Trumpet with Alicia A.

Thank you for visiting my page! Here is some background about me: I began playing piano at age five and soon after began learning the trombone. I have always had a passion for music and graduated from Ithaca College with two degrees; one in Music Education and one in Tenor Trombone Performance. I have been teaching privately for nine years and have experience in group and classroom teaching as well. My students are extremely important to me and the best part of my day is sharing music with them! *** Lesson Details *** The structure of my lessons varies and are catered to the needs of the student, but most contain elements of the following: Warm-up, ear training, singing, rhythm development, review of etude and solo repertoire, duets, and assignments for the following week. My students are required to carry a notebook for weekly assignment reminders and notes on lesson material. My students are expected to practice daily and work hard in lessons, but the main goal is to have fun and create musical moments. *** Travel Equipment *** I provide my own instrument, one music stand, metronome/tuner, and extra method books. I expect my students to provide their own instrument, method books after we have decided which we will continue using, a notebook and pencil. *** Specialties *** As a music teacher I believe it is particularly important to vary the methods used in lessons to achieve the best result. My students are often expected to sing, buzz their mouthpieces, clap/say rhythms, improvise, as well as play their instruments throughout the lesson. I believe that ear training is extremely important. One of the methods I use to address this is call and response, where I will play a passage and my student will play it back to me using only their ear. Difficulty varies based on the level of the student. I also often play a passage on the piano, have the student sing it back to me, and then try to buzz it on their mouthpiece. I have performing and teaching experience in classical, jazz, rock, and many other genres, so I enjoy teaching these to my students when they show interest.