Piano Lessons in Micanopy. Amazing Teachers.

I love playing piano and I want you to as well!

Music is a fun way to express yourself! Only it’s a little difficult if you’re trying to do it on your own. Trying to sit down and read music can take forever, and there’s a lot of words or symbols that might be confusing. All of that might discourage you to continue.

KEEP GOING! I want to help you understand what all this means so you can play the songs you wanna play.

Things you’ll learn
-How to identify notes on a piano
-How to read notes on a staff (sheet music)
-How to play scales
-How to play arpeggios
-How to play chords
-How to read chords
-How to count and play rhythms
-How to play songs by ear
-How to play songs by reading music
-How to play music and HAVE FUN!

I use a variety of lesson books and curriculum based off a student's age and musical interests. For younger students (ages 7-10), I use books from the Piano Adventure series which provide colorful illustrations and fun games/activities to accompany their piano learning.

For older students (11+), adults, and even advanced younger students looking for an extra challenge, I use the Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course series that lead the students through an accelerated learning course and into note reading and being able to play both hands at a comfortable pace.

My main focus and priorities with teaching piano are the following: music reading, musical interests, and a musician's physical and mental/emotional health.

I come from a jazz background in piano, so the focus for my class is more on understanding the instrument as an extension of your hands. While many classical pianists focus on the written music and technique, I will focus more on using the piano as a tool for creation and for expression. Technique will still be involved as it is important to develop good habits and will make playing easier, but my ultimate goal is to allow each student to better express their artistry. For beginners I start with scales and simple progressions, then lead to larger topics on theory that will help understand the instrument and improvise.

We'll learn the piano, proper hand technique, simple tunes, pop, country, classical, jazz, rock whatever gets you excited about playing the piano!!!

I have been teaching over sixteen years.

I tailor each individual lesson to that persons goals, needs, wants, and styles.

My goal is to learn music the fun way. Along the way we'll learn theory, chords, scales, ear training, composition, reading music, tempo etc.

Beginning students, intermediate, some advanced, including theory and composition, performance, improvisation, notation, acoustic and electronic keyboards.

Classically trained pianist. I've been playing for over 20 years. I've mostly studied Classical but very familiar with the Pop format.

Overview for beginners and new students will include:

1. learning all notes on the piano
2. Hand Placement and Shapes
3. Basic Major and Minor Scales/Chords
4. Right and Left hand Exercises
5. Learn how to read sheet music
6. introduction to music theory
7. Learn some fun piano tunes

Overview for Intermediate students will include:

1. Technique review
2. All Major and Minor Scales
3. Intermediate finger exercises
4. Song Study
5. Sight Reading
6. Song Arrangement/Structure and how to follow patterns
7. Basic Ear Training
8. Original Composition and Songwriting

For Advanced Students:

1. Everything in Intermediate but with more intense strict enforcement.
2. Continued Music Theory and Concepts
3. Connecting with the music (Playing With Emotion and the right Intention)