I revel in teaching all styles & levels and revel even more in making the universal connections that tie across all musical genre and levels. From Beethoven to Beatles to Blues and beyond - music moves in the same pathways and it gives me great satisfaction to expose my students to this connections.

The study of music performance includes perfecting your skills as a musician with exercises that improve one's muscular sensitivity and agility. The student will also hone his or her stagecraft and ability to work in a group or band environment.

Learn the skills needed to overcome stage fright and mind blanks while performing!

Learn the elements of a good solo or group performance.

Develop your performance skills as a singer, guitar player, keyboard or piano player, or any musical instrument. Learn stage presence. Learn how to sing and play well at the same time. Learn the skills you need to SHINE!

Francesca has been a music performer for decades. She has performed in front of tens of thousands of people on 4 continents, in the worlds most famous venues for princes and presidents. As an expert in artist development, Francesca is most comfortable on stage.

Students can expect to learn tips and tricks on how to prepare for concerts, time and practice management leading to the concert and how to manage performance anxiety or "stage fright". Breathing and visualization techniques will also be discussed.

Since I was 16 I have made a professional life performing at a keyboard of some description. So that makes for a lot of years of playing. (Check my hair color) We record you in a recording studio environment from the first lesson. Lots of styles: every possible kind of band, jazz, rock, funk, blues, country, solo.... Whatever you want to play there is a pretty good chance I can help you realize your dream. And get started fast. An integrated approach: Music almost always involves several skills. Below are some of the complementary skills that I can help you with. In my Semper Method, we always address several of them at every session. For example, we record, sing and play all the time. To sing you should be able to pick out intervals at the piano, or better yet, accompany yourself and everyone needs some music theory. So it really is all one thing. Accompaniment, Arrangement and Composition, Audio Engineering, Audition Prep, Composition, Ear Training, Film Scoring, Jazz Voice, Logic Pro Software, Music Performance, Music Recording, Music Theory, Piano, Singing, Songwriting, Speaking Voice, Spoken Word, Vocal Training.