My philosophy is to nurture each student’s musical ability by providing high quality education, developing individual learning plans and understanding each person’s learning styles. High quality teaching involves careful preparation, long term planning, empathy, discipline, courage, and excellent modeling. As a master teacher, I perform regularly, study my own and other teaching ideas routinely and I care immensely for my students.
I meet students at their level and help them grow beyond. I employ a wide variety of teaching techniques taken from experience, studies, media, classes, colleagues and teachers. Along with these techniques, interpretation, improvisation, music comprehension, composition, retention and memory work are developed. I like to implement collaborative interactions where students can learn from each other to reinforce musical concepts. Studio classes, master classes with renowned musicians, theoretical studies are all explored in a safe environment. This environment coupled with high expectations allows each student to realize their potential.
Through the study of a wide variety of musical genres, compositions, technical studies and interpretations of prominent virtuosos, my students gain a toolbox of knowledge from which to draw throughout their career. By giving students a solid basis of pedagogical necessities through scales, arpeggios, etudes, music history and theory, I find my students are able to focus on musicality, phrasing, and nuances in music instead of worrying about each technical hurdle.This empowers my students and enables them to learn and grow far after leaving my studio. Under my guidance, students learn to evaluate, create and perform at a high level. My goal is for every student to develop independent learning skills through practice, study and performance.
I find the “spark” that kindles desire in each student to pursue their passions. My favorite moments in teaching are when students come to an understanding of a concept, an “Aha!” moment. A former student struggled to perform a consistent vibrato successfully. She went home one weekend after an extensive lesson on vibrato and came back the next week with the most controlled, perfect vibrato! I was elated. As joyful as these moments are, I love the entire teaching process. I love learning from my students, workshops, festivals and self-growth opportunities. Being a life-long learner, I love passing on this desire to my students and to generations to come.
I encourage all my students to give back in some way to the communities they have come from and to those they find themselves drawn to help. A vital part of a student’s education is service oriented. Facilitating volunteer performance opportunities at nursing homes, schools, outreach programs and events, as well as concerts and recitals allows my students to gain confidence, experience and ease as professionals. Recruitment and retention is strengthened by these activities as well.
I meet students at their level and help them grow beyond. I employ a wide variety of teaching techniques taken from experience, studies, media, classes, colleagues and teachers. Along with these techniques, interpretation, improvisation, music comprehension, composition, retention and memory work are developed. I like to implement collaborative interactions where students can learn from each other to reinforce musical concepts. Studio classes, master classes with renowned musicians, theoretical studies are all explored in a safe environment. This environment coupled with high expectations allows each student to realize their potential.
Through the study of a wide variety of musical genres, compositions, technical studies and interpretations of prominent virtuosos, my students gain a toolbox of knowledge from which to draw throughout their career. By giving students a solid basis of pedagogical necessities through scales, arpeggios, etudes, music history and theory, I find my students are able to focus on musicality, phrasing, and nuances in music instead of worrying about each technical hurdle.This empowers my students and enables them to learn and grow far after leaving my studio. Under my guidance, students learn to evaluate, create and perform at a high level. My goal is for every student to develop independent learning skills through practice, study and performance.
I find the “spark” that kindles desire in each student to pursue their passions. My favorite moments in teaching are when students come to an understanding of a concept, an “Aha!” moment. A former student struggled to perform a consistent vibrato successfully. She went home one weekend after an extensive lesson on vibrato and came back the next week with the most controlled, perfect vibrato! I was elated. As joyful as these moments are, I love the entire teaching process. I love learning from my students, workshops, festivals and self-growth opportunities. Being a life-long learner, I love passing on this desire to my students and to generations to come.
I encourage all my students to give back in some way to the communities they have come from and to those they find themselves drawn to help. A vital part of a student’s education is service oriented. Facilitating volunteer performance opportunities at nursing homes, schools, outreach programs and events, as well as concerts and recitals allows my students to gain confidence, experience and ease as professionals. Recruitment and retention is strengthened by these activities as well.