Saxophone Lessons California

Instruments: Saxophone

My teaching style has a balanced mixture of work and play. The work comes first and is always the forefront of each session. This will include warming up with long tone exercises, scales for balance and technique, sight reading and ear training. The play part means taking a break from the instrument, listening and discussing everything that we hear. It's a fun way to take their mind off of music assignments even though we're still practicing a form of ear training. Read More

Instruments: Voice, Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder

I have taught music since I was in Highschool. It wasn't just lessons for middle schoolers or young children. I taught and ran my high school's Jazz Band when I was a Junior and Senior. Due to a lack of funding, it was not a regular class, so it was up to me to take the reigns. Since then, I have grown and taught many more private students, but also different schools and places. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet

For both Clarinet and Saxophone I like to start in the Rubank Elementary method. As the student progresses, I often will add two books, Learn to Play Duets and also Fun for the Clarinet/Saxophone. The last one are two separate books, but one for each instrument. I usually prescribe adults the same books to start. I move on to Rubank Intermediate, and then move to Hite, Melodious and Progressive Etudes. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Music

For the stage of 0-3, I will select some basic courses in Yamaha. In this way, students can learn to play simple sentences first. Among them, I will teach some music theory knowledge as an assistant. The most important thing is to cultivate good music sense in this stage. In the stage of 4-7, students have a good foundation and music sense In this stage, in addition to the necessary basic exercises and skills learning, encouraging creativity is the focus of this stage. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet

During my study in Shanghai, I started teaching middle school wind ensembles as well as saxophone and clarinet lessons. Starting 2012, I also have been teaching jazz combos and saxophone ensembles for Shanghai International Saxophone and Jazz Summer Camp. I designed my course on the topic of jazz history while I was in Boston. I demonstrated a few lectures in front of the jazz history professor Mehmet Sanliko and Dr. Robert Labaree, and they speaks highly about my class. Read More