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1st lesson free
- Piano
- Keyboard
- Synthesizer
Piano Instructor Supporting Students in Technique, Musical Expression, and Sight-Reading Mastery With 8 Years of Experience and Degrees in B.Mus Piano Performance and M.Mus in Music Education.
- Piano
- Keyboard
- Synthesizer
Lesson location
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At Owen's house: Bakersfield
- online
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at your home or a public place : will travel up to 40 mi. from Bakersfield
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About Owen
I am a piano tutor with 8 years of experience and a B.Mus in Piano Performance along with an M.Mus in Music Education. I specialize in developing technical skill, musical interpretation, and performance readiness for students of all levels. I teach beginners establishing foundational technique, intermediate learners refining musicality and sight-reading, and advanced learners mastering performance and expressive repertoire. Lessons include exercises, repertoire practice, improvisation, and performance guidance. Instruction is tailored to each student’s goals. Beginners focus on posture, fingering, and basic melodies. Intermediate learners enhance technique, phrasing, and sight-reading. Advanced learners concentrate on repertoire mastery, improvisation, and performance readiness. Feedback is continuous, constructive, and personalized. Lessons balance skill development, artistic exploration, and confidence-building. Outside teaching, I perform, explore diverse repertoire, and mentor students for recitals and projects. Teaching piano allows me to witness learners develop skill, expressiveness, and confidence. My mission is to cultivate skilled, expressive, and confident pianists who enjoy a lifelong connection to music.
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About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Piano lessons thrive when students balance technical skill and expressive playing. I focus on finger independence, scales, arpeggios, sight-reading, rhythm, phrasing, dynamics, improvisation, and ensemble playing. Beginners learn posture, hand positioning, basic fingerings, and simple melodies to build a strong foundation. Intermediate learners refine technical skills, reading fluency, expressive phrasing, and harmonic understanding. Advanced learners explore complex repertoire, improvisation, ensemble participation, and performance readiness. Lessons combine structured exercises, creative exploration, and practical performance opportunities. Constructive feedback helps students overcome challenges, build confidence, and develop their personal musical voice.
Lesson plans are customized to skill levels. Beginners develop posture, technique, and note recognition. Intermediate learners enhance sight-reading, phrasing, and expression. Advanced learners focus on complex repertoire, improvisation, and performance preparation. Exercises include technical drills, repertoire practice, improvisation, and performance simulations. Feedback emphasizes progress, mastery, and confidence. Lessons cultivate technical proficiency, artistic expression, and musical independence while supporting long-term growth.
Over time, students gain technical accuracy, interpretive depth, reading fluency, and performance confidence. Lessons foster musical memory, stylistic versatility, expressive phrasing, and ensemble skills. Learners become capable of performing solo, in duets, or in groups with expressive clarity. I aim to develop pianists who are skillful, expressive, confident, and inspired by music.
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Rates
Rate
- $40
Pack rates
- 5h: $200
- 10h: $400
free lessons
This first lesson offered with Owen will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
online
- $40/h
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