Tim Lyddon piano

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Offers remote services

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Introduction: Dear prospective student, I am currently in Texas but I do teach online lessons and have found them to work to be quite benificial for both myself and the student. I invite you to at least try a few lessons and see. Teaching harmony, improvisation, rhythm skills, chord voicings. I include videos of myself playing tunes and solos as well as comping. I have also created bass play along accompaniments for most songs and some excercises. My approach is thorough. I also share a multitude of PDFs regarding chords and written solos . Going through different styles such as swing, bossa nova, ballad and more, I pay much attention to your timing and rhythm. I have a masters degree and many studies with private teachers such as Jaki Byard , Clare Fischer, Spud Murphy, Charlie shoemake and Terry Trotter. I can take any age or level. I am patient and also teach regular piano and song writing, harmony and theory. Thankyou

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Hired 33 times

Serves Spring, TX

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47 years in business

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This pro indicated that they reviewed CDC safety guidelines for COVID-19 and pledged to do the following:

Maintain 6 feet of distance from customers

Wear masks during the job

Disinfect surfaces touched during the job

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Colin K.

Piano Lessons

Taking lesson's with Tim has been an awesome experience so far! He's a phenomenal teacher. From the first day, he's been tailoring my lessons to match both my skill level and the styles of music that I'm interested in playing (jazz/blues mostly). He's giving me an extremely palatable balance of theory, exercises, and song playing, and I genuinely look forward to sitting down and practicing every day. From scales, to songs, to solos, he has me thinking and working with music in a way that's really improved my understanding and abilities. He also has an amazing ear, and he's been invaluable in pointing out areas of weakness that I can improve upon. He's a phenomenal pianist as well, and I would honestly pay money just to watch him play! I highly recommend Tim!

Jun 16, 2021

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Emma M.

Piano Lessons

If you are looking to break free from the prison of only being able to read sheet music, Tim can help you. He is clearly very talented and he introduces music theory concepts patiently and methodically. Each lesson builds on the last. He is very professional and responsive. He provides videos to reference and is very helpful in intuitively answering questions about concepts you might be struggling with. I’ve played piano for a number of years without instruction but I can tell that I’ll be much more competent after sticking with his lesson program. The remote lessons are also extremely convenient for people with busy schedules. I highly recommend.

Apr 2, 2021

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Ean L.

Piano Lessons

About a one month ago, I started taking lessons from Tim. I wanted to learn more about playing jazz on the piano and how to improvise. I have played classical piano for over 10 years, but always wanted to learn how to play jazz and improvise. Thanks to starting with Tim, he has greatly expanded my knowledge, confidence, improvising skills, and music theory just within a month. I highly recommend Tim if you want learn more piano as he has a great amount of knowledge and is very responsive and helpful. I always am looking forward to the next lesson I have with Tim and learning more.

Tim Lyddon piano's reply

Thankyou ean. I’m equally impressed with your talent

Feb 27, 2021

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Li-Fan Y.

Piano Lessons

Tim is very friendly, patient, and professional. I've been playing piano and guitar for years but not familiar with Jazz, and I really enjoy the lesson!

Aug 28, 2021

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Christian F.

Piano Lessons

Tim has been a great instructor. Prior to him, I spent about 6 months trying to self-teach jazz piano and made almost no progress. After two months of playing with Tim, I can now play a simple improvisation over a 12-bars blues, which is something I was unable to achieve on my own. Tim provides sheet music for exercises to practice and videos of bass lines to practice along with. He also gives guidance on items that he wants you to practice each week so that you can effectively structure your practice sessions.

Tim Lyddon piano's reply

I appreciate your dedication to the craft and steady continuity. It is a pleasure to teach you

Aug 23, 2021

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What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I ask some questions to see what they are really interested in doing. Then I try to show them the way to improvement and perhaps moving towards a goal. We try to keep things realistic. I am patient and try to identify the students strengths and weaknesses so as to lean on the strengths at times while bringing up the weak areas
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have a masters of music degree from the Manhattan school of music and a BA from csla. I have also studied from some great teachers such as jaki byard(jazz piano)Charlie shoemake (jazz improv),terry trotter (studio, jazz and classical), spud Murphy(composition and arranging), Clare Fischer(jazz piano) , Milton stern(classical piano). The dick grove school
How did you get started doing this type of work?
When I was 15, someone needed jazz piano lessons. So I decided to help them even though I had not really taught before. I was also asked to play a few jobs around that time