Piano with Gene P.

I am a pianist and teacher who teaches a variety of styles, though I specialize in classical repertoire and improvisation/composition. I have worked as a solo artist in different venues, as well as a piano accompanist. *** Lesson Details *** I see my main job as a piano teacher to teach a student HOW to practice properly on their own and create a sustaining long term relationship with music. I emphasize simple rules of practice, such as slow practice with repetition, then break that down with hands separate practice and metronome and counting practice to apply to everything a student is currently studying. Ear training is also something I regularly work on with students every lesson. It is a simplicity of approach to music and the piano with which I think makes my teaching work, creating long lasting results, especially in terms of one's deeper relationship with the art of music. My lessons do vary from student to student though, depending on the student's interest and musical inclinations (i.e. whether they already have a good ear and sense of rhythm, etc.) However, ear training, theory and repertoire are applied to all students. *** Studio Equipment *** Has an upright Kimball piano. *** Travel Equipment *** *** Specialties *** Classical