Piano Lessons Hawaii

Instruments: Piano

I was hired by Ellen Masaki, owner of the Ellen Masaki School of Music while I was in college. I taught there for almost 10 years before I opened my own home studio, from which I have been teaching for over 25 years. I use a variety of motivational strategies to encourage consistent practice as it it the foundation of success. My students take great pride in their achievements, especially those that are challenging. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard

My studio is very high energy space of freedom, self-discovery, enlightenment and great encouragement, to your individual person and your voice. We begin each session with bel canto style warm ups and conclude  learning powerful and efficient navigation through all areas of the voice, to successfully eliminate passaggio identifier as you travel up and down the register. The Voice is an amazing instrument to enable the voice lay aside it's subconscious  personal prejudgment and step into its full divinely ordained potential. It is exciting and rewarding to see a love for all styles of music developing in my students and the ability to successfully navigate them vocal in successfully and healthy manner do with my voice and my career. Music is the great uniter. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Keyboard

I am a passionate piano teacher based in Central Oahu. I've taught over a hundred students in different studios across the island, in places like Nobu Sakurai Piano Studio, Chuck James Music Studio, Emily Lee's Music Studio, Musikgarten, and more. I believe a well-rounded and practical approach to teaching music-- where students learn to not only read music, but also play freely with chords and scales to create their own music, learn by ear, and improvise. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet

I am very patient and supportive of my students. I do my best to encourage when needed, push when appropriate and praise when justified. It is imperative that each student is working towards goals that are right for them and encouraged to reach further and grow. I like to be a positive force in my students lives, someone that they can trust, look up to and know that I do care about them and whats going on in their life. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I like to make sure that my students are organized. I encourage them to bring a notebook to class to write down what they are supposed to practice. It helps them to stay on task on set goals. I love to see a student who comes in prepared. We usually will start off with some warm up exercise and then get to working on the music. I like to teach musicality so I encourage improvisation, singing, clapping, tapping feet, and other physical body movements to help internalize the beat. Read More