About my teaching

I have been teaching students and adults at all levels for more than 20 years. The curriculum for each student is different, and depends on your interests and abilities.

Like most traditional piano teachers, I teach students what to play (pieces), how to play (technique) and an understanding of what they are playing (theory).

All lesson plans, however, also include work on these essential skills:

Listening

You love to listen to music: that’s why you want to play! Listening develops your ears and makes you a better player. When you have the correct sound of the music in your head, your hands will follow. And this works not only for jazz, but for classical music as well: anything you can hear, you can play (though practice is sometimes required.) I will help you choose appropriate music for listening.

Singing

Singing helps you hear the music you want to play. You don’t need to have a trained voice, or even a pleasant one, to sing a musical line, but singing places the music in your body and simplifies the work of the hands.

Reading notes

If you study classical music, you expect to practice reading notes. But today most jazz musicians, and many rock musicians – in fact, almost all serious professional musicans - can read. You can too.

Improvisation

Whether you want to explore jazz improvisation, composition or just doodling, it is fun to create your own music. Children can begin making up tunes from their very first lesson. As your ears and your playing ability grow, so will your improvisation skills.

If you are interested in studying piano, please take a look at the studio policies. You can find my phone and email address here.

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