Piano Lessons in Eldon. Amazing Teachers.

I started playing in orchestra and singing in choir when I was 9, I have been teaching music in the public school system since 2016, and I have been teaching private lessons for over 8 years now! I always wanted to play piano when I was younger, and I was so excited when I got the opportunity to learn the piano when I was preparing to be a music teacher. I have seen how much learning piano helps with the fundamentals of music. The students I have taught who know piano catch on much more quickly to other music practices. I very much enjoy the work that I have done with my beginning piano students, and I would love to share that experience with more students!

I am a professional pianist with a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the Juilliard School, and currently working on my Doctoral of Musical Arts at Manhattan School of Music. I have worked with several world-renowned pianists including Robert McDonald, Horacio Gutierrez, and Haesun Paik. Their influence not only helped me develop as a pianist but also taught me how to teach and showed me the impact of truly masterful teacher can have on their students.

I serve as a piano faculty member at Bronx Conservatory of Music and Lindeblad School of Music, in addition to teaching private students. I have taught students at varying levels of experience and from varying backgrounds, ranging from 4-year-old to adult. Some of them had their very first piano lesson with me and others are promising concert pianists at Juilliard pre-college.

I have been immersed in music schools and music training my entire life, and through the years I have learned what teaching methods are effective and which ...

I approach piano from a classical background and students can expect to study some materials related to classical music, and if a students interest is outside of classical they can expect to learn how to play their favorite song, or a familiar melody from a movie, or how to listen to songs on the radio or online and be able to figure them out!

For students who would like a broader understanding of piano and how to play they will be expected to study a lesson series of books they must purchase at the discretion of the teacher, or as a teacher I can also teach out of any existing books a student might have. If they would like to learn one song they love and want to purchase Pay-As-You-Go lessons until they have mastered it, that is great, too!

Students who want to gain a comprehensive study of piano will also learn music theory and ear training, and how to read music.

Basically,meeting the student's need in the exploration of Music.The 3 important elements in any Musical example are rhythm, harmony and melody.These core elements are present irregardless of the style whether it be traditional, contemporary or Jazz.Whatever genre the student chooses ,these elements are fundamentally present.My aim is not to necessarily channel them to become professional musicians ie practicing scales and technical exercises daily but to introduce them to lets say ----what is a chord, what melodic line fits nicely over that chord, what's----the meter? Is it in 2 ,3 or 4.etc.I also encourage my students to attend concerts, performed by children their age.Music is first an aural tradition.Listening and seeing others performed excites the musical journey.

After teaching elementary music in the public schools and operating a private music studio for 47 years, I retired from public school teaching in June. Since March, because of the coronavirus, I have been teaching lessons entirely online. I strive to personalize lessons to suit each student's learning style, ability and personal goals. My master's thesis was Developing an Approach for Beginning Group Piano Instruction. As a composer myself, I strongly encourage my students to understand music theory and to explore writing music of their own. I believe in strong sight-reading skills while supporting their natural abilities to learn by ear. The ultimate goal with all students is to develop a life-long love for music in order to make it a permanent part of their lives!

I've been teaching piano for 10 years. Within the first few lessons students will be able to read basic music notation and as time goes on they will be able to confidently play beginning songs of their own choosing. I typically use Alfred or Faber books which builds playing skills and teaches music theory.