Music Performance Lessons in Canton. Amazing Teachers.

2-3 times a year both solo and rock band recitals are held

This class is designed for preparing auditions, shows, recordings, performances in general. I'll coach you and play the piano to prepare your performance.

Whether you're playing as a soloist, a chamber musician, or an orchestra member, you're performing music. I'm sure you want to play your best! In fact, I'm convinced of it. Great performance demands a willing performer AND a great performance coach. As a seasoned performance coach, I bring a myriad of tools and decades of experience and knowledge to your corner. And I love what I do! Let me help you get the most joy from your playing!

I am available to teach any beginning band student how to get started on their instrument, including woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone), brass (trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba), and concert percussion. As a middle school band director, I have 8 years of experience getting beginners off the ground and running (sometimes as many as 40 in the room at the same time)! Our lesson would focus on the basics of the instrument (assembly, carriage, posture, hand/stick position) and the basics of tone production (embouchure, air, rudiments).

I have a M.M in vocal performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts and have extensive operatic training. I teach an open throat technique (appoggio) that allows the singer to sing with freedom, and access their entire range evenly. I also work with students to develop style, interpretation, languages, and acting ability.

The most important element of becoming a musician is learning to play musically. As I lead my college students into a music profession, I remind them that I am primarily teaching them to be musicians who perform musically through their chosen instrument. This is what sets performs apart and I can help you become a better musician on saxophone, clarinet or any other instrument.

I have taught saxophone to beginning and advance students, from age 10 to college level students studying to be music educators as well as adults and every age. I also have 30 years experience teaching both privately and as a band director. I know the curriculum and techniques to help you efficiently and effectively reach your goals.