Viola Lessons Palm Beach County, FL

Instruments: Piano, Violin, Viola

I'm always looking for new methods of teaching in order to encourage a rapid and continued development of music skills. My goal is to make the students to play their first song right from the first lesson. First I teach them how to play the instrument and then the music theory. Yes you read well, first the kids start playing, and once they are happy and encourage you introduce the theory and technic studies. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Violin, Cello, Viola, Bass Guitar, Fiddle, Double Bass, Music, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar

I typically use a combination of methods in the private lesson setting-method books, etude books, books for technique, solo repertoire, and pop/rock/jazz music and or charts for contemporary study. For beginners, I like Essential Elements 2000, Faber Method, Suzuki solo books, and easy pop music books. For more advanced students, I will incorporate advanced methods such as etude books/orchestral excerpts along with repertoire geared more towards polishing for recital or performance. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Violin, Viola, Ukulele, Electric Violin, Music, Keyboard, Classical Guitar

Of course in adults the methodology can not be the same as for a child, since normally depending on the age, it will be more developed or less the cognitive part, depending on the age it will be the type of pedagogy used, for example in children from 5 to 10 years old the level of requirement is less than one between 10 and 15 years. In adults, progress will depend if you have developed a musical and rhythmic ear Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Violin, Viola, Flute, Piccolo

I began teaching private music lessons during my college days. I was taking music education classes along with my performance degrees and the combination of the classes made me feel like i could teach lessons in a new and innovative way. A big focus in my curriculum is music theory. Music theory is such an important backbone to learning your instrument. I feel very confident that students will feel a complete understanding of the pieces they work on, because of the emphasis we put on theory. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Violin, Viola

I teach both the Classical and Suzuki methods. I have students of all ages so it varies which student is learning which method. The best for children is the Suzuki method that is widely used in the USA. Classical methods can be used when I teach young adults and adults. It is pretty flexible though and I sometimes teach younger children the classical method. I like challenges and I often have children and older students that express different tempers. Read More