Voice Lessons Clackamas County, OR

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar, Lute, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Music is a whole lifestyle and multi-sense experience. Our everyday lives are full of rhythm and tone. We can discover how to practice with or without our instrument. In order to help students to understand what they are playing on an instrument it is best to show them how to internalize and relate the sounds to their emotions and habits. I focus on the spontaneous discovery of our own inner song. rhythm is the essence of any genre and any expression, no matter what instrument I will show my students how to listen to their "internal drummer". Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Flute, Piccolo

I teach the well-rounded musician. As my student you will not only learn the technique of your instrument, but you will also learn aural skills, sight reading, and music theory. Not to mention musicality, and personal expression. Read More

Instruments: Voice, Violin, Viola, Music

Over my years of experience, I have developed my own method of teaching and pedagogy. I have received training from some of the best living violinists and I have utilized what they taught me, and distilled my teaching down to science. I think of components of playing technique like variables that are manipulated and isolated to refine and improve technical proficiency. I teach people how to practice effectively to save time and learn faster and more efficiently. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Synthesizer, Keyboard

I'm a kind and passionate teacher with a love of sharing my knowledge and seeing my students succeed. I attended both Clackamas Community College and Portland State University, both of which have highly respected music programs, but ultimately I left before finishing my degree to go on a national tour with my band Intervision. Honestly though, most of my development has come outside of the educational system, and through my own work and practice. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Saxophone, Keyboard

I believe in self-efficiency in practice and performance, and self-efficacy in review and feedback. I believe demonstrating and guiding students in the technique of practicing is critical, and I lead with providing the motivation that says they, the student, can control their enjoyment of their instrument. By providing critical and lateral thinking when applying new concepts, the responsibility of comprehension rests solely on the student, allowing them to own and solidify what they know and how they acquired that knowledge. Read More