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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Violin lessons in San Antonio . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Piano Violin Cello Viola Music Keyboard
My lessons are very structured and fun. I incorporate games, visual aids, physical application, and live demonstrations to help appeal to the different styles. I do expect a high level of commitment from students while still being understanding that life doesnt always allow us to practice hours and hours a day. Since I do provide a lot of information within each lesson, I add a 5 minute break (if needed) to help clear the mind or just rest the eyes/arms since staring at music for a long period of time or holding up an instrument for a long period of time can be quite taxing. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Viola Ukulele Fiddle Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I am a passionate certified teacher who loves working with students of all ages. I have had the privilege to travel internationally with different groups sharing my love of music with the world. Several of my students were given the opportunity to perform in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York (Carnegie Hall) with their youth orchestras. Many of my students have been first chair in their school orchestras and have placed very high in competitions. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Music Keyboard
For beginning students who are children, I typically start with either Music for Little Mozarts Series or Piano Adventure Series with essential music theory related piano. Once the student has progressed to have a grasp of the fundamentals, I will begin to introduce solo repertoires appropriate for their performance levels. For adults, I try to find out what the student is interested in first, and guide my instruction accordingly to keep the lessons engaging and fun, no matter their ability level. Read More
Instruments: Violin Cello Viola Double Bass
I found myself wanting to teach students, of all ages- anyone that had a desire to learn the cello. With regard to my private studio, I teach using the traditional method. I believe every student needs a foundation of classical music. If a student wishes to learn other genres, I am happy to support those interests as well. I teach music primarily through reading. I incorporate some ear training. I also teach music theory and music history within a given lesson, because it is my believe that theory and history assist students in having a greater understanding of why they are performing what they are and how to interpret the work. Read More
Instruments: Violin
I'm a pasionate and hard working violinist and teacher who is always striving for the best from myself and my students. I am currently in the second year of my Masters in Violin Performance at Texas State University. In addition to my scholarly duties, I am also a member of the Graduate String quartet at Texas State. Chamber music is a passion of mine and it is my hope that each of my students will find something that they can be passionate about. Read More
Instruments: Violin Viola Recorder Fiddle
I have been teaching privately since 2017, and I have always enjoyed working one on one with all ages and levels of students who have a passion for music. I have helped prepare several students for various auditions including the Texas region. Last year, three of my private students auditioned well enough to make it into the region orchestra, and I was really proud that I was able to help them perform their best on their audition day! Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Synthesizer Recorder Electric Violin Fiddle Orchestral Percussion Music Keyboard
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
As a saxophonist of over 27 years now, I have achieved everything I have sought out for (thus far). Humbly, I must also say that as far as I have come, I'm still learning to play the saxophone in terms of there being a lot more work to do to continue to learn new techniques in order to improve.
During my first few years, it was mostly about learning to play music that everyone knows and also applying ideas of my own plus influences from other musical works during performances outside of the regular school band scene. Yes, I focuses on intonation, breath control, dynamics, accuracy of rhythm and pitch, steady tempo, scales in all keys, and paying close attention to articulations, etc. but I also chose to play what was in my heart.
In high school, I learned how to functionally use the altissimo register, along with other techniques (e.g., flutter-tongue, growl, etc.) In college, I finally mastered the circular breathing technique and not only do I employ in on the saxophone, but also on the clarinet and even the oboe. I find this particular technique most useful when sight-reading through fast-tempo music that has little to no rests in which to take a normal breath, so instead of breaking up the continuity of sound during these passages, I am comfortably able to perform all of the material that the piece warrants and supply my lungs with much needed oxygen as I proceed.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
Depending on the instrument, I refer to a variety of methods books and other sources...no one book is going to provide you with a 'comprehensive' approach to all things on your instrument--that's what lessons are for! Years ago, I went through book level 1 (beginner), level 2 (intermediate), and level 3 (advanced) from different publishers and for each book and for each level of that book, I compiled (in chronological order) numerous excerpts and put them into Finale software. By doing so, I'm then able to format their appearance however I prefer (e.g., AlphaNotes, beat numbers or sticking for drummers as 'lyrics' under each note, enlarged staff and note size as well as increased spacing between staves and number of systems on each page; special fonts, etc.) I then can quickly transpose to any other instrument, save, print, or e-mail, etc. I prefer not to copy pages out of books!
I started on the Ed Sueta Band Methods books myself (ca, 1990-1992), and when I first started teaching in NJ everyone was using Bruce Pearson's Standard of Excellence books; here in TX everyone uses Essential Elements. They all have similar songs in a logical order, only the layout is different. I sometimes pull from Rubank or Premier Performance. For violin, I recommend All For Strings (and get the accompanying theory workbook, too). For piano, I mostly use Keys to Successful Piano Performance (by William Workinger and Ed Sueta). For drums, I also use: Stick Control for the Snare Drummer, Progressive Steps to Syncopation (by Ted Reed), and Joel Rothman's Mini-Monster Book of Rock Drumming.
FYI: All exercises for warm-up purposes (to build and maintain skills) are created by me using Finale for each instrument. I've copyrighted my own material which begins each lesson I teach. If there is a physical muscle or theory skill required in the music, then custom-tailored by both skill level and instrument I have an exercise to combat that!
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