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Lessons for Kids
Children who work with me appreciate my high energy and positive encouragement. We use our imaginations to bring music to life with bubbles for hand posture, magic flowing through our fingers, and animals in the piano keys! The learning environment allows them to play music they enjoy and stay engaged.
What will they learn? (Including but not limited to of course!)
Lyrics
Letters of the musical alphabet
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do (Solfege)
Keeping a beat
How Western music theory works in general so they can (eventually) play any instrument
Voice and Piano. Possibly ukulele, guitar, bass, +
How to hear pitch
Playing music by ear
How chords work
How to read music
The Nashville Numbers System
Children’s songs, seasonal music, pop, Disney, musical theatre/soundtrack, +
Diversity of skills: playing chords and singing along, playing chords and a melody, reading music, playing chords with bass notes below and voice accompanying, +
Lessons for Adults
can you carry a tune in a bucket?
I can get you playing by ear with the musical formula Western music is based upon.
Give yourself the gift of sitting down at a piano and being able to play. Whether your goals are to create atmosphere during the holidays, knock something off your bucket list, or give your brain some dopamine, I can help you!
For intermediate and advanced students, you’ll learn more about chords (eg. 7th chords, 9th/11th/13th chords, suspended, etc.). I can get you playing by ear with the musical formula Western music is based upon.
Piano for Singers
Play warmups for yourself. Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do, Arpeggios, 123454321, Many Mumbling Mice are Making Merry Music In the Moonlight, E, semi occluded, pentatonic scales, modes, ++
Use the formula of Western music to loop your chords in patterns. When you play each song, you are looping the accompaniment as a dance! to free up your voice. Can we get the rhythms to “pop” more? Can we sync the lyric syllables to the accompaniment? Arranging.
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Let’s talk about your needs and desires to grow in your skills!