Guitar

For children and beginners, we use the Mel Bay publication Children's Guitar Series Books as well as Hal Leonard's Guitar Method series. I also apply basic music theory that includes learning the Circle of Fifths and basic reading of sheet music. 

For intermediate guitar players, we utilize the Hal Leonard Guitar Method series in addition to songbooks and tabs of the students’ choosing. to teach Power Chord Formation and Delivery, Fingerpicking, Pentatonic Scales, Reading Tabulature, and tackling some of classic rock and jazz's favorite tunes.

For guitar lessons at my studio, we leverage Guitar Pro to project and display tabs and play-alongs with ease. For in-home lessons, we use the software on iPads for select lessons as we begin song selection and play-alongs.

For students participating in the ABRSM curriculum, we utilize the ABRSM Guitar Exam Pieces and Guitar Star repertoire to prepare for the Practical Grade Examinations.

We cannot wait to rock out with you as you find your inner rockstar!

Levels Taught: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Lessons Offered: In-Studio, In-Home, Online

Piano

For children, we use the Faber Piano Adventures lesson books that includes lessons and homework in a fun and engaging way to promote retention. 

For beginners, we use the Faber Adult Course books in addition to A New Approach to Keyboard Harmony to learn chord progressions, sequences, modulations, realization of both figured and un-figured basses, basic improvisation, and score reading. Learning these techniques will help transition students seamlessly to various styles and genres that incorporate the piano, helping you learn and love the piano without frustrating stoppages that often lead us away from lesson continuity. 

From there, we utilize the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library series to promote chord inversion, syncopation, arpeggiation, pedaling, and key centering in addition to songbooks and songs of the students’ choosing.

For students participating in the ABRSM curriculum, we utilize the ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces repertoire to prepare for the Practical Grade Examinations.

Levels Taught: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Lessons Offered: In-Studio, In-Home, Online

Vocals

We utilize the Kodaly method for vocal performance, starting at the basic level of tonal scales (major, minor, harmonic, melodic, etc.) and Solfege application to serve as a foundational base; rhythm syllables such as "ta" and "doo".

Additionally, foundational breath control is applied, as it is very important for the singer to learn how to control their breath and support their sound. From there, repertoire mimicry is applied, or what we call "phrase building," as it is important for any singer to be able to effectively create vocal phrases.

For Broadway Singing, we specialize in CCM, or Contemporary Commercial Music, taking techniques from this school of thought to furnish our methods of blending classical techniques with rock 'n roll and broadway vocal production. Marrying concepts and techniques from both allows our students to understand how to apply breathing, opening, and open-tone projection on the stage and discover their true Broadway voice.

For students participating in the ABRSM curriculum, we utilize the ABRSM Vocal Exam Pieces and repertoire to prepare for the Practical or Performance Grade Examinations.

Levels Taught: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Lessons Offered: In-Studio, In-Home, Online

Acting and voiceover

For Acting, we teach basic tenets of improvisation such as Status, Emotion, Object Work, The Art of Yes And..., and Specificity along with other basic theatrical terms and concepts. Moreover, we specialize in Cold-Reading Techniques, Stage Vocal Exercises and Preparation, and Stage Presence Cultivation. Our methods will help you tap into your inner stage actor and realize your potential!

For Voiceover, we will learn how to properly warm up the voice; utilize pronunciation and recitation exercises to fundamentally shape the voice for effective and efficient speaking voice vocalizations; and realize and perfect delivery, projection, emotion, and leveling for Voiceover, public speaking, and presentation mediums.

Levels Taught: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Lessons Offered: In-Studio, Online