Music Lessons in Star, ID. It's your time.

Jazz piano and general piano lessons taught by a New York conservatory-trained pianist.

Alex Sjobeck holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the Manhattan School of Music and a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado where she taught collegiate classes while obtaining her degree. She has taught semester-long classes as well as master classes at universities and high schools across the United States and has been teaching private piano lessons to both young and adult students for over a decade. Her knowledge of music is shown through her thriving teaching career as well as her performance career which has led her to record several albums and perform at acclaimed jazz clubs across the United States such as the Velvet Note in Atlanta, GA, and Dazzle in Denver, CO.

I want to help you make your dreams a reality. Whether it is preparing for a university audition or learning for the first time. Each student brings their own energy and flavor to the clarinet. I partner with each student to shape the player they want to be.

I have 14 years of classical piano training in music theory and performance. Whether it is a hobby or a career choice, I want to help you achieve your goals. I have extensive knowledge in beginner piano ranging from the fundamentals of sight reading to playing beginner repertoire. My piano teaching consist of music theory, sight reading, ear training, techniques, and repertoire to develop your musical abilities. Let's begin your exciting journey through the world of music now!

Studied Classical Flute Performance at the Bob Cole Conservatory of music for 2 years (though my education was cut short because of COVID 19), and I passed the audition to the Manhattan School of Music. I am an experienced flute teacher of 3 years and have taught beginning to intermediate levels. I would love to pass down what I've learned from my many previous flute teachers. I can help you get into the music school of your dreams, or we can simply play the flute and I'll help you sound better. I love all types of music, and I am open to whatever you might want to learn. Looking forward to meeting you, and I feel I have a lot to offer my future students.

I've been playing and teaching drums for 10 years now. I will help students develop all the different techniques involved in becoming a proficient drummer. Increasing their coordination in understanding how to execute the basics of rhythmic dictation all the way to complicated syncopations. Drum lessons are not available In-Studio.

My goal as a voice teacher is to create a positive environment in my studio where my students can reach all of the goals that they set out to achieve.  It is important for my students to feel a warm, welcoming atmosphere, where they can make mistakes, take risks, and ask questions. The art of singing is a whole-body experience and it is essential for students to train and practice like an athlete would train for a high-level event.  I encourage my students to do some sort of physical activity that has an emphasis on the abdominal muscles (i.e. yoga, pilates, tai chi, weight routine), so that they feel what it is like to use the whole body as well as strengthen their core muscles. This directly relates to an appoggio based breath support, which is the technique I utilize in my own singing and in my studio.  I teach my students to use their entire body when they sing. I believe that students should practice physicality with gestures, so they can get connected to their whole body and ...