Piano Lessons Sonoma County, CA

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Synthesizer, Mallet Percussion, Conga, Music, Keyboard, Djembe

My teaching experience comes from the church as early as 13 year old I formed a youth choir called The Worshippers. We performed at churches throughout Chicago area. We also appeared on radio and cable shows. I developed music collaboration programs; recorded and transcribed music for performances for many up and coming artist. I performed in conjunction with local businesses; organized shows for local and out-of-state musicians, including Mekiel Reuben and Ron Haynes who toured with Lenny Kravitz. Read More

Instruments: Piano

Ms. Kate caters lesson plans to individual student's goals, passion, and abilities. Generally, the first focus is to teach students skills to read music. She believes that ability to read music is one of the most important skills student can learn from music education. Ms. Kate's goal is to guide her students so that they learn methodologies and skills so that they could be independent players beyond lessons. Ms. Kate has developed her own methods to enable students as young as 3 to learn how to play the piano. Read More

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

I have had the most success in working with students who listen to a lot of music in their spare time. The nature of my teaching style is to teach music as a language. The best way to learn a new language is to listen and repeat, trial and errors. Considering the variety in my music background, I meet the student where they are and guide them to their goals. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Organ, Synthesizer, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Djembe

I am a professional musician with 15 years of experience, performing at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Studio 54 and all around the world. As an educator, I've taught K-12 for the last seven years, focusing on modern band instruments like guitar, bass, drums and keyboard. My curriculum at school is inspired by School of Rock, the movie, and focuses on teaching students the instrumetns and music of the modern rock band. Read More

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

My teaching style is all about enjoying music and the instrument. I can pick up when a student is frustrated, confused or embarrassed and adjust the lesson accordingly. Overall, I want my students to have fun! I enjoy teaching how to read music and once a few notes are learned, I start applying it to songs that my students really enjoy. I also like to teach scales and harmonic structure so my students can begin to understand what's really going on in the music they enjoy. Read More