Sarah C  
Instruments: Piano, Flute
Styles: Classical

My teaching experience started when I was 10 years old and my younger sister, who always wanted to everything I did, asked me to teach her piano. I started her on piano then and in high school started her on flute. In university I got experience with more ages and was able to teach at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels during my pedagogy practicum. Since graduating, I've been teaching professionally in the Greenville area. I love helping students gain musical skills and pursue their personal interests, and I'm always looking for opportunities to teach new students.

Students thrive with lessons that are individualized to focus on their personal goals and interests. To give students this personalized experience, I combine standard flute or piano methods with modern or classical music that interests them. For beginning flute students, we start out with the Blocki Flute Method, an award-winning method that combines technique, fun new pieces, classical adaptations, and duets to help students learn both the low and high registers quickly and have fun doing it. For more advanced students, we choose etudes, technique books, and classical and modern pieces based on the student's playing experience and goals. For beginning piano students, we work through Faber's Piano Adventures and add supplemental music as desired. I also believe it's important for students to understand the music that they play, so I incorporate basic music theory and encourage students to compose their own music. I also help prepare students to take advantage of performance opportunities such as recitals, competitions, and auditions for band and orchestra.