No matter which instrument a student is learning or their current skill level, we will apply efficient practice and instrument techniques towards their bigger goals through establishing which steps to take to get them ready sooner. Whether a learner is preparing for auditions or simply wants to play their favorite songs, our online one-on-one lessons will be accompanied by online resources and engaging content. 

Amanda is a nationally and internationally recognized teaching, recording, performing, and touring musician from Southern California. She has been teaching music to students of all ages privately and in schools for 24 of her 39 years of existence and has worked with numerous teaching and non-profit organizations to provide music education varying from guitar classes to entire ensembles, songwriting to recording, and vocal music to preschool. Over the past 20 years, she has performed with various cover and original bands, musical theatre orchestra pits, and as a solo artist. Some of her footage from national tours became a documentary project with a recorded album, movie, and live production. Most of her travels now are for a nonprofit that provides professional developments for classroom teachers in high-poverty areas who want to integrate music into their lessons. Providing webcam lessons allows her to continue her passion for school education across the US while giving quality one-on-one lessons. Amanda is a versatile instructor on many instruments and various styles with guitar, piano, vocals, bass, flute, songwriting, recording and editing hardware and software, music notation, and advanced music theory. Real-world experience, combined with education in many different environments, means each student receives lessons most suited for their learning style from a young yet experienced educator!

Homework Offered
Each week will have a different assignment, depending on the goals set by the previous week, and learners will progress with their goals if they practice daily. Learners between the ages of 9-10 are usually able to practice 20-30 minutes daily, 11-12 for 30-45 minutes daily, and 13-14 are encouraged to practice an hour a day. Although life sometimes get in the way of practice time, the efficient practice techniques we will learn will make whatever time that learners practice fruitful progress.
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
The instructor will assess learner needs at the beginning of each week in order to differentiate instruction for the current lesson.
Grades Offered