Saxophone with Kevin D.

I have played professionally for 13 years and taught lessons for 10 years. I love learning what my student's interests are, like favorite genre, artist and song, to inspire them to keep practicing and improving. I feel it's a balance between showing students the fun, creative side of music and teaching them important yet routine exercises. Having 2 kids of my own, having been a camp counselor and Big Brother, and having grown up taking sax in school and private lessons from age 9, I understand what makes kids tick and what keeps them motivated. I feel the key is keeping practice fun and holding their interest so they keep practicing and making improvement. I believe everyone can understand and appreciate music, and has an inner musician that just needs some guidance to unlock! My typical lessons include practicing scales by finding a catchy pattern-- preferably one that the student knows from a popular song-- and working it in various scales. I also try to make lessons fun by having students listen to a simple rhythm that I play and copy it. I train them to hear patterns, recognize intervals and rhythms, understand their instrument, and find their own voice and style.