For these one-on-one piano lessons, I work with each learner, tailoring instruction to their abilities and unique interests. This class is meant as a one-time tutoring session for students who need some extra help with the piano, with song-writing, with music theory, or to prepare for an audition.

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** This class was designed for 1 student or 1 family/friend group to take a private lesson. Once I see your enrollment, I will make the event "private" so no one else can join. If you are looking for a 2- or 3- person group, please message me and I will send you a link so the others in your party may join.**

No experience is need and beginners are welcome! For this one-time class, I ask that students or parents send me a message ahead of class to let me know the focus of our lesson and how I can help.

Whether a beginner or advanced pianist, I will help propel learners to the next level with serious music theory disguised as fun games, exciting song-writing activities, and familiar tunes. I balance a fun, student-centered approach with more traditional models, often replacing arduous theory worksheets with composing and games. In my music classes, my goal is to build a creative, stress-free environment so that my students enjoy the music-making process.

The Suzuki method is at the core of many of my ideas about teaching music. Shin’ichi Suzuki believed that music is like a language and therefore should be taught like one-- learning to speak before reading and writing and that learning should take place in a loving and supportive environment, with constant repetition, and with helpful modeling from the parents. Like Montessori, the Suzuki philosophy is student-centered, includes lots of learning games and enjoyable activities, and demands that learning activities be planned according to the student's level of development.

I teach a variety of musical topics with the goal of developing well-rounded musicians, including: 

• Technique (such as proper hand positioning, scales/chords, performance strategies.)

• Theory (note-naming, reading in the staff, rhythm, scales, chords, and key signatures.)

• Ear Training (playing songs by rote and by ear, sing-alongs, clapbacks, and music listening games.)

• Song-Writing and Improvisation (inventing melodies and rhythms, learning to write in simple notation and on the staff, learning to use technologies for notation, recording, and/or remixing.)

• Songs from a variety of musical styles (such as folk songs, classical music, jazz, show tunes, etc.) 


***Note: Please refrain from cancelling less than 48 hours in advance. Thank you!***

Note: If you do not see a section that works for you, please contact me to see about scheduling a different time (subject to availability). Not all schedule requests can be accommodated.

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Is my child ready for lessons?
Any child that can focus on an activity for 5 minutes or more and willingly accepts re-direction is ready for lessons. I accept students ages 4+ for private lessons. Students ages three and four are eligible for my Pre-reading Patterns class. Please message me which class would fit best for your learner.

Pre-reading Piano: Black Key Patterns
https://outschool.com/classes/pre-reading-piano-black-key-patterns-ongoing-nOb4QqKP
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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
Class is appropriate for (CEFR: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2)
Please message me to let me know if your learner is A1 or A2.
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SET UP
Please enable Original Sound setting (or Original Sound for Musicians) in your Zoom settings for all music classes!

For piano lessons, the video camera should be positioned to face the keyboard/piano keys to show the student's hands *and* face.  The side view of the keyboard is best.  Though not required, having a second device to place on the sheet music stand in front of the learner is also helpful if I need to screen-share music for new beginners.

At the first lesson, I may ask to see your seating arrangement. Often, young children need a booster seat and a footstool in order to play comfortably at an adult-sized instrument.