FAQs
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I try to be as relevant as possible from the first lesson by finding out a student's goals and priorities. A lesson will include technical skills, instruction on awareness of the body, games to emphasize theory topics, sight reading, rhythm, or ear training, and concentrated work on repertoire.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have a BA in Music from Trinity Western University, and 20+ years experience with choirs and bands (participating, leading, and teaching).
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
If you would like to study piano, it's necessary to have daily access to the instrument in order to practice before the next lesson. Keyboards work for beginners and those who enjoy orchestrating sounds, but in general, acoustic pianos are best for building muscle strength in fingers and overall understanding of the instrument. (With this in mind, however, pianos over 80 years old most likely will not hold a tuning which can hinder ear training among other things). For studying voice, it's possible to learn to sing even if you have always thought you couldn't. Most of the time this takes courage to embrace the sound you have and build from there. Voice is the most vulnerable of instruments, but in my opinion, the most valuable and worth the investment!