Austin Music Teacher

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Private Lessons

Posted by: austinmusicteacher on: May 12, 2009

Individual lessons are 30 minutes for young children, 45 minutes for older children and adults.  Hour lessons are also available.  During each lesson, the following catagories will be covered.  Arpeggios, scales, review of assigned pieces, introduction of new material, a theory lesson, and tips for improving and polishing performance pieces.  Aspects of music history are [...]

Intro to Piano 1

Posted by: austinmusicteacher on: January 6, 2009

I use the Faber method primarily for beginning students.  The Piano Adventures is successful with very young children, ages 4 to 6.  It comes with a CD which helpful for home practice.  Having attended a workshop with Randall Faber has enabled me to better utilize the materials presented by this talented and creative resource. Supplimentary [...]

Improvisation

Posted by: austinmusicteacher on: January 6, 2009

Not every student wants to explore improvisation but for those who do, there is ample material included in my curriculum to learn the basics of chord progressions, 12 bar blues patterns, and individual compositional techniques.  Building skills through a step by step process learning of rhythm, theory, harmony and melody, students are able to create [...]


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