Piano Lessons Nassau County, NY

Instruments: Piano

I have left behind 11 years of my adventure, which I have crowned with conservatory education since I was 8 years old. Trying to understand and researching music at the intersections of other social sciences is what I enjoy the most.I think that I am a music person who loves the profession. Knowing that liking music is the greatest motivation, first of all, I made it my biggest mission to make people love it. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice

In high school, I first started working with kids through Special Olympics, mission trips, and church. As an educator, I am soft-spoken, patient, and warm, creating an understanding environment. My expectations of my students, though high, are extremely clear. It is up to the educator to modify for every student. I believes that the importance of music in the schools allows students to connect with each art and more importantly, themselves, foster responsibility, and discover a potential lifelong joy in music making. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Violin, Cello, Saxophone, Clarinet, Drums, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Tuba, Keyboard, Djembe, Acoustic Guitar

Yes for teaching piano I use Nancy and Randall Faber's books. I have used all of them. For guitar and mandolin I generally do not use a "book". As the lessons progress I might introduce a book if that is what is called for. All orchestral instruments call for the structure of a book and I augment that with my own explanations. This is true for all ages of learners. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Violin

A teacher who is not implementing his own skills or who does not experiment and search for different forms of practice will soon become very limited and limiting. As a kid, I was raised in the so-called Russian tradition, took lessons with European professors in my teenage years, and immigrated to North America at the age of nineteen. A by-product of cross-culturalism, I simultaneously learned the principles of different violin schools, researched their traditions, particularities, and distinctions. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Drums, Organ, Synthesizer, Recorder, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion

Positive reinforcement is key. I never learned from the mean or the overly strict teachers. In fact those teachers pushed me in the opposite direction of wanting to pursue music professionally. By going at the pace that is comfortable to the student, and praising them at every hurdle they encounter, the progress made can be exponentially greater than if the student is rushed to prepare a piece of music they don't truly care for in the first place. Read More