Steve Deutsch Woodwind repairs and restores flutes, clarinets, saxophones, oboes, and bassoons. Steve Deutsch also offers a woodwind repair apprenticeship. He also has classic restored instruments for sale. He's one of 5 technicians in the US trained in advanced techniques necessary to repair Muramatsu flutes and the installation of their specially designed pads. Each instrument that comes his way presents a new set of problems. The challenge is to eliminate mechanical problems so that one can play with the confidence that musical thought will not be interfered with. Customers include Chico Freeman, Larry London (Berkeley Symphony), Hal Stein, Charles McNeal, Donna Viscuso, James Carter, Jay Spencer, Mary Cunningham (S.F. Symphony) and more
Serious piano lessons for the serious piano student. Teaching all levels and all styles, Norman Ortiz brings the expertise of a concert pianist to students from ages 4 to 94! Mr. Ortiz: "My goal is to enable each student to play better than they thought possible." Students are not just told what to do in order to improve their pieces, but they are shown "how" to achieve the desired goal or effect. "The beginning pianistic curriculum must include a vision of potential extending beyond ten years from the start of musical training," says Ortiz. Students are given a broad foundation in piano technique to build the skills they will need to progress at the fastest rate possible. The range of scales taught to beginners may not be used in their immediate pieces but they will more easily learn future repertoire because of their grounding this this aspect of playing. The methodical introduction of more difficult pieces presented in small rote-learning assignments gives students the opportunity to play pieces that would otherwise be above their level and too difficult to learn by reading the notes. Once learned, the "rote" piece is presented in its original form and the student is surprised and pleased at the accomplishment. This journey gives ability and motivation a boost. Improvisation and transposition are key components of the lessons. Both of these concepts are crucial to training the ear to guide the hands and to give the performer much needed freedom at the keyboard.
Cheryl Teach Music, creating joyful life long musicians! We always offer customized and unique music lessons tailored to each individual so they can have fun while they're learning. At Cheryl Teach Music this is what we do every day, in every way..for more than 45 years. In other words, we're professional music educators and instructors. This is our full time job where we spend more than 50 hours weekly at our Cheryl Teach Music studio teaching music. You can take multiple instruments, drums or voice at Cheryl Teach Music, in the same time slot, at no extra charge. Music is our joy, love and passion. We enjoy sharing this excitement with others, and love assisting and guiding people in finding the music inside themselves to bring it outside of themselves. At Cheryl Teach Music, we devote all of our waking time and, some of our sleeping time, to thoughts of students, their lesson plans, and pieces of music, etc, and we'll continue to do so for many more years to come. We also spend non-teaching time, thinking about the musical needs and desires of each one of our students, finding music, ordering supplies, planning musical events, etc. We find appropriate and fun music for students to play, as well as making sure each student is properly outfitted musically, with things such as songs, music books, metronomes (musical time keepers), music stands, instrument stands, music journals, etc. It is our joy and our job. Helping to create lifelong joyful musicians.
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I offer voice and singing lessons in Mill Valley California. I emphasize proper breathing technique and make repertoire choices tailored to each student's interests. Lessons are also tailored to fit students' changing needs. In my Mill Valley studio, from time to time, we will also record songs we are working on so that each student can have a measure of progress. Please contact me if you would like more information about rates, availability and my exact location. I work with students of all experience levels. My main goal is to help you build your voice and build your love of music. Thanks for reading, Patrick Leveque
Adam Schuman is a session guitarist, vocalist, and bassist that has been giving lessons in the bay area since 1996. He specializes in almost every style of music, and currently teaches out of Danville Music.
Holiday Special: Buy one lesson get one free: I am the 2023 San Francisco Arts Commission grantee for San Francisco Artist. I feel: Music is the gateway to eternal happiness. My students learn how to play and perform in the musical genres of Classical, Jazz, Bluegrass, Fiddling, and Rock. Students also learn music theory, composition and songwriting.
