Piano Lessons Canadian County, OK

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Keyboard

In the beginning, we will be building the foundation of our collaboration. For the novice student, a great deal of our time will be establishing a vocabulary. As the foundation solidifies, we will build upon it and add to it, piece by piece. I will provide every student all of the musical tools I have available at my disposal and encourage them to take advantage. Our lessons are part-lecture and part-practice. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Euphonium, French Horn

As long as a student truly wants to learn and excel on their instrument, I believe I can help him or her achieve that goal. Their goal becomes my goal and it gives me great satisfaction to help them gain the musical and instrumental skills they need to reach their goal, whatever that may be. I consider myself a patient and nurturing teacher who will try various teaching pedagogies to help a student learn the skills necessary to be successful in their instrumental music education. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For my beginning guitar students, we begin with basic chords and simple melodies to develop motor function, finger strength/dexterity, and calluses on the fingertips. After that I start teaching them how to read music and progress onto harder pieces. During this time, I also incorporate teaching the student a song of their own choosing in order to keep them engaged and excited about learning the play music. For piano students, we begin working out of the Bastien piano series immediately, and my percussion students learn from the Hal Leonard Percussion books. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Synthesizer, Music, Keyboard

After that we learn how being confident in these individual notes are the building blocks to learning things like scales, chords, and up to full complex scores. I like for students not to just understand about how to play their instrument, but to understand how this all fits together and WHY. If I am teaching a student on any instrument my job is to equip them with the necessary tools to eventually be able to make these connections and see how these consistent patterns fit together to make this amazing art we call music. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Keyboard

Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a love for music! Therefore it's important that every student progresses at his or her own pace. I encourage by setting realistic goals for my students at each lesson. Acknowledging successes helps fuel a students desire to progress, and makes students eager to learn more. By trying to find out what inspires the student, i can tailor my instructions to their interests and needs. Read More