Henrique G
Instruments: Piano
Styles: Classical
Henrique G
Instruments: Piano
Styles:
Classical
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 3-80
BM, UNICAMP - University of Campinas (Brazil), Piano MM, Temple University (Philadelphia), Piano Performance and Pedagogy
2013-2015 - Temple University Scholarship and Assistantship
2015 - 3rd Prize Pi Kappa Lambda Music Competition
2015-2018 - Louisiana State University Assistantship
2015 - Cultural Award from city of Guaruja, Brazil.
I like to see myself as a learner. And loving learning experience is how I learned to teach. During my education, I was always fortunate to have good teachers. They always served as a good inspiration in my own teaching and as I went from the practice rooms to the stages they became my great idols. Very recently,right after I graduated from Temple University, I went in a series of recitals in Brazil, one of which was a big hommage to my first piano teacher. This recital led me to receive a honor award from the town. Back to US I am now pursuing my Doctoral degree in Musical Arts at Louisiana State University under the orientation of the great pianist Mr. Michael Gurt, and also working in the same institution as a Teacher for secondary piano students.
My teaching experience started about ten years ago in Brazil, and after that I have been consistently teaching private piano and, since 2013, group piano. Teaching has always been a great experience to me and I can certainly fell that those years of teaching made me a better person. Besides seeing my students having great accomplishments in playing the piano, sometihing that also makes me happy is having a old student revisiting my lessons and realizing how better both us have become over the years.
My methods vary according to the students interests and development. But I also have a guideline of references. For the beginners, I like to use Faber & Faber, Boris Berlin's Four Stars, and some Alfred's piano methods. As we go to intermediate, I focus mostly on repertoire, sight reading, harmonization and, if the student likes, some improvisation. The books vary according to the student. For advanced players, the focus is in the repertoire, so probably we will be using performance editions for the repertoire, with preference for the Urtext (original text) ones. For adults, I like Alfred's method.
Since the begining, I focus on sight reading and learning repertoire strategies. I believe that if the student is capable of reading and learning the repertoire quickly, he or she will become much more motivated and the act of practicing will be something pleasant. I like my students to fell they practice because they like to, and not only because they have to. I also like the help the students to build a practicing schedule so they will gradually incorporate the practicing time in their own routine. My main goal is my student's achievements and accomplishments. When they succeed, I succeed.
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