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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 Violin Cello Viola Keyboard
I believe in teaching future string musicians there is only one way to make the best sound and teaching how to do this from the beginning. I want the students to understand how their instrument works by demystifying the mechanics. Once the student knows how to use the instrument, they can then discover the music and their voice in the music. For string instruments, I use the Suzuki books and Artistry in Strings method. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Electric Violin
I am a passionate teacher who loves working music students of all ages! I recently graduated from the Mannes School of Music in New York City with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance, studying with Rebecca Fischer. I grew up in Northern Virginia and started the violin and piano when I was 3 years old. Since moving to New York, I have had the privilege to perform at Carnegie Hall with the Grammy Award Winning New York Youth Symphony, and Lincoln Center with the Mannes Orchestra, holding Concertmaster positions with both ensembles. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
For beginning piano students, I typically start with the Hal Leonard "My First Piano Adventure for the Young Beginner," series. As students progress in their piano studies, I begin introducing solo repertoire that will support the concepts being learned in the book series. I will also assign small writing projects from time to time, to sharpen students' compositional and music reading skills. For voice students, my approach will vary, depending on individual experience and skills. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Conga Latin Percussion Music Djembe
By late high school I began teaching private lessons and began preforming local shows with bands. After a few years of private lessons, I was offered a percussion teaching position at the private music school, Tri-Key Music Center, in Hawthorne NJ. Teaching a wide variety of ages and styles, from 5 year olds to 55 year olds, from pop drumming to traditional hand drums, this forced me to broaden my musical abilities further to meet the needs of my students. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Keyboard
My technique for teaching students vary depending on the student and their competency. If the student is a beginner I like to start them with the basics of theory and rhythm by explaining the circle of 5ths, major scales, minor scales, augmented, and diminished scales. Then once the student grasps the very basic concepts of music theory I then either have them bring in a song the would like to play or I will give them variations of Ferling Etudes or Bach Etudes to establish a solid foundation in music theory. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trumpet
My approach to teaching is a logical one. The student needs to learn to "crawl', and then to 'walk" and then to run. With an organized succession of excersizes, the student can learn the basics of the instrument which will lead to the ability to play more fun songs.That is the goal of learning the instrument; to be able to eventually play some fun music!! The student will get an assignment written in their lesson book, and will learn that lesson for the next lesson . Read More
Instruments: Piano Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music
I'm a passionate and motivated instructor who loves working with students of all ages and levels and sharing my love of music. I apply my healthy approach to playing to all styles and can help you perform with ease and expression no matter what your goals are. I am currently attending Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Percussion and Jazz Drumset Performance. 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.
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