Jennifer S
Instruments: Piano, Saxophone
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Country, R&b, Gospel, Spirituals, Swing, Soul, Marching Band

My teaching experience began at the age of 14 years old. I was in charge of my youth choir and taught myself to play music by ear, all singing parts and the drummer that played with me. I began teaching music classes at the age of 22 years old. I taught elementary and middle aged students songs, music theory and music appreciation for all genres. I began teaching private music lessons around the age of 26 years old (about 15 years ago). I've taught students as young as 6 years old up through adulthood. I teach most genres.....from Classical, to Gospel, to Pop, to Jazz, to country and the list goes on. I encourage my students to enter competitions and recitals so that performing will be a skill that my students' possess. When my students begin composing their own music, I feel as if they possess their own love for music. It is a true joy to be a musician and to teach music.

For beginning students who are children, as young as 6 years old, I typically start with Hal Leonard's Essential Elements or Alfred Music Series. For students that are teenagers and adults, it typically depends on their interests and their goals. I introduce solo repertoire music that is appropriate for the level the student is on and also that is in the genre the student is interested in. I believe in developing a student's ability to play things they hear by ear, as well as learning to read written music.