Piano Lessons Oregon

Instruments: Piano

I have taken piano lessons for the past 17 years and have been teaching for the last 5. While working on my Bachelor of Arts in Music at Willamette University, I decided to give piano lessons during the summer and found it to be an exciting way to connect with new people of all ages, give them a skill that they can use for the rest of their life, and grow as a pianist myself. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin

I'm a passionate and patient instructor who loves sharing the joy of music with others. Be it teaching a student chords, riffs and songs, or playing and performing with one of my bands, I'm constantly striving to grow as a musician and teacher. Read More

Instruments: Piano

For beginning students I usually use the Faber method. I usually work through to level 2a then I begin exposing the student to repertoire. Each lesson is spent listening to the work they have done and music theory, of course. Each week the student will be assigned a task to complete.  For adults, it very much depends on what the student already knows, what they want to learn and how much experience they have. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Cello, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Double Bass, Music, Keyboard

I'm a multi-instrumentalist and composer with over 15 years of teaching experience. I have been playing and composing for over 20 years. I'm passionate about composition, improvisation, music theory, and microtonal music in particular. I'm also trained in classical, jazz, and contemporary styles, as well as a capable producer and arranger. I am encouraging and patient and believe that clear communication and respect is essential to have fun and learn. I believe that all people are capable of improvisation and composition, they just need a spark of inspiration. Read More

Instruments: Piano

Also, I assisted in the successful completion of the Pacific Northwest Contemporary Orchestra Project. For this project I had the privilege of being the co-founder, co-director, and the conductor of the orchestra. Some of my responsibilities for this project included recruiting 50 musicians to assemble the orchestra, do a call for scores, create an email and filing system for the orchestra, communicate with the performers and composers through email on daily basis, reserve rehearsal space, reserve concert venue, create rehearsal schedule, meet with composers individually, reserve percussion instruments and pianos as needed, advertising, provide parts and anything needed for the performers, communicating information to the members of the orchestra and rehearse with them the newly composed pieces, provide food for the rehearsals, and being available for the composers and all the members of the orchestra 24/7 for any help or assistance they needed. Read More