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Instruments: Piano Keyboard
My teaching experience dates back to my college days in Berklee, I remembered that some of the day, so many friends ask me about how to exercise the piano technology and how to improved, from that momentum I've decided to teach my friends in the practice room. Encouraging is one of the most key points I like to show to all students, and I will help the student how to gain the passion, confidence, and personality for the instrument. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Bass Guitar Synthesizer Accordion Ukulele Euphonium French Horn Tuba Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I have been teaching private lessons for almost 10 years. Study with me if you like to gain facility and proficiency on your chosen instrument, an understanding of how music works, and the skills it takes to sound good and enjoy performing. I help my students reach their goals, whether it's getting a better technical understanding, learning to play for fun, or getting ready for a big performance or audition! I love working with kids and adults alike! Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Bass Guitar Synthesizer Double Bass Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
For adolescent beginner piano students I recommend 'John Thompson's Earliest Piano Course'. In this series Books I-III build a strong base upon which a student can specialize in different genre and styles graduating from book III. For adult students beginning I would suggest John Thompon's Adult (or Modern) Piano Course. The pacing of this book is far more accelerated and more in keeping with an adult pace to work with. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar
I have been teaching for over 25 years now, and my students have includedDavid Lee Roth, Edward Burns, Joie Lee, and John Leguziamo. Besides teaching music, I also teach fine arts classes in both studio painting and life drawing. I have also composed the scores and cues for many film projects over the years. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Lap Steel Guitar Banjo Ukulele Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I'm a multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, painter, and music instructor based in Westchester, NY. Music is deeply important to me and I love sharing that passion. I graduated from Bard College in May 2022, majoring in Studio Arts. I have been a music instructor for multiple years and have performed live at venues and private events. My main instruments are guitar and bass, with my teaching ability for each instrument ranging from beginner to touring musician. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
Most recently I made my Kennedy Center Center debut singing the leading role ofUSMC Philipin the new Opera Fallujahby Tobin Stokes Heather Raffo.In the opera FallujahLaMarcuss sensitive and vulnerable portrayal is riveting. His vocal command will have you hanging onto every note- DCMTA Adding to my numerous appearances, I've performed a broad array of oratorio and sacred works including Kodalys Te Deum, Malcom Archers Requiem, Handels Messiah, Haydns Missa Sancti Nicolai, Mozarts Requiem, and a recital January 11, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Read More
Instruments: Piano
As I taught private piano students, I constructed my lesson plans very carefully with clear objectives and goals. I try to provide every student with rich experience, while applying different teaching methods to each individual according to their learning styles, abilities, personality and cultural background. As for group piano classes, many students were not piano players; compared to my private students who were very high level, I taught fundamental piano skills for these non-piano major music students classes, which were in fact difficult. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bass Guitar Music Electric Guitar
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
1) Daily Consistency of Practice > Long Extended Practice Sessions.
It is far better, to be playing/practicing for 30mins per day EVERYDAY and use that time effectively, rather than to play/practice for 4 hours only 3 times a week. Musical skill takes time to build, and it requires your body to build up of ALOT of new neural pathways and incredibly fine-motor control. It can't be rushed, and reinforcing your muscle memory daily is the key to progressing fast. Of course if you practice for 4 hours EVERYDAY, hey that's awesome too! No one is stopping you - but you have to use that time effectively! If you are fatigued by the 2nd hour, then all of that practice you tried to do doesn't really count, because you were probably playing without good form, or without your full concentration/attention. Short bursts of highly focused practiced are much better.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
Children can start music lessons at any age after 1, or 2 years old! There are obvious limitations to playing an instrument for very young children - but there is a lot of methodology behind music education for very young children - which builds their AFFINITY for music. By the time they are 7-10 years of age when the child is physically a little more able to handle an instrument, they have gained much of their foundational musical knowledge already which allows the child to progress VERY QUICKLY! This right here could be secret to building a virtuoso!
When will I start to see results?
Well - The author Josh Kaufman believes that any skill can be improved to a "working proficiency" in just 20 hours of practise time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY&t=3s). This works out to 45 mins a day, for one month. Now, "working proficiency" is a mostly vague statement, but I would expect a complete beginner to be able to play after 20 hours:
- Being able to play the majority of the range of your instrument (save the extreme low, and extreme high which are difficult on most instruments
- Being able to play in at least 6/12 keys, or be able to play 6 different major scales
- Be able to play a chromatic scale.
With these super fundamental milestones under your belt - you now have enough skill and knowledge to teach yourself music, and continue your journey in a self guided way. My role then becomes to help you demystify your goals and develop exercises for you to break through your barriers.
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