Guitar with Jennifer W.

I believe that every individual learns music skills differently. As a teacher I seek to design lessons that provide each student with the opportunities to grow in a creative and enjoyable way. Providing a customized schedule for each student is essential for engaging and encouraging musical growth. I have discovered that as students combine interests with their music study it brings more enjoyment to their musical experience. My Mission: To enrich a soul with the beauty of music. I performed professionally with my family for 15 years. We performed string quartets for weddings, country and bluegrass music for fairs and conventions and BBQ dinner shows. When I was 15, I traveled with my family as the band for the Ricks College Folk Dancers to Europe, and performed 60 performances in France, Italy and Switzerland and graduated with a Bachelor of Art in Music from Boise State University in 2002. I taught music for a year at a charter school, The Ranches Academy. I helped the 4th-6th graders prepare a Patriotic program called Heroes. I also taught preschool at the Ranches Kids Daycare center and taught Mommy and Me classes. I taught a church choir for 5 years and prepared monthly musical numbers, Christmas and Easter programs. I participated in the American Fork Orchestra and the Kensington Orchestra, acted in a play, The Savior of the World, judged a singing competition, judged Piano Festival, coordinated musical numbers as a Music Chairman, organist, pianist, chorister, private music instructor and organized private music recitals and music performance classes in. I also have participated in singing competitions. I am currently a busy homeschool mom of 5 kids, 4 boys and a girl, I was a Cub Scout Master at my church, and recently participated in the summer day camps. I played organ for my church congregation, regularly volunteer to play piano for the children, have over 25 years of teaching experience and I seek to meet the needs of my music students. I have taught countless music students valuable musical skills in sight reading, theory, composition, technique and musical expression in piano, cello, guitar, voice, beginning ukulele and violin. Performing is encouraged and recitals are given regularly. It is a great opportunity to share what has been learned. “Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.” -Maria von Trapp See you in the studio!