Clarinet Lessons Arkansas

Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Euphonium, French Horn, Piccolo, Music

I'm a dedicated and passionate educator and advocate for the arts, who loves teaching students music. I have been teaching instrumental music on a secondary level for 18 years, I studied Music Education at Morehouse College also Theater Performance at Columbia College, and I currently just completed my Ph.D from the University of Arizona. I have taught in many types of educational facilities and institutions. I find it very rewarding to further the musical talents of students. Read More

Instruments: Voice, Clarinet

For every student, no matter the age, I first ask what they want to gain from this class/lesson. Once that has been determined, I make sure the student understands basic fundamentals of music using the Suzuki method, or the Feierabend method, depending on how old the student is. Taking into account what the student wants to achieve in lessons, I will then introduce music to them that will help them achieve their musical goals. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet, Recorder, Keyboard

Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music! Therefore, it's important that each student progresses at his or her own pace. I encourage this by setting realistic goals and practice logs for my students at each lesson. I acknowledge the accomplishments to help fuel my student to want to progress and learn more. I try to find out what inspires my student so i can successfully tailor my instructions to their needs. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet, Music

I believe that there is no one method you can use for every student. Method books can be useful but I try not to rely on them because I always found them boring if overused. I try to build lessons around styles of music that the student is interested in. It's always a balancing act trying to find the music for each student. The trick is to find music that is challenging enough for them to learn from playing it, interesting enough for them to want to pick their instrument up and practice, but not too challenging that they'll get frustrated with it. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet

I believe every person's needs are different making the books and pieces that I recommend different for each student. But, teaching materials in my studio include etude and study books, exercises written by myself to target specific needs and standard solo repertoire that I believe every saxophone or clarinetist should play. Students will also be requested to keep a journal either electronically or on paper with short notes about practice sessions from each day, to help guide goals and instruction in each lesson. Read More