Voice Lessons in Terminal Island, CA

Instruments: Piano Voice

I love my profession very much , and try teaching my students to love , feeling and undertand the music like I love. In 1969 I graduated from College of music witha Bachelor of Choir director, and Piano teacher ,in 1976 I graduated from Kiev ( Ukraine ) National Conservanory with Master Degree in Voice performance and Voice teacher.During the 22 years I was Soloist Novosibirsk ( Russia)Opera and Balet House performing most beautiful scores in Opera Classical and Modern (Margarita,Fayst,Gounod, Mimi ,Boheme, -Buttefly- Puccini, Tatiana ,Eugeny Onegin, Tchaikovsky,-Marfa the Tsar's Bride,Rimsky-Korsakov, Madame Bouvary French Composer Boundeville and much more I have had experience and big opportunity to sing in different stages of the world and with greatest directore. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice Lap Steel Guitar Music Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I began teaching in college and quickly moved into a small lesson studio. During this time, I taught around 200 students as in my studio, we rotated. Since I moved to Los Angeles, I have been teaching for All Play music as well as at Musicians Institute. I have created a series of very well received lesson videos on social media that have garnered over 1,000,000 views. Every student is different, therefore, I tailor our lessons to fit their needs and desires. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Euphonium

I always like to get a feel for the students ability first and then choose the right level to begin with them. I always start with some exercise work to strengthen the basics and then include a lot of fun pieces to boost the fun and satisfaction with the improvement. I am very effective at improving a players ability and enjoyment of the instrument. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice

In both piano and voice lessons, I find that a mix of classical and modern repertoire encourages the ideal balance of skill development and enjoyment! For beginning piano students, I begin by assigning Bastien's Piano Books; for children, I usually start with the Basics Primer, and for adults the Piano for Adults. Once the student has developed a foundation of the essentials, I assign repertoire tailored to their musical goals, ability, and interests. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Ukulele Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Around the age of 15, after about five years of performing, I started teaching guitar lessons to kids around my community and discovered a love for sharing my musical knowledge with others. When I went on to college, I continued teaching individual students and in my sophomore year joined a volunteer teaching group called SLAM! Through this twelve-week program, I had the opportunity to lead a group class of fifteen underprivileged middle schoolers with little to no musical experience. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums French Horn Oboe

I truly believe that all learning, while serious in nature, should be fun and exciting in methodology. Living in the age of technology, there are so many ways to make learning fun and interesting for students. Whether it be sharing information from Youtube, educational sites such as The Teaching Channel, using digital music apps such as "Smart Music" for assessment, showing a student how to record themselves on their smartphones, all of these things can be brought in to the instructional experience. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice

For beginning piano students, I use the method books from Faber's Piano Adventures series. If the student gets bored with one method book, I will mostly likely top it off with something else from Alfred. I stress mostly on counting proper rhythm, learning alphabets, and finger numbers for early age groups. For intermediate students, I would expect students toalreadybe able to read music aside from the rhythm challenges. I will move on from where the student last left off from his/her former piano/voice teacher. Read More