Cello Lessons Midwest

Instruments: Cello

With students of all ages and abilities, I find it most important to keep lessons exciting, fun, and engaging. With that said, I also expect students to come prapared for each lesson, and enjoy helping both students and parents find the most effective way to practice and to find time for practice. I have struggled with both inspiring myself to practice, and to find the most effective way to practice. Read More

Instruments: Cello

I personally feel that anyone can learn how to play and develop an understanding and love of music. The key to it is finding that spark, or that thing that serves as the roots from which your musical knowledge grows. It can be a single piece, and genre of music, or even a rock band. I like to try finding what clicks with a student, and work that into as many lessons as possible. Read More

Instruments: Cello

I believe that playing the cello should be effortless natural . A student will play their best when they feel at ease with the instrument and discover how naturally and physically rewarding playing the cello can be. The materials I use with students depend completely on the student’s current playing level. With complete beginners I tend to work from the Suzuki Books or Hal Leonard’s Essential Element books and in addition supply a collection of specialized exercises, scales and warm ups focused on developing fluid technique from the start. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Violin, Cello, Viola

1-Modern method -(Suzuki, Essential Elements, Orchestra Expressions, etc) 2-Traditional method- (Rodionov, Sevcik, Kayser, Kreutzer, Wohlfart, Dont, etc) 3-Fiddle, Bluegrass. Read More

Instruments: Cello

Originally from Seattle, I spent four years in Baltimore while completing my Bachelor's degree at the Peabody Institute. I moved to Cleveland about a year ago to begin my Master's at CIM. As someone who is still a student myself, I believe that I bring a youthful and exciting approach to teaching the cello. Read More