Fall in love with learning music

Fall in love with playing piano while developing a strong musical foundation! Music lessons with me are vibrant, engaging, and fun, but also develop a deep understanding of music theory, technique, composition, rhythm, and more. While most teachers focus on either the performance results or the enjoyment aspect of music lessons, I believe that both are equally important. Students must be learning properly and effectively, and I cater my teaching approach and music styles to every students needs to achieve this, but lessons must also be enjoyable and continue to keep students engaged and thinking creatively. I have a knack with students who have had a bad previous experience with lessons and need someone special to help them fall back in love with playing piano.

Benefits of music lessons

Benefits of healthy and successful piano lessons appear in more ways than you may think. Students who take lessons with me have experienced:

• A deeper understanding of musical concepts that facilitate an expansion of musical tastes
• Confidence in one’s musical abilities and knowledge
• An increased awareness of self-discipline which benefits other areas of life
• A strong music foundation that can be applied to other musical endeavors (learning another instrument, starting a band, composing, etc)
• An unexpected natural adeptness in math class
• An understanding of the work ethic required in order to achieve goals
• Being more comfortable in typically stressful performance settings, such as: public speaking, test taking, etc.
• Regular practice in creative problem solving
• A greater awareness of body mapping, healthy posture, and potential tension issues
• An ability to break down large projects into digestible amounts
• A higher personal standard of excellent execution 

Most of my students learn a variety of musical styles, primarily consisting of classical repertoire but also including jazz, lead sheet reading, pop/rock arrangements, film music, and more.