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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Saxophone lessons in Hempstead . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet Keyboard
My number one goal is to meet the student where they are at!--and we go on up from there. I like to develop a relationship with my students in which there is a shared responsibility. On my part, I will provide the necessary resources and guidance that will help them achieve their musical goals. Their part only requires a simple curiosity and willingness to learn something new along with a focused work ethic to put their newfound skills into practice! Read More
Instruments: Saxophone Flute
I am a saxophone player, composer, and educator based in upper Manhattan. I grew up in Massachusetts, where I attended the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, and later went to the University of Manitoba on a full scholarship to study with Jon Gordon. After finishing my undergraduate degree, I toured across Canada with several bands, and then moved to New York to continue my professional career. I have had the honor of playing in jazz festivals across Canada and in the States as well. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Saxophone Ukulele Music Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I create my own lesson plans based off of the individual student. For voice students, we usually warm up, do technical exercises working on varying registers and techniques, and then work on repertoire. I often find the passages in a particular song that the student is struggling with and focus in on those, finding exercises to guide the student. For instrumental students, I work on a lot of music theory and reading, for students of all levels and ages. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Music Keyboard
I have ten years of experience teaching and seventeen years of experience playing saxophone. I began teaching private lessons in high school part time 10 years ago, and have been consistently teaching students in my home studio or at students homes. I've also taught music at many residential treatment facilities and programs with kids with special needs or severe psychiatric conditions. My goal as an educator is to help instill and grow the desire to be the best you can be at your instrument. Read More
Instruments: Saxophone
My teaching method is roughly similar, whether you are young or old, a beginner or advanced. I believe in staying as close to music as possible; exercises have their place, but if we can use actual music to teach technique, sound, articulation, harmony, or any other topic, all the better. As a teacher, I consider a large part of my role simply curating the music you hear and learn, combining both your interests with your skill level and needs as an instrumentalist. Read More
Instruments: Saxophone
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
The best practice is practice you enjoy. If you don't see the need to practice something, don't force yourself to do it! A teacher's job is to steer you towards music and techniques for learning that provide clear progress towards your playing goals. Any practice that employs exercises should be at the appropriate difficulty and make sense so that you can see and feel the effects it has on your playing. So how does one practice effectively? Practice what you enjoy! Even on a professional level, music is about your passion and experience first.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
All your child needs before starting lessons is a love a music! Yes, music is discipline and there is a lot of practice and hard work one must push through before becoming a professional level musician, but the joy that playing music brings is the center of attention in every lesson. As an educator, it is my job to provide your child the tools and experience they need to become literate in music and gain the ability to play in the style of musicians that inspire them. Step one with every student: find out what they love!
When will I start to see results?
Immediately! From the very first lesson, you will gain the perspective and focus to see a path towards your music performance goals. Every week following, we'll take steps together along that path! Lessons are focused around you, not your instrument. An instrument is simply a tool for making music, so your mastery of it should be the tool to unlocking your musical goals, not your main focus. Want to sound like John Coltrane? We won't sit around reading out of method books. We'll discuss what you love about John Coltrane's playing, figure out what he practiced, and focus on that. One of my my favorite things to do in lessons in practice with you. I don't just want to tell you what to practice, I want to help you practice practicing so that your improvement can always be immediate as possible.
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
I grew up in a small town in Alabama. In the sixth grade, I was given the choice to either join the band or sign up for Physical Education. My young self hated exercising, so I went to the band room and asked the director what the easiest instrument to play was. He told me "the saxophone." In the end, no instrument is "easy to play," but I'm so grateful he pointed me towards the sax. I never would have imagined that today I'd be a playing and teaching music professionally. I think that my experience is a testament to the power of music and the community it creates. I started with the intent of dodging sit-ups and laps around the track, but ended up falling in love with an art form and dedicating my life to it.
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
Practicing always starts with listening. I listen to one of my favorite songs and then I listen to a recording of myself to begin every session, that way I always have perspective of where I stand as a musician. I then use that perspective to determine exactly what skill or technique it is that separates a performance that I admire from my own playing and focus my efforts there. Making up my own exercises and methods for achieving those goals is crucial, because every musical journey is unique.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
I love playing pop music and top-40's hits. I play and write a ton of creative jazz music and perform with singer-songwriters playing original music in huge NYC venues, but there is something really special about pop. There's no feeling better than being on stage and seeing a young person jump to their feet, a couple slow dance, or an elderly mans face light up with reminisce as you play someone's favorite song. Popular music defines generations and connects deeply to the events that inspired them. It incites celebration and dance, and that's my favorite part about music.
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