Kasey M.

General Info

• Certified Music Teacher

  Certified Music Teacher

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• Levels: Beginner to Advanced

• In-Home Lessons: Yes
• In-Studio Lessons: Yes
• Ages: 5 & up

Subjects Taught

Piano, Singing, Music Theory

Education

Central High School - NA - Aug.1999-May 2002 (High School diploma received)
Angelo State University - Music Education - Aug. 2002-Dec. 2006 (Bachelor's degree received)
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary - Marriage and Family Counseling - Aug. 2008-May 2009 (not complete)

Specialties

I specialize in teaching classical piano and vocal lessons. I am also qualified to teach music theory for levels from beginner to intermediate. I can also teach piano for improvisational praise and worship styles, or for singing/songwriting.

Lesson Details

Within a lesson, students can expect to be given instruction on developing proper technique and form to act as the foundation for the rest of their learning (scales, chords, basic music theory, vocal exercises and breathing training for vocal students, etc). The learning environment will be laid back and fun, with the student and teacher setting goals together, and reasonable expectations will be held for both the student and teacher.

Kasey will ask what it is in particular that the ... student is wanting to learn, and will seek to develop curriculum centered around the student's goals. Weekly practice (5 days a week, 20-30 minutes a day) will be the encouraged minimum. This will vary slightly depending on individual student needs.

Students will have the opportunity to learn to play music by composers such as Mozart and Bach. They can also learn how to play movie soundtracks, tunes from their favorite broadway or Disney songs, and more! Vocal students will have the opportunity to learn show tunes, Italian arias, German songs, praise and worship songs, their favorites from musicals, and more.

Those interested in learning how to play in a band, or develop accompaniments for songs they have written will learn how to read chord sheets, and how to write their owns accompaniments.

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About

Kasey is a patient, fun, imaginative, and well-trained musician who loves passing on the gift of music to anyone wanting to learn!

Becoming a musician is not reserved only for the naturally gifted, but for those who are ready and willing to dedicate themselves to learning.

Kasey's philosophy of teaching is...

1. Growing as person comes first, music second. Taking on any new task requires time and discipline, and part of learning sometimes means failing. However, mistakes ... are allowed and expected! Mistakes provide opportunity to grow as a whole person because it's a part of life, and often, the biggest challenges reap the greatest rewards.

2. The student and teacher are a team! The teacher and student will work together to learn together. As the student is learning new skills and techniques, the teacher is learning all about the student and their specialized needs.

3. Music is truly a gift from God. Very few other day to day experiences can move and touch people the way music does. It is truly an extraordinary artform, and going from being a listener to the performer opens up a unique and beautiful personal expression and experience.

Kasey's Education:

Kasey is a graduate from Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX with a Bachelors in Music Education. Her major instrument was voice and minor instrument was piano.

She also received her teaching certificate, certifying her to teach music for grades Early Childhood-12th.

Kasey's Experience:

Kasey's experience in music began at the young age of 5. Her mother ran her own private piano studio from which Kasey began her musical studies and continued through the age of 16. She performed in a number of recitals and contests throughout her childhood. She won many awards for her musical performance, including 1st place in the Midland Contest in 1993. Kasey also scored highly on the yearly State Theory Test from the age of 7 to 16.

Kasey competed in numerous competitions throughout high school for vocal performance earning chairs in the All-Area Choir. In college, Kasey privately studied voice and piano and demonstrated her skills in numerous recitals involving group and solo performances. She maintained a 3.98 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) throughout her college career.

Kasey had an active imagination and creative spirit from a very young age. She began composing short piano compositions at the young age of 8. Her composing abilities really took off when she began her singing/songwriting career at 19. Throughout her college years she played piano and sang in numerous praise and worship bands. She also performed her original songs at coffee shops and churches. She opened for a number of local performers in the area as well. After completing her 1st CD, she was able to use the money from sales to help her travel to Washington State to do mission work for a summer.

Before graduating from college, Kasey student taught music at Alta Loma Elementary School and Lee Middle School. She taught general music and choir, working one on one with numerous middle school students preparing for all-city tryouts. She also taught a few private piano lessons after her graduation.

"Many talented musicians want to teach others their skills, but unfortunately do not have the knack for acutally teaching. Of all the student teachers I have had work under me, Kasey is definitely one of the top three! She gets it. She can teach!" Patti Wetzel: Choral Director for Lee Middle School in San Angelo.

Now, Kasey resides in Richardson, TX, soon to be married in August of 09'. Along with teaching voice and piano lessons, she is an artist specializing in pencil portraits and decoupage.

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