Arcola, IN Piano Lessons

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Basic music skills and reading. Fingering, scales and beginning songs for students to start building their piano skills,

Suzuki piano, adults a specialty. I cater to individual learning styles and goals.

I have been teaching piano since 2010 in a wide variety of settings, styles, and age groups. It is never too early or late to begin leaning piano!

I tailor my teaching approach for the specific needs and goals of each student, always putting their priorities first. While I am versed in theoretical approaches and using method books like Piano Adventures and the Hal Leonard series, I am also fluent in working on contemporary music with a focus on ear training and improvisation.

There are many ways to cultivate your musical skill whether it's visual, kinesthetic, or auditory. Let's find out which way works best for you!

Most schools do not offer the flexibility in learning styles necessary for you to find your ideal way of processing new information, whether it be visual, auditorial, kinesthetic, memetic, right brain/left brain, etc.

That's why I'm here! I pride myself on working with each individual student on the subtle ways that they learn and form healthy habits. If you have any questions about my teaching styles or methods please ask!

A little more about me:

I have over 10 years of guitar experience, studying under Jazz heavyweights Corey Christiansen, Oteil Burbridge, and Dan Miller. I pride myself in putting my students needs and wants above all else. I wish to impart a love for music onto my students that can only be cultivated by the bond a teacher and their student share, let us learn and grow together!

I'm not here to make a performance major out of every student. I'm here to teach students to love to learn music with the natural talents they already have! If they love to learn this will carry on into every other subject that they need to learn! It's proven that playing music is the number one thing parents can involve their children in to help them become better thinkers.

Come have some FUN learning to play on my grand piano as I help you take a love of music and find your talents and skills. I love helping students get started and achieve real and exciting goals. You'll learn chords and patterns to turn into your own music or play along with what you know AND you'll learn to read music and get some ear training. My well-rounded method will have you making beautiful music and you can show it off! My students look forward to each lesson!

I have a deep respect for all styles of music, but I primarily speak the language of American music, rooted in the blues and spoken as a living language. I'm a professional jazz pianist, toured with The Temptations, am a composer whose classical works have been performed worldwide, have composed several film scores, and have recorded over 100 sessions as a recording engineer. All these skills allow me to be a great songwriting coach!

I have 10 years teaching beginning piano to children and adults. It is valuable to learn for a foundation in music theory, prepare for a concert, or use for a stepping stone to another instrument.

Having taught music for 9 years full-time, I am geared towards tailoring each lesson to the individual child. That's why I prefer to teach one on one, so that each child can grow in her own or his own innate and unique qualities. Music class should be a challenge, but also something that a child looks forward to doing so that he or she continues to practice and becomes self-motivated. I also teach adults, so if the child continues with lessons for a number of years, I can accommodate his or her increased skill level and continue to provide challenges.