Marjorie L  
Instruments: Piano
Styles: Classical, Pop, Folk, Gospel, Spirituals

I have been teaching piano for over twenty years and love seeing the progress in my students! I teach all ages, the youngest being 3 years, the oldest being 75. I teach all types of learners from typical to prodigies, and children with developmental disorders such as ADD, Dyslexia and autism, even cerebral palsy. My students learn the scale positions, scales, chords, and they learn to improvise and compose. They also learn to identify the chords contained in their repertoire. We learn all of the aspects of music. Preparing piano students for college entrance auditions is a speciality of mine. One student received full tuition waived based on his audition of Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Bach, and Chopin. My students also receive superior ratings at piano competitions.

I teach scale positions and chords, improvising, and use various methods of piano repertoire, the students learning style dictates the structure of instruction. My students learn to play folk tunes "by ear" and transpose them to each of the 12 keys, including the minor keys. In addition, my students compose their music in order to learn to read music. We learn "fun music" as well as pop, and classical. I started "Night at The Movies" at a university where i teach, the students composed their own song, and made a video that expresses the message to go with it. I believe every student learns differently and therefore the elements of music should be taught according to the student's ability, not the student to the book.