Piano Lessons in Janesville. Amazing Teachers.

I've been teaching piano lessons for nearly 30 years. I've taught Kindergarteners through adults, have taught public school music, and also taught future music teachers at the university level. I have a PhD in education with an emphasis in music. I'm still an active performer, direct music at a church and have played professionally for many years, including 2 times in Carnegie Hall. I believe students should have a keen concept of fundamentals, which are often overlooked by most teachers. Once you learn the basics, it's much easier to progress.

Learn your favorite songs! Coordination, singing and playing, music reading, improvisation. The foundation of music lessons is developing good ears and good time feel (groove). These are skills that all the best musicians have. That, along with some study of piano basics will cover about half of our lesson time. The other half should be devoted to the kind of music that inspired you to look me up. My hope is that you will become a well rounded musician and pianist, and that we'll both discover new music :-)

I also enjoy preparing for jam sessions, auditions, and competing for placement in school ensembles and scholarships.

I have been playing piano off and on for about 22 years and professionally for 15 years. I can take you from the basics all the way up to improvisation and ear training techniques.

I've been teaching piano to students of all ages and skill levels for 12 years. I am proficient in many different styles including, gospel, jazz, classical and latin. I look forward to working with you and I know that you'll come away from my lessons a better musician than you were before!

As a piano teacher, I am very open to students' musical goals and assist them in working toward them step by step. I work with what motivates my students to learn. I am very patient and teach my students to be patient with the process so that learning music can become a life-long pursuit.

Schedule: Each student is assigned a designated lesson time each week (half-hour, 45 min, or hour slots). Students are expected to be punctual to ensure full lesson time.

Materials: Students will need lesson books and must have them ready for each lesson. The preferred methods to start are Piano Adventures by Faber, All-in-one course by Alfred or Bastien Piano Basics. Please provide a folder or binder to hold additional sheet music, assignment sheets, theory papers, etc. Links to order piano books, sheet music or music theory flashcards will be sent to students prior to their first lesson and may be ordered via Amazon online.

Practicing: Daily practice should become a habit. Students are ...

Student will get a comprehensive instruction on piano performing, including basic technique building, literatures from the Suzuki methods, and selections from a wide range of technique books such as Alfred and Hal Lenord.