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Lessons
In my studio, lessons will vary greatly depending on the student, but you can always expect a "person first, student second" approach, patience and enthusiastic encouragement along the way. We start with building a strong foundation, adding tools and building a repertoire that each student loves along the way, and using music therapy approaches as needed.
Strong Foundation
When students have a strong foundation of their music, their enjoyment skyrockets because they are able to pick up anything and feel successful. We work on finger numbers, keyboard geography, note and rhythm reading, dynamics, and articulation form the very beginning of lessons. These are life long skills that they will carry throughout their entire musical journey so they can be confident in every piece they pick up and are often skills that can transfer to other areas of their life such as math and reading.
Tools and Repertoire
Once each student has a strong foundation, we start incorporating tools to understand how their music is put together and start expanding their repertoire beyond method books. We use tools such as theory, ear training, and sight reading to build on their knowledge allowing them to not only know how to play what is written in front of them, but also understand what they are hearing and how it was created. Introducing real world music such as classical, pop, gaming/film music, lead sheets, etc. allows real examples of this knowledge to be put into music they know and love!
Music Therapy
As a teacher with a music therapy background and training, my top priority is that music is not only a life long skill, but an outlet for expression and that it is accessible to every individual across all abilities and needs. Music is a universal way of communicating and it is an honor to be able to meet all my students where they are no matter what level of communication that might be. Watching my students feel successful at learning new skills and learning to loving music is such a wonderful joy to be part of.
More on music therapy here
Student Spotlight
I am so incredibly proud of each and every one of my students for their hard work and dedication. This is just a small look at what our studio has accomplished this year as they grow exponentially into their musicianship. I hope you enjoy!
Student Spotlight
Reviews
"My son has been taking piano lessons from Ms. Camille more than 5 years. Ms. Camille is very encouraging, patient, cheerful and extremely well-organized...She is always looking for the best interests of my son. He now enjoys playing beautiful classical pieces. I highly recommend Ms. Camille's piano lessons to anyone looking to receive excellent music education."
Ashish P.
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