Piano Lessons in Ridgefield, NJ

Instruments: Piano Guitar Music Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Techniques and Methods for Guitar and Piano: Curriculum Guitar: Alfred's Basic Guitar Book One, Two Solos for Classical Guitar: 135 Repertoire Pieces by Fred Sokolow Famous Classical Themes Easy Guitar, Lisle Crowley A Modern Approach to Classical Guitar, Hal Leonard, Book I, II Fingerpicking J.S. Bach by Marcel Robinson w TAB Classical for Guitar, w TAB, Jerry Snyder Great Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar, Hal Leonard A Treasure of Classical Guitar, w TABS, Hal Leonard World's Favorite Solos for Classical Guitar #43, Harvey Vinson, Ashley Pub. Read More

Instruments: Piano Violin Cello Viola Electric Violin Fiddle

Very calm, friendly and accomodating to students and parents. Every student is an individual personality with different background, age and ability and I use differentiated instuction for each of them to get the best out of them. Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music! Therefore, it's important that each student progresses at his or her own pace. I encourage this by setting realistic goals for my students at each lesson. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Clarinet Drums Recorder Euphonium Tuba Keyboard

My Music teaching experience dates back to my Junior High School days, being only 14 years old, as I began teahing other students who played and performed in school, along with me, and also instructed some of their younger siblings. Encouraing regular practice on a consistent daily basis, is one of the key points that I emphasize to all of my students, as it produces student progress and aquisation of essential Musical literature. Read More

Instruments: Piano

Students learn basic music material rhythmic awareness and basic reading during the first two years, while the fundamentals of music theory and form are stressed in years three and four. Students continue the work begun in the elementary coursework, including more advanced sight-reading. The repertoire is expanded to include longer selections. Pre-Advanced Piano Classes Beginning in middle and high school, students enter Senior Classes, which requires more complicated repertoire and more intensive technical training. Read More

Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bass Guitar Music Electric Guitar

We can talk about: Instrumental Technique: Leaning to making a better, stronger, more in-tune and richer sound on your instrument. Improving how fast, and evenly your fingers can operate your instrument. Theoretical/Musical Technique: Ear Training - teaching you how to quickly recognize different chords, tonalities, and intervals just by hearing it once. Developing your ability to sing in tune! (A must for a good musician) Rhythm - working on metronome exercises, to develop a rock-steady internal clock to unlock your deepest possibly expression of the music. Read More

Instruments: Piano

I began teaching piano at the age of 16, and my first student was a girl aged 4. She was a potential student of my own piano teacher, but this teacher chose to assign this girl to me to teach before taking her on. I successfully taught her the basics of piano playing and in 2 years, when we presented our progress to my piano teacher, this girl was able to play 8-10 pieces, after which she was immediately accepted by my teacher. Read More