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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Middletown . 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 Violin Cello Viola Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Bass Guitar Accordion Banjo Ukulele Mandolin Recorder Lute Fiddle Double Bass Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
After learning the guitar and piano, I went on to several other instruments learning the theory and dedication needed to excel. While doing so, I was able to utilize the music theory in an understanding to be able to apply those theory principals to the instrument for better artistry. For example, by learning scales and how to alter the scales for various style, I was able to play different genres, such as Rock, blues, country etc. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Viola
I'm well trained in the Suzuki repertoire and philosophies, however I teach a combination of traditional methods and also have the ability to exclude one or the other. For beginners and young children, I teach note reading simultaneously but separately from the applied side of playing. Holding the violin and bow, for example, are very challenging and require time to focus on them individually. Note reading is done on the side and later these aspects merge so that kids are eventually learning new pieces by reading the music directly. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Flute
I've been teaching private lessons since college. I've taught beginner piano and different levels of voice. I like to make sure my students have a strong foundation, but I also make sure they're enjoying their lessons! Music therapy is different than teaching private lessons, but I've worked with many different people throughout my time as a music therapist including; children with disabilities, geriatric patients, psychiatric patients, adults in memory care, and many others. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Violin Cello Viola
I am a performer, and also a music historian. I try to teach my students the aspects of performing, and technique, as well as the history and culture of themusic they will learn. Read More
Instruments: Piano
My teaching style is versatile but with distinct steps. The first step is exposition, the second is reason and the third is connection. There is something so rewarding for me but more importantly for the student when their face opens, they say (and realize): "Oh! I get it...." The catharsis of experiencing music, understanding music and connecting with the music. This is the ideal sequence that I hope to achieve with any and all students. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet
Although most of my playing experience has been with rock bands, big bands and weddings, I have a B.A. in classical performance/music education from William Paterson University. Most of my private study has been with Dave Larson of the New Jersey Symphony and Dave Rogers, a William Paterson jazz adjunct. My classroom career beganat the Passaic County Elks' Cerebral Palsy Center in Clifton, NJ, and in2001 I moved to my present position as Elementary Music Teacher in Middlesex, NJ. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet
I would best describe my teaching style as "Learn how to have fun playing music, simply." I am thankful for being blessed with an ability to hear how my student plays and quickly and accurately prescribe a simple fix to get over hurdles. Sometimes all it takes is looking at things a different way to realize something and clear up confusion. Just like in life, sometimes with music all it takes is your teacher saying something a different way or helping you look at the music from a different angle. Read More
Instruments: Piano
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
For many of my younger piano students piano lessons are an introduction to the wonderful world of classical music and sonic creativity. As I focus on teaching beginners and intermediate performers I have not had a student that was able to win a national or international competition.
I have had, however, many success stories, from students that went on to become professional musicians to the ones who achieved their most cherished musical goals.
Among these was an adult private student who was so inspired by the musics he played and loved that he went on to compose his own music within the same styles. Eventually he produced a CD of his own music, which he composed, performed and produced.
Several of my former college students who were music majors went on to become accomplished professionals and are now professional musicians and music teachers.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
I believe the hardest lesson for most is the discovery of their abilities and limitations. Learning discipline to focus and the ability to persevere is also a tough task. But once students learn these significant skills they can apply them not only to their musical goals but also to their non-musical world.
On a more practical note, the hardest things are the areas in which the particular student is in greater need of attention. For some this has to do with time. That is, to keep a crisp and dynamic rhythmic and metric patterns. For others this may be related to the issue of finger dexterity. Finally, those who have trouble reading notation may find it tough to decipher complex pieces and to bring out the melodic line in the middle of a jumble of notes.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I teach classical piano and am a conservatory trained pianist and teacher with strong academic background. As a result my teaching methods reflect my classical background. This means that I use the methods used in most conservatories with a leaning on the German technique, as my former teacher was a German trained pianist and composer.
I emphasize a relaxed and natural hand position that uses the natural weight of the pianist’s arms and elbows and an awareness of the student’s posture. I recommend that my students spend a small amount of time working on their technique and warm up prior to practicing their main pieces.
As for the musical material, I use classical piano textbooks such as Beyer’s elementary piano method, Bach's Anna Magdalena Notebook, Mozart and Beethoven’s easy pieces, Chopin’s preludes and easy waltzes and Bartok's Mikrokosmos for the beginner to early intermediate students. I have used easy arrangements of classical pieces when my students requested to play those, as I am flexible with the musical choices of my students once they have gained some of the basic musical techniques.
To address my students’ goals I often ask them about their musical interests and request that they think about the pieces that they would ideally like to play. I will then and try to incorporate versions of those pieces or segments of those pieces in order to keep the student inspire and focused on their goals. Those who do not prefer to focus on an ideal piece as a goal usually follow the gradual progression of pieces from simpler compositions to the more complex with a balanced mix of compositions from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th century composers.
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