Voice Lessons in Yonkers, NY

Instruments: Piano Voice Clarinet Keyboard

* 10 years of private lesson teaching experience * 4 years of school teaching experience * Vocal director for multiple musicals * 8 years of church music experience * 1 year of continuing-education college teaching experience * 7 years of choral directing experience * Trained in Orff-Schulwerk Level 1 *Bachelor of Music Education from Seton Hill University *Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Duquesne University I have also sung operatic roles in Pittsburgh, Miami, and Vancouver. I have performed concerts in Rome and Florence, Italy. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Flute Piccolo

Im extremely passionate about music and I have been for as long as I can remember. I remember back in middle school when I begged my band director for music lessons and through he was hesitant, he never gave up on me and always believed in me and my musical potential. Since then, I auditioned for Kean University and got accepted into the music program and graduated with my Bachelor of Arts in Music with a primary in flute and secondary in vocal. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice

I am an experienced teacher and performer for over 30 years. I have taught privately, public and parochial school, and college level. I am an experienced actress as well as a singer. I play piano for my voice students and have them record their lessons. I have a recital in my home every year for students and parents. I teach both voice and piano and many of my students have gone on to have careers in music. Read More

Instruments: Voice

My teaching experience began with giving masterclasses to theater tour groups coming to NYC. I fell in love with teaching! I find it very rewarding sharing my experinces with the students and helping them achieve their goals. I started my own private vocal studio so I could work with students on a one to one basis. I teach out of my home in Secaucus, NJ and also out of Ripley Grier Studios in NYC. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Trombone Clarinet Euphonium Tuba

For beginning students, I always start by learning the notes on the staff that corresponds with their specific instrument. Knowledge and confidence of this is crucial to the learning process. Next, I pick a method book to work through to learn the fundamentals. For trombone, I use Rubank's "Elementary Method." It is a great progressive studies that has great explanations, exercises, etudes, duets, mini-solos, scales studies, and more for young students. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Synthesizer Ukulele Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Djembe Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am an experienced professional musician who performs and records regularly on multiple instruments and in many styles of music. I've composed soundtracks for national television shows and advertisements, and I am very passionate about teaching and sharing my love of music and the learning process. I have had and continue to have the great pleasure to perform, record, conduct, and cowrite with Grammy winning artists, producers, and engineers, and have had the opportunity to play at prestigious venues such as the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater, and toured on five different continents. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice French Horn Music Keyboard

My teaching style is a something I consider to be a hybrid: I combine the academic knowledge I have gained since I started my first piano lesson at four years old, along with the real life experience I obtained as a full-time traveling musician. I take this unique style of teaching and apply it in a very engaging and stimulating learning environment. I like to use the Kodak Method of Education when approaching the teaching of younger students. Read More