Piano Lessons Prince William County, VA

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar

I never want to pressure or overwhelm a student with too much information or expectation, because instead of the instruction being seen as a challenge, it is interpreted as an unenjoyable command, and that discourages the student from practicing to meet their goals, instead of motivating and inspiring them. What I find works best is relating lessons to popular current music, further exploring the bridge of dynamics that make up the songs that the student enjoys. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I love to see my students overcome challenges in music. My music teacher used to say, "nothing is hard, or difficult, just challenging." If students learn how to practice effectively on their own, learning new music becomes easier over time. I teach my students how to approach a certain rhythm, phrase, or fingering and the techniques to do so correctly such as by slowing down and practicing with a metronome, our muscle memory will be able to play it up to speed once it's learned. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice

For beginning voice students, we start with the fundamentals, creating a good technique and knowledge of important scales and warm ups for the voice. We usually choose a song familiar to them to work on first. Depending on the age of my piano students, I like to start with Faber's Piano Adventure books. They are fun and have lots of great songs, activities and work books to keep the student engaged. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone

Although, I have been working as a pianist and saxophonist in the music business for over a decade. I have had the chance to work with students for just as long! My earliest experience of teaching dates back to my high school career. I became section leader in my high school marching band my freshman year and was selected to teach a 25 student fully credited music theory class before I graduated my senior year in high school. Read More

Instruments: Piano

I am well versed of the many piano method books out there for students today. I recommend to my younger students Alfreds Premier Piano Course or Fabers Piano Adventures. For my adult students, I recommend Alfreds All-in-One Adult Piano Course because it offers a coherent approach to a well-rounded music education at the piano. Once my students have grasped the fundamentals, I begin to introduce repertoire that fits their needs and wants. Read More