excellent teachers during all of the stages of my development as a musician. One teacher in particular that really helped my development along was a teacher in Florida named John Yarling. He taught me from the time I was around 13 years old to when I went to college and I was already a skilled, dedicated and promising student at that point, but he provided me with the insight and tools to take my playing to a professional level by challenging me technically to new heights, exposing me to music and drummers at the avant-garde of rhythmic development that I had never heard before, and encouraging me to become an inspired musician with a strong work ethic and sense of developmental direction.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
I have a degree in Jazz Percussion Performance from the New England Conservatory. I chose this degree over a composition or education degree because I am absolutely a performer first and foremost, and I wanted the educational opportunities that the school had to offer to serve that purpose. I did study composition and music pedagogy in school as well, and I think these skills have also been a great asset to my overall understanding of who I am as a musician, but I got a performance degree so I could study with some of the masters of my instrument!
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
Whenever they show interest! Enthusiasm and curiosity for music is much more of an indicator of whether a student is ready than age. A student, no matter what age they are, will benefit from music lessons if they are showing an interest and a desire to play music.
Some key signs that they are ready to begin can be any of the following:
a. They are listening to music
b. they're messing around on whatever musical instruments they may have access to and maybe even attempting to emulate some of the things they hear
c. they ask for music lessons!
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
The most important thing is to have fun! If practicing is feeling like a chore, than you most likely will not make the most effective use of your time. Sometimes, frequency is more important than how long you practice. If you put in 15 minutes of good concentrated work, but do that consistently on a daily basis. That is generally much more effective than practicing for an hour one day a week. I generally will help my students best organize their practice time, but it generally is also a great idea to have a list that puts a scheduled agenda to your practice sessions. Having clear, short term goals that are achievable in the near future, as well as ambitious long term goals really do wonders for determining how one could be spending their time practicing.
24 Years
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Happy Customers
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Cities with Students
3,123
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