Piano with Abdo A.

I , Abdo A, am a multi-instrumentalist and teacher. I have been a professional musician for 15 years, having earned my degree from Syracuse University in 1973. I have taught over 700 private students in the past 15 years in primarily piano, and guitar, but also on banjo, bass and harmonica. I conduct yearly recitals, encourage supplementary group sessions and show my student performances on YouTube. I am happy to lend instruments to students who are not ready to purchase them, and will do anything to foster the love of music in my students. I also teach disabled students - I'm an approved vendor of the State of New Jersey Department of Developmental Disabilities, Monmouth Cares, and the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County. I belong to The National Teachers Music Association. I currently play piano weekly at Jesse's Cafe, A local restaurant in the Long Branch Area. *** Lesson Details *** I basically divide the lesson into 3 segments - 1) Warming up with exercises, scales and chords, etc 2) Sight reading new materials 3) Reviewing and developing repertoire.I would encourage goals such as the completion of one new song every 2 weeks, or roughly 10 songs within a 3 month period. I don't focus on mistakes, rather I emphasize the entirety of a piece and developing a comfort level within which to address errors rather than focusing on them *** Travel Equipment *** will lend them keyboards or guitars if necessary *** Specialties *** Mikrokosmos, John Schaum, Lee evans Jazz Method, Mel Bay, William Leavitt/Berklee Guitar Methods