James M., Jamesville, New York Piano Teacher | Teaches Private Lessons Online

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James M.

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Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 4-69

Teaching since 2017

Music Recording Technology

Learn piano in a fun and innovative way - Thinking creatively outside the box to make learning fun!

Piano lessons will be unique with me because I am privy to all genres of music. From a students perspective, I want a teacher who is knowledgeable but who also makes learning fun and interesting. My approach will be to practice the technical things such as: notes, sight reading, key signatures, and chord progressions while saving time in our lesson to have fun and thinking beyond the "dry" technical lessons. Not only will I work to improve your music knowledge, I will work with you to develop creative skill and musical ideas. For those looking to go in another direction then classical training, my lessons will be geared toward chord recognition, music creation, and music theory. Do you know of songs you always wished you knew how to play? We will break them down and learn how to play them once we get down the basics. Music is something that is coded and once you learn the rules you will have the ability to create your own music!

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Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday

9 AM-5 PM

Tuesday

9 AM-5 PM

Wednesday

9 AM-5 PM

Thursday

7 AM-5 PM

Friday

7 AM-2:30 PM

Saturday

9:30 AM-1:30 PM

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Pricing

30 minutes

$25

45 minutes

$32

60 minutes

$40

90 minutes

$60

About James M.

Hello, my name is James M. and I was first introduced to piano when I was 4 years old. My Mom brought me to lessons once a week for 15 years! To remember every note, my instructor came up with creative and imaginative names that make it easier to remember. In our lessons we will spend the first half studying and identifying notes, key signatures, time signatures, and scales. You know, all of the fun stuff.. Then, in our second half of the lesson, we will open it up to learning chords, learning new music, and learning techniques to becoming a successful pianist. This is where we can listen & transcribe your favorite songs! What is important to me is: 1. That you are learning something new 2. That you are developing musical skills 3. That you are interested and having fun! Learning how to play piano and everything that comes with it can be a bit overwhelming at times, like putting a complicated puzzle together. My job will be to teach you how to piece everything together one step at a time. You will notice the progress you make and will hopefully want to learn more and more!

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Experience

Musician

Jan, 1999 - Present

James M. Music

Play and sing piano! Background in jazz and contemporary music. Side job to help kids aspire to learn music.

Education

Bachelor of Sciences Psychology

Sep, 2011 - Jun, 2015

Siena College

Music Recording Technology

Sep, 2017 - Dec, 2019

Finger Lakes Community College

Certifications

Recommendation of Integrity.

Apr, 2021

Vector Marketing - Cutco

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360 Coaching Certification

Oct, 2021

ChekCoach

Completed background check by a couching organization. Coaching certification.

Awards

March 2020 President’s Club

Apr, 2021

Albert T. DiLeonardo

Affiliations

Audio Engineering Society

Feb, 2018

Established in 1948, the Audio Engineering Society, Inc. (AES) draws its membership from amongst engineers, scientists, other individuals with an interest or involvement in the professional audio industry. The membership largely comprises engineers developing devices or products for audio, and persons working in audio content production. It also includes acousticians, audiologists, academics, and those in other disciplines related to audio. The AES is the only world-wide professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology.