Piano with Mikal K.

Hello my name is Mikal K. and I have been teaching piano for over 10 years and playing for over twenty! I believe you should choose me as your piano instructor because I am different from the rest! I have a Master's Degree in Education and what I have learned from my own schooling is that every student is different and every student should have a voice in how they are taught. From this idea I have multiple ways you can learn. If you want the traditional way of sight reading that won't be a problem. If you are not comfortable with reading I can teach you music theory. What makes me different from the rest is that I will provide multiple activities, multiple modes for learning, and not just force you to learn one way. *** Lesson Details *** I aim to provide a half hour to hour lesson to all my students. In each lesson I will bring to your home an IPAD and a MIDI keyboard. With my students right now I start off with Sight Reading Games on the IPAD. Students can play a game while they learn. After Sight Reading games students will then play their sheet music. This part of the lesson can be just sheet music found from your run of the mill piano books, but also music you have created yourself. Students can work on their own music by using the IPAD app Notion. During lessons, I have helped students create their own songs and sheet music to go along with it by using technology. How do I help students write their own songs? I use a visual called a Chord wheel and help students masters the basics of music theory. With this students do not have to know how to read music as a pro, they will use their knowledge of scales and chord progressions to make their own music. To conclude I try to have a lesson that is different from the rest. Not a boring one where you just play and I tell you if you played a note correctly or incorrectly. I will give you the foundation and support to make you a great piano player by using my own methods that I believe change how one approaches both piano learning and teaching. Lesson Plan: 5-10 min....I'll start the lesson by playing sight reading games on the IPAD that are tailored to focus on the notes your are learning in your sheet music. 10-20 min...we will work on playing the song/songs you are learning (reading) to play. 10-20 min....I will work with you away from reading and infuse music theory. Here we will learn scales and chord progressions. I also use a visual that helps tremendously in accomplishing this. With this knowledge I will help you start to write your own songs. I will then use technology to put your ideas to paper so that every week you have something you have created to practice on your own. *** Travel Equipment *** Students should have their own piano to play on, however I do provide a midi keyboard and IPAD. The IPAD also has an APP that holds all the sheet music I own. *** Specialties *** I have prided myself in using my education to help me tailor a specific strategy for each student I use. In my opinion every student is different and have different skills and abilities. In this sense some students like to learn how to read and are very traditional, while others like to play by ear and don't want to read at all. I have encountered all types of students and tried to make learning piano enjoyable for every one of them by using different approaches to my teaching methods. With this perspective I believe I can teach any student at any age.