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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Voice lessons in Thousand Oaks . 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 Voice Trumpet Trombone Synthesizer Recorder Euphonium French Horn Music Keyboard
For the younger beginning students, I usually start with Alfred's Beginning Piano Series. Once the student has a grasp of the fundementals, I will begin introducing major and minor scales as well as solo repertoire. For my adult students I will see their level of ability and musical interests, find appropriate material based on their taste and formulate the lesson to include fun stuff as well as build proper mechanics. For my horn lessons depending on the skill level I being with Essential Elements or the Arban book and build from there incorporating solos of the greats, and songs that they want to learn to play. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Trumpet Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Bass Guitar Synthesizer Harmonica Recorder Electric Violin Fiddle Piccolo Oboe English Horn Keyboard
I never yell or scold. I can keep the boat on even keel, and not sink to drama. I am warm but firm about requiring hard work on improving. My teachers include some of the world's greatest professors at prestigious Universities. My teaching is world class as you they say. I am familiar with the textbook techniques handed down for centuries, so you will be learning the tried and true technique that the world's best musicians use. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Synthesizer Keyboard
Hi! Thanks for stopping by my page! My name is Kevin, I grew up in Germany and moved to LA recently to broaden my horizon as a musician and teacher, bringing as much joy as possible to people who love music. I graduated from University of Performing Arts Munich Germany in Jazz performance, as a piano major. I had the wonderful honor of playing with a lot of amazing musicians all around Europe. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Voice Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
Motivation is a key enabler of the learning process in my classes. I take great care to what motivates my students and make sure we celebrate the accomplishments that push them further. I make sure that students are also enjoying the learning process and are having FUN! I encourage students to try new things and have the experimental mindset that leads to success.I make sure that their passion is preserved and that they are productive and progressing in a smooth way.I take every chance to showcase my students work and achievements. Read More
Instruments: Voice
My lessons are pretty straight forward. We begin with understanding body posture and alignment for singing. Once in good posture, I encourage breath flow while maintaining good alignment. A good exercise for breath control and release is taking a deep breath in 10 seconds, holding the expansion or suspension for 10 seconds and then releasing (NOT PUSHING) the breath in an s sound, all while maintaining a tall and expanded posture. Next, we move on to scales from the middle of the voice to the lowest notes to get the voice warmed up. 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 Violin
For beginning piano students, I love using Alfred lesson books. I like focusing on scales and using proper technique. For violin, I like using Suzuki, but I dont use Suzuki method. Focus is on scales and simple solo rep. I encourage composition at all ages and love finding a system that works for the individual student. Regular practice is encouraged. I am big on positive reinforcement and will be my students biggest cheerleader, even when I need to get firm about techniques. Read More
Instruments: Voice
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
I have recorded my debut album and releasing it in May 2018. In the process of it's making I combined everything I learned and experienced as a singer, musician and even teacher, to find my own sound.
I poured everything I had inside me to this creation and am truly proud of the outcome and how it shaped me as an artist.
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
Yes, students of mine won 3rd, 2nd and 1st places in various competitions/projects at a college level and national level. They attended them when they felt prepared after years of refining their craft, and kept a sincere emotional attachment to the pieces they were performing. It made them stand out creatively, emotionally and technically from the others.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I teach Complete Vocal Technique and sometimes use their charts and book (the new app) in lessons, according to the singer needs. Students can purchase the app and communicate with me with the same terminology, but doesn't have to. I adjust myself to whatever they need and however they prefer to learn.
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
We start with reflecting on the past week- difficulties and success in practice. Singers will say what they wish to achieve today and start singing. I hear where they are and gather enough information to start working. We sing exercises to help them in their goal and apply the tools that helped them in the song.
If we have time and overcome the technical issues, we work on refining the song to performance level- we work on how to tell the story of the song and convey emotions to the audience, how to stand on stage and what tips could help to perform in a confident way.
At the end of the lesson, we make sure they know how to practice and what are the emphasizes.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
Performance- to really know my instrument. I am a singer after all.
Voice pedagogy- to help singers in the best way I can and know all I can about the human voice.
I keep on learning as voice research keeps evolving.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
I would love to sing George Gershwin's music from West Side Story or Porgy and Bess. This music still moves me deeply and singing it would be an almost spiritual experience for me.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
An actor or a psychologist. Human behavior fascinates me.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
Right now, I am playing with a mixture of Rock, Jazz and oriental music and how they fit into my music and singing.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
It sure does!
My mother is a composer, music teacher and choir conductor. Growing up in a small town, she was also my kindergarten music teacher. Her father was a pianist and my cousin is a pianist, accordionist, and a conductor.
In family meetings, they used to play the piano with 6 hands.
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
I was backpacking after high school and realized that if I wouldn't try studying music professionally, I would regret it. So I gave it a go and loved it. It gradually developed into a profession.
23 Years
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Happy Customers
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Cities with Students
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