Songwriting with Brian T.

Hi! I am Brian T., a piano teacher based in Redhook, Brooklyn. Whether you (or your child) don't know a C# from an H%, or you are an experienced pianist looking for technical and interpretative guidance and/or college audition preparation, you've come to the right place! I am a piano teacher with fifteen years of teaching experience and a University of Michigan School of Music degree. I have won piano competitions, performed classical and jazz piano for special events, and when I was younger I actually played at Carnegie Hall. Now I I play professionally every week - I have toured the country as a keyboardist with rock and pop bands, and write and record music for TV ads, short films, and for my band, Sun Nectar. I offer private classical piano lessons to musicians of all ages and skill levels, at the following locations: -my home studio in Redhook, Brooklyn -in your home -at the National Opera Center in Manhattan Lessons are either 30 or 60 minutes long, and you may be surprised how quickly you are able to learn to not only play the piano, but to think musically and express yourself through the instrument. Most importantly, lessons are fun, motivating, and catered to your personal musical interests. -Aside from classical piano, students may choose to focus on contemporary rock, pop, and jazz piano, or composition and music theory. However, new pianists always start with a foundation in classical technique. I teach out of a studio room with a lovely polished ebony Kingsburg upright is accessible from F and G trains. I currently have 17 fantastic students who are studying classical and/or popular piano techniques, music theory, and/or film scoring and composition, and am looking to expand. There are so many instruments to choose from, but for new musicians, there is endless value in starting with piano: -The player is able see the music laid out before him/her, organized into visible scales, shapes, and voicings. -The piano allows the player to simultaneously play each element of a fully orchestrated piece -A solo piano composition can sound as full and rich or as small and light as the player/composer desires -The piano is a well-rounded, squeak-free, ideal tool with which to build a solid musical foundation that will last a lifetime. Thank you for visiting, and I hope to meet you soon!