Saxophone Lessons in Longwood, MA

Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bass Guitar Keyboard

...In developing a complete musician, I want to offer support for my students' other musical activities, as well as provide them with resources that they might not have elsewhere. ... Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Saxophone Keyboard

...For more advanced Sax players, in addition to school band I usually recommend Real Books. All of my students are assigned scales and exercises as well as songs to practice. ... Read More

Instruments: Piano Saxophone Clarinet Recorder Keyboard

...This includes performance elements, such as: dynamics, phrasing, articulation, the idea of the golden ratio (everything leading to one ultimate place), connecting phrases into ideas, and other BIG PICTURE STUFF.... Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Flute Clarinet Piccolo

...You can hammer the nail in 30 minutes if you practice efficiently enough. For example, if you have a tough passage, play it correctly PAINFULLY SLOWLY, and I mean really slowly, and do not speed up.... Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Saxophone Flute Clarinet Bass Guitar Banjo Ukulele Mandolin Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

...I urge my students to understand the melodic/harmonic relationships in music and to apply their musical knowledge to everything they play. I want students to enjoy their time with me and always to remember why they wanted to learn how to play an instrument in the first place.... Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Music

...I don't like building lessons around competitions or juries--if a student wants to compete in something, I'm happy to help them be the best musician they can be, but no teacher should use the ominous specter of a recital to push a student forward.... Read More