Piano Lessons Connecticut

Instruments: Piano, Violin, Viola

Bachelor of Musical Performance from Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University (2008) Graduate Professional Diploma from The Hartt School of Music (Scholarship Graduate Program 2012) Member of the 2004 BU Tanglewood Institute Orchestra with additional Orchestral Rep. Studies with Cathy Basrak (Boston Symphony) Primary Study at the Peabody Conservatory with Stephen Wyrczynski (Philadelphia Orchestra) Member of Peabody Concert Orchestra 2004-2006 and Peabody Symphony Orchestra 2006-2008 Invitational Orchestral Performance at the 2007 Kennedy Center Honors Gala honoring Leon Fleisher Read More

Instruments: Piano, Synthesizer

It is important to keep the student focused and engaged in their studies. It is rewarding in itself to have the student excited and eager to further their development of instrument. I accomplish this by adapting each student's lessons by their individual needs and desires. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Music

Using the techniques modeled from the International Voices of Mix, an assessment is taking on the syllable Ahh, on either a 5 tone scale or 8 tone. This is done to listen for various breaks in voice. Once this is discovered different different vocal exercises are then orchestrated to begin the process of strengthening the less stronger parts of the voice. Songs will be chosen to accommodate the students voice and interest. Read More

Instruments: Piano

My musical background beganduring my childhoodSouth Africa with a very European-style approach to learning classical piano. Later, after emigrating to the U.S., I majored in music with a concentration on performance and music history. I have always been intrigued by the complicated development of classical music in Europe with a special interest in the music of Beethoven. Later, I returned to college in order to become certified in music education- in great part because I believe in bringing music to classrooms wherestudents might otherwise not have any direct connection with music. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Orchestral Percussion

(Available to bring a drum set to students' homes.) My teaching style caters to the mental constitution of the individual students. However, the lessons themselves generally go around and about the same way. Students are required to bring notebooks, sticks, and a pad. The quality of these items matters not, but their presence are essential. I talk, my students drum, I demonstrate, my students drum more. It's a relationship of show and explain. Read More