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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Los Angeles . 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 Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I began teaching music in 2006 while still in college, and I have worked at a variety of different music schools and teaching companies, most notably at the University of Southern California. I taught and maintained a small voice studio of my own in New York City for four years before the pandemic forced me back to the west coast to care for my family. I typically work with a wide variety of students with different ages and backgrounds, and I pride myself on offering a holistic and trauma informed approach to the study of voice and singing. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
I have an arsenal of exercises and tools that I apply as needed for each student, and generally give each student an overview with lots of reinforcement in subsequent lessons at my concepts of technique. Generally each lesson involves vocalese - scales, triads, increasing in difficulty as appropriate and based on individual areas of need, followed by work on the repertoire. We work a lot with sheet music and a keyboard or piano is needed for the work. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Recorder Conga Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
For beginning students who are children, I typically start with CAGED System. Once the student has progressed to have a grasp of the fundamentals, I will begin to introduce solo repertoire appropriate for their first recital performance looking into different genres such as RnB, Blues, Rock, Pop, Jazz. 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. 5 minutes of warm up, 25 of theory, 20 of repertoire and 5 of talking about the next class. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar
I've been a passionate musician all my life. Ever since my Nana bought me a mini electric piano when I was 3 ears old, it's been a staple of my life ever since. I studied guitar and piano all through out grade school and high school and continued my music education into college. I studied production, jazz, and theory at JJC of Illinois before transferring to DePaul University. I moved to L.A to perform and have been here for the past year teaching music at the West Coast Music Academy of Santa Clarita. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
My style is first and foremost FUN! I believe singing should be enjoyable and free from stress and tension. Students learn in a loving, holistic and supportive environment to bring out their best sound. They grow to love their voice and others do too! Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Ukulele Music Keyboard
My studio is very high energy space of freedom, self-discovery, enlightenment and great encouragement, to your individual person and your voice. We begin each session with bel canto style warm ups and conclude learning powerful and efficient navigation through all areas of the voice, to successfully eliminate passaggio identifier as you travel up and down the register. The Voice is an amazing instrument to enable the voice lay aside it's subconscious personal prejudgment and step into its full divinely ordained potential. It is exciting and rewarding to see a love for all styles of music developing in my students and the ability to successfully navigate them vocal in successfully and healthy manner do with my voice and my career. Music is the great uniter. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Saxophone Bass Guitar Organ Acoustic Guitar
My love for music started at the age of 7 when my mom enrolled me in a piano lesson. I continuously played the piano and there was a point that I also studied the organ to be able to play as an organist in our church. When I was in high school, my interest shifted towards guitar because of the surge of battle of the bands and I luckily became part of our high school band as a lead guitarist. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Mallet Percussion
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
It's really all I've ever done. I've been teaching, touring, or recording for the last 20 years and if one of those things isn't too busy, one of the other things usually is.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
Music was always played in my house growing up. My brother and I both started on piano before switching to more Rock centric instruments. Incidentally, this is the same story of the brothers that grew up to form Van Halen.
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
My brother played guitar growing up so there was always a guitar laying around. I watched A LOT of television growing up and eventually I just started noodling on the guitar while watching TV and it became something that I eventually learned for real.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
In an imaginary world where ability doesn't come into play, I would be a basketball player. In reality, I guess I'd be an architect or a mechanic. Something where I can build things.
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
I trained a Disney actor who went on to do some very large TV shows. I'm very proud to have played a small part in her achieving her dreams.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
I don't know that "Mastering" an instrument means. I know people who cannot play a drum roll that are successful enough to buy a house and I know some of the most technically skilled players on the planet who also work day jobs. I guess the real challenge is to have the ability to play the ideas in your head so skill and concept are close to even.
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
I warm up always. This could be 5 to 10 to 60 minutes. Then, depending on what I have to learn for sessions or performances, I tackle those, hardest to easiest. I always try to enjoy playing something once I've gotten able to play it, not just moving on to something else. It's important to let things work their way into one's playing organically, over time. Rushing it is foolish. A plant will always grow with nourishment, one cannot force it to grow faster, but can keep it healthy.
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
Most recently, the band I drum for signed a deal with legendary Indie rock label Sub Pop, home of Nirvana, Soundgarden and many more. Past accomplishments include writing a song for a film called The Florida Project, performing at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and touring Brazil.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
The goal, I always say, is to try and get a little better each day. Additionally, I always say that practice makes permanent, not perfect. Poor practice habits lead to sloppy playing. It's better to have a short focused practice than a lengthy haphazard session.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
If your child is showing interest in music or you want to expose the world of music to them, it's never too early to start playing music at home and sharing things you like with them. Regarding lessons, I think anything before five years old is too early.
When will I start to see results?
Music is similar to a language in that the more you speak, regardless of fluidity, the easier it becomes. Speaking, or in the case of music, playing, is central to improvement. Just playing the instrument will yield results. Expectations are often the nemesis of growth in that results that may actually be present in our playing, but we only see what we're NOT doing. Notice the things you're doing correctly and focus on expanding those until the mistakes are fading away.
23 Years
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Happy Customers
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Cities with Students
3,123
Teachers in Network
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