Constance R
5.0
(4)
Instruments: Piano, Violin
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk
Constance R
5.0
(4)
Instruments: Piano, Violin
Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 5-80
BS, Bob Jones University, Elementary Music Education Diploma, Florida Career College, Computer Security Network Technician
Volunteer violin teacher at Highpoint YMCA program for disadvantaged youth 2009
Performed 19 performances with Broadway quality orchestra for televised Christmas Pageant of First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale 2006
Volunteered at Bellaire Healthcare Center providing special music for church services 2010-2011
Member of Starkey Road Baptist Church orchestra 2011-2012
Member of Pinellas Park Community Orchestra 2011-2012
There is nothing I like better than to teach and also to play the violin and the piano. It has been my pleasure to do this for 50 years and to have played in a number of orchestras. At Bob Jones University I received a B.S. degree in Elementary Music Education. In Dothan, Alabama I taught in the Dothan School of Music and also a private school. In a private school in Ft. Lauderdale, FL I taught K-6 elementary music classes and also private lessons. In Largo, Florida I taught at the School of Performing Arts. I am extemely qualified to teach with a warm and caring approach. One year I volunteered to teach violin in a YMCA string program to disadvantaged students. The highlight of my career was being part of a professional "Broadway quality" orchestra and putting on 19 performances in a row for a televised Christmas Extravaganza in Ft. Lauderdale.
Since graduating from college as a music teacher, I have been giving private lessons for 38 years! It is sheer joy for me to be able to teach adults all the way down to kindergarten age students. The approach and kind of music is so varied from one level to the next that it is fun for me to keep each student fully engaged and loving every minute of their lessons. The modern, up to date PIANO books that I use introduce ALL the styles including classical, pop, jazz, blues, boogie and ragtime.These books also cover music theory, technique and provide performance pieces. All my school-age students like to play the MUSIC MOUNTAIN game, where they climb up with weekly points for practicing and learning songs by memory. We keep track with a special practice record book. Prizes occur every 100 points. Ear training, finger technique, sight reading and music theory are important in learning the keyboard. These concepts can be enjoyable since I use a variety of games like Music Checkers, Music Bingo, a Giant Music Hopscotch Staff (for young students) and large movable notes on a music staff board (for composition).
I have found some terrific methods that get students playing VIOLIN well right away and building up their muscles and endurance. For the first 4 books students get to play along with CDs so their intonation is honed; they learn to "keep up with others playing" and they are encouraged to stick with it through each piece. Later, the harder things like reading music notation, scales, vibrato and the positions are added. As technique improves, so will the sound. I work on intonation and a good bowing arm technique. I can play and they repeat. It helps that I can accompany on the piano if one is available, but if not, the students can listen to me play to help with intonation. Having access to the CDs allows the student to progress at his own speed with an always available accompaniment that makes things SO much easier than it is having to play all alone.
I find that the key to enjoyable lessons is to discover just the right sort of pieces a student likes to play. No one likes having to practice something they think is boring. It is with this in mind that I also incorporate games and flash cards and activities involving action for the little ones who can't sit long on a piano bench. I make sure we use ALL the keys of a piano from one end to the other, and the black ones too. Scales and chords are also exciting to claim from one end to the other in all their inversions. For the violin, the books/CDs and GAMES invented by master teacher Eden Vaning-Rosen make learning the violin EASY AND FUN. I have such fun teaching her methods, which she learned from Suzuki and adapted to American culture.
Ziba
She's a really good teacher. She always encourages me to learn more and play better. She always has prizes for you when you do something really good! I like her teaching and her kindness!
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