Saxophone Lessons in Excelsior Springs, MO

Instruments: Guitar Saxophone Flute Clarinet Ukulele Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I love learning my students goals and desires for their music! I give all my students fun and achievable tasks and I love to see them succeed and progress! Each student is unique and so are their lessons. I tailor each lesson plan to match the pace and passion of the student. I love finding creative ways to mix your musical preferences and choices into the musical material we are working on! Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Flute Clarinet

My main priority as a teacher is first to connect to the student as a person, and to create a friendship. I need to know what my students like and help themset goals. I like to identify a personsnatural abilities and help them improve in the areas which need strengthening. I am here to encourage and provide material to learn that is engaging and challenging. I like to laugh with my students and to have a good time together. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Saxophone Flute Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Mandolin Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I don't believe in a one size fits all mentality for music education, I've often seen this approach derail students from enjoying the process and eventually terminating their relationship with music overall. Students are a case-by-case basis, and in that regard, each lesson is catered to the students actual goals and interests. I believe in training our ears and our sense of rhythm to a point where the student can figure things out and make artistic decisions on their own and use lessons, less as a tutorial, but as a source of inspiration to pursue the things that brought them here in the first place. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Flute Clarinet

My approach to coaching students is focused on 5 important areas; embouchure, tone quality, intonation (pitch), technique, and time. Memorization of key signatures and scales are very important to the student's overall success. I utilize a method for memorizing key signatures which will decrease the memorization time and increaseretention. The choice of music books and etude studies are based upon the student's level of playing and areas I identify needing improvement. Read More

Instruments: Piano Saxophone Clarinet Oboe English Horn

For piano students, I like to use the Alfred method books with supplemented music that peeks their interest. I like these books because they have several series depending on the age of the student and their interests such as music theory and broadway hits.-For woodwind students, I like to work for a few weeks out of their band books so I can assess their strengths and weaknesses. From there I will assign the appropriate method book; typically from the Rubank series. Read More