Marie H.

Piano is my earliest instrument, and I have the most experience teaching the piano. Piano is the best instrument to give students unbelievable ear training, and immensely useful coordination skills. I can teach any player from the beginner level player who only wants to learn how to play their favorite pop songs by ear, to the advanced player who needs some help releasing hand tension when playing through their Chopin etudes. The one genre I cannot teach at the advanced level is jazz, for I am just approaching the level of being an advanced jazz pianist, and it wouldn't make me feel good to teach musicians who are at my level, so I always make sure there will never be a student who might know more than what I can provide them at a certain subject. It is very important to me that all students are actively learning a lot, and especially with an instrument like the piano, the demands can be heavy such as an advanced level classical pianist who needs to practice 5 or more hours a day. In short, with your specified desires, I can give you an abundance of training and sources to get you on your way to where you want to go as a musician.

I teach beginners interested in the recording and production industry how to use platforms such as Logic Pro X to the best of their abilities. With new students, we would start on something simple like garage band, which is a perfect introduction to Logic Pro X, the most dynamic and accessible DAW, and when students would want to move onto the next level, we would discuss how they might go about obtaining software such as Ableton, Logic, or Fruity Loops. If the musician already has obtained music production software such as any of these listed above, I will help the student understand 1. secrets of the DAWs 2. how to manipulate sound in various ways without purchasing extra plug-ins and 3. how to record and edit live instruments such as the voice, guitar, drums, etc. in a very professionally produced format.

Having worked with bands and local artists as well as written classical music for choir singers to sing with the usage of sheet music, I have a lot to offer for the interested creator of music, whether someone wants to casually write songs for their friends/family in the pop style, or be the next big orchestral composer. Whether you just want to understand the functionality of verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus music, or want someone to edit your heavily written out chamber orchestra score, I am here to help you reach your musician goals.

What I have to offer varies upon the interest of the singer, and we can come to different conclusions based upon the interests that the singer presently has. If the singer is brand new to singing, but likes certain genres, e.g. pop, country, R&B, alternative, etc. I would get the singer started by working on a combination of ear training and vocal exercises from the musical theatre/belting background if you want to sing everything, you have to have the technique, and I can give you all the technical instruction in the world. I would assign the singer little projects by giving song and artist suggestions, listening exercises, etc. all so the singer can expand their knowledge, understanding, and love of music as far as they can. If the singer have a clear idea in mind of what they want, e.g. the desires to be a classical singer who will one day perform on stages such as Carnegie Hall: I am more than happy to provide singers with a strict set of technical instruction designed to get singers ready for the big stage, wherever they decide to go. So, with the technical instruction I would also make sure that the singer has a song/aria package ready to go at all times, help and assist with any major or minor details of the singer's career such as assisting recording vocal music for competitions, editing resumes, offering a huge platform of web resources for the specified singer, etc. These are just two examples, but this just goes to show the wide variety of outcomes and ways in which I can help singers hone in on their skill and unfold their true potential.