Karen

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Music Reading

Experienced Piano & Music Teacher, Nationally Certified, and Professional Pianist Seeking Students to learn to Love Music.

Piano
Keyboard
Music Reading

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- At Karen's house: Phoenix
- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 10 mi. from Phoenix

About Karen

I have been loving teaching piano and music theory since 1983, performing since 1980, am certified by the Music Teachers National Association, graduated from Chaffey Community College with 4 AA & 2 AS degrees with honors and from Cal State San Bernardino University with a BA and honors. WHO AM I?
I love Music! My family has always incorporated music into our lives. Some of my earliest memories are being danced around in my Mom’s arms and listening to her sing. I began formal lessons on the Piano when I was 7 years old. Growing up also I sang in the Church Choirs, played on Hand Bells, and explored the Flute. I spent a formal year each on Trumpet, Drums and Harpsichord and am currently working on learning Zither, Autoharp, Dulcimer, and Soprano & Alto Recorders, and sometimes the guitar (when I have a chance). Of course, I also regularly read and attend lectures, conferences, seminars and master classes to always improve my teaching skills. I have been teaching piano and music theory since 1983 in Rancho Cucamonga, CA and have played professionally. I am a member in good standing with the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and was with the Inland Empire Kodaly-Orff Association, and have attended the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy and was with the California Association of Music Teachers (CAPMT), now Arizona. I was a fully certified and licensed teacher of Kindermusik and Musikgarten until just recently for 15 years and have earned National Certification through the MTNA and more recently Levels I & II of Orff. I am also past District IV Coordinator for CAPMT and past Vice Co-founder, President and President of the Empire Music Teachers Association (EMTA). I keep busy and love teaching!

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WHAT DO WE DO?
I try hard to present students with a solid, broad based approach with an emphasis on understanding the fundamentals of musical comprehension, music reading, musical memory, and ear development. These are essential to playing and enjoyment of any instrument! To this end we cover theory, music history, performance, technique and practical application. These basics are supplemented and reinforced by the monthly group sessions, several annual field trips, access to regional, state and national music competitions and performances, as well as the formal Arizona Study Program each Spring. I have a full music lab at my studio, an extensive library of music and music reference materials and up to date postings on local free or low cost musical events While I tend to emphasize classical music and technique, we will also cover a wide range of music in various meters and modalities: classical, popular and world music in solos and duets. Supplementary books are available: holiday, religious, popular, classical, music from specific times, places, composers, movies... or whatever the student wishes, when they are ready. My personal goal is not to have a studio full of competition performers. A few are always nice of course, but the average student just wants to be able to make music - to make it sing. I DO want them to understand, appreciate, and be able to pick up something and figure it out - or apply what they know to another instrument. Once music is part of a life, it never leaves; it is the one universal language.

WHAT IS A TYPICAL LESSON LIKE?
- Arrive and get your things out
- Warm-ups: trills, scales, 5 finger patterns, thirds, octaves, etc.
- Did you have trouble on your assignments this week? If so, we'll go directly to that.
- Demonstration of all pieces while working on any problems
- Assignment and demonstration, practice and special directions for each piece.
- Theory check and new assignment. Complete as needed.
- As time permits, review of flashcards, ear training and so forth.
- Music Lab (either before or after the lesson as fits in with the students around you) - 15-20 minutes of independent study: musical computer games to support what we are working on, read books about music, composers, music history and so forth, listen to music as supports what we are working on, complete any missed theory assignments, review of flashcards if needed.
- Farewell

TEACHING OBJECTIVES:
- First, to provide quality piano instruction to almost any age.
- Second, to make the students as knowledgeable and self-sufficient as possible.
- Third, to reach the first two objectives effectively and still have fun doing it.

Experienced Piano & Music Teacher, Nationally Certified, and Professional Pianist Seeking Students to learn to Love Music.

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Experienced Piano & Music Teacher, Nationally Certified, and Professional Pianist Seeking Students to learn to Love Music.

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Rate

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Travel

Details

Other tutors in Piano

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Mary Lynn

Eira

Dillon

Ashley

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Kyra

Suen

Robert

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Emma

Nijad

Luz

Vazquez

Michael

Dr Diana

Alix

Laura

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