Voice Lessons Pottawattamie County, IA

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Ukulele, Recorder, French Horn, Tuba, Music, Keyboard

The most important parts of learning any instrument is reading music and posture/hand positions. On piano I typically use Faber's Piano Adventure series. I've found that this series teaches the fundamentals in a fun and easy way. On brass and woodwind instruments I would start a beginner with the Standard of Excellence series and supplement with the Rubank method books. With ukulele I like to start with Hal Leonard method books and then shift to Johnson's Ukulele Aerobics. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Music, Keyboard

As a teacher of piano, I am highly motivating and encouraging to my students. I strive to make my lessons enjoyable and believe in the success of my students. It is their musical goals and endeavors that motivate my teaching style towards them. I graduated from San Diego State with a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and a Masters in Instrumental Conducting. I am constantly striving to better myself as a musician, thus continue to practice on a daily basis. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Keyboard

I am a college student, but I love to teach and play piano. I've been playing for a little over 13 years, and have been teaching since I graduated high school. Music has played such a big role in my life, and I would love to make it apart of other people's lives as well. I have performed every winter and spring and even in front of my schoolmates since first grade, so I have a lot of practice in performances. Read More

Instruments: Voice

I've begun teaching students 3 years ago with Boston City Singers as a teaching fellow. Having a good breathing technique and maintaining good posture is essential to teaching voice students. The breath is the foundation of the voice and if students breathe well and comfortably, they will sing with more ease and will have much more fun singing! I also make sure that each student is given a specific exercise or piece of music to work on each week in addition to songs, so that their warmups complement the songs they are working on. Read More

Instruments: Voice

As I mentioned before, I investigated many singing methods and found Speech Level Singing to be the best. The principle of this method is that our singing voice is an extension of our speaking voice, which is also when our vocal muscles are the most relaxed and phonate in their natural state. Therefore, were not changing your voice, were peeling away the layers of unnecessary tension and building the strength and dexterity of your true voice! Read More