Allegra F  
Instruments: Piano, Keyboard
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Country, Gospel, Musical Theater, Latin, Showtunes, Latin Jazz, Swing, Bossa Nova

I have been studying piano since age 5 and teaching since age 13, my love of music and teaching it to others only increasing over the years. When I was about 11 years old, I quit piano and was not planning to return to music. But a very wonderful and inspiring music teacher invested in me, so I am extremely passionate about encouraging young musicians and helping them to love and develop their musical gifts. I aim to encourage my students to be the best musicians they can be, which involves developing my students as whole individuals and not just their musical skills. I work with students and their parents to individualize goals and help them to realize those goals.

For beginning students, I use Faber and Faber's Piano Adventures, which offers a variety of supplemental material to encourage a variety of styles. As a musician who values both classical music and improvisation, I teach my students how to use chord sheets very soon after they begin to read music. As their skills increase, so will the variety of music I introduce based on their interest. Since I quit piano at one point around age 10, I empathize with struggling students and try to make music as fun and accessible as possible to help them truly grow a lifelong love of music!