John's Teaching Philosophy
Music is exhilarating, emboldening, and enlightening. It can transport the listener to any physical or emotional landscape. As a performer, creator, and listener you have access to all cultures, and modes of thought. Embedded in a musical performance are elements of dance (movement pertaining to one's instrument), math and physics (in the construction of an instrument, and the acoustical considerations within a performance space), language and communication (playing different musical styles, accompanying lyrics, affecting different emotional states). Music is so vast that a certain simple truth about it emerges; music is everywhere and in everything. Hence, all interests that any student may have can be viewed through a musical lens. The question regarding music and a student is not 'if it relates' but 'how it relates'.
From the very beginning music can be introduced in such a way that it complements whatever journey a student is on.
From the very beginning music can be introduced in such a way that it complements whatever journey a student is on.
John Teaches:
- Piano Performance:
Classical, Jazz, or Blues emphasis
- Music Theory:
Harmony (Jazz and Classical), Counterpoint
- Musicianship:
Sight-Reading, Sight-Singing, Transcription/Dictation
- Composition:
Notation and Technique (helping the student notate and develop his/her ideas), Finale (notation software)
Classical, Jazz, or Blues emphasis
- Music Theory:
Harmony (Jazz and Classical), Counterpoint
- Musicianship:
Sight-Reading, Sight-Singing, Transcription/Dictation
- Composition:
Notation and Technique (helping the student notate and develop his/her ideas), Finale (notation software)