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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Northfield . 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 Voice Trumpet Synthesizer French Horn Keyboard
I have taught music lessons both in college as well as for several years before that. I have experience coaching chamber groups, performing and running groups, as well as teaching both musical and non-musical subjects at a variety of levels, including one-on-one tutoring. I base all of my methods on proven cognitive research and fun yet rigorous hands-on experience. When I was younger, I experience many struggles as a musician, and had to work both hard and smart to overcome my more immediately talented peers. Read More
Instruments: Piano
I am passionate about teaching the piano, an instrument that I love. I connect well with students and adapt my teaching style to their learning preference. I have been playing the piano for over 30 years. I also play the keyboard. I am able to teach both piano and keyboard; learning the piano and the keyboard is essentially the same, it just requires a different touch and the keyboard can create more sounds. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Clarinet Harp
Understanding that every student has unique experiences, interests, strengths and weaknesses, I always work to ensure that lessons are to the benefit of the student. Instead of thinking of my role as a director who prescribes a set path, I like to think of private lessons as an opportunity for partnership, where I play the role of facilitator. To do so, I regularly check-in with students to build a lesson structure that works for them. Read More
Instruments: Piano Flute
As an educated teacher, it is my responsibility to engage students with the variety of needs.With the engaging lessons that is carefully thought-out and well-organized, I plan to incorporate allstudents with visual, aural, and kinesthetic learnings. I fully understand that my lesson will need theflexibility and will be prepared for all situations such as flexible plan for low-level learning students,high-achieving students, and other activities for when the students are not responding to the originalactivity. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trombone
My passion for teaching began my senior year of high school when I assumed a leadership role within my band program. I led trombone and brass sectionals and helped to mentor younger students. As a result of those experiences, I built a private studio of trombone students made up of my classmates and have maintained a private studio ever since. As I grew as a musician I began to teach jazz improvisation to other instruments and added beginning piano students to my roster. Read More
Instruments: Piano
It feels good and rewarding upon seeing my students improvement and more love for music. I aways see to it that it is fun and effective. Finger training is one of the most important too therefore we won't miss that in every lesson. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Keyboard
I am an experienced, energetic teacher interested in meeting students at their level, learning about their goals and interests, and tailoring a lesson program that will challenge and excite them in the right ways. I have been teaching piano and voice since graduating from Northwestern University, and I've also worked as a music director and consultant on multiple professional productions in Chicago. As a piano teacher, I have successfully taught students just starting out through those at the intermediate to advanced level. Read More
Instruments: Piano
Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
From when I started playing piano to when I stopped in high school, I had the same teacher Faith Gaskell. She made the lessons fun by having games and prizes for passing each song or scale. She encouraged me and kept me interested in piano and music. My teachers in college, Olga and Janice, have really inspired me when I felt like giving up and believing in me. They knew that I am talented and encouraged me in private lessons and in public performances. Also other musicians who play many instruments inspire me to keep playing.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
A child is ready to start lessons if they are expressing an interest in learning an instrument. Many parents want their child to play an instrument for a variety of reasons. But if the child is not interested there might be trouble getting them to practice. Children can get very distracted easily, so being able to focus and sit for thirty minutes for the lesson and for practicing is ideal.
When will I start to see results?
Results will be different for each student. Some students progress faster than others, but some take more time and practice. Slower progress is not a bad thing. I think that every lesson the student should be learning something new. For beginners, the students start learning how to play the notes on the piano before reading the music on the paper. Depending on how quick (and how much practicing) they pick it up results should be seen within the first few weeks. I assign at least one song from the lesson book each week.
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
Growing up the instruments I mostly heard and saw people playing were string, brass, or percussion. My older brother played the violin. My other brother started playing piano but quit after a while. Initially I choose piano because my brother was playing. But as I started I really enjoyed playing the piano being inspired by my piano teachers. While I've tried to started learning another instrument (guitar) I just did not enjoy it enough to continue on to private lessons. I've always appreciated the love of playing the piano.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
There are some ways I have taught for practicing effectively. One way I tell my students if there are having difficulties is to practice hands separately. Sometimes the melody has a difficult rhythm or there are many chord changes. Playing the song in sections is another effective practice. Taking four measure bars of music to play ten times or more is helpful. Some students play songs to quickly then slow down when the more difficult part comes up. Telling them start the song at a slower tempo should help with practicing. If they can play with accuracy slower, then they will gradually play faster to get up to the appropriate speed.
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