Music Theory Lessons in Fairmont. Amazing Teachers.

I am an experienced teacher of 16 years! I thrive on finding each student's specific learning style and cultivating a positive and productive learning experience within that. I apply consistent and focused energy in getting my students to strive for their best, and I aim to inspire them to respond in turn with the same focused and accurate effort.

I believe that every person can be taught, that parental involvement is crucial in the development of musicians from a young age through the high school years, and that music education must not only train and strengthen the fingers of a student to be agile on an instrument, but must ultimately train the ear, the mind, the body, and strengthen the person. My mission is to educate and enable well-rounded, excellent musicians that will be able to use their gifts and talents in a productive and fulfilling manner.  I am committed to offering full musical instruction of the highest quality to students of any age in order to enrich the local ...

Part writing, aural skills, solfeggio, harmonic analysis, Classical and Jazz styles.

I have studied music theory at the college level and have been writing and composing for over a decade, both alone and in a number of successful bands. I believe in theory as a creative tool rather than simply as an intellectual exercise, and I put strong emphasis on putting knowledge to use.

Top 10 Reasons to Study Music Theory and Aural Skills:

1. To understand how music works.
2. To be able to critically listen to music.
3. To write and perform music accurately.
4. To be able to detect errors.
5. To be able to sight read well.
6. To understand the styles and genres of music.
7. To be exposed to unfamiliar music.
8. To be familiar with the masterworks of Western music.
9. To improve critical reasoning skills.
10. To develop excellent scholarship.