NJ piano teacher providing private piano lessons in Monmouth County New Jersey since 1991 and playing the piano for over 30 years. Classically trained and teaching all musical styles including: Pop, Jazz, Rock, and Classical music. I provide piano lessons to beginners, intermediate, and advanced players.
Benefits of a Music Education
Because playing an instrument is learned step by step, piano lessons can provide a real sense of achievement at many levels, while teaching a child to set goals.
Piano lessons build Confidence - A child with self-confidence has a better grip on handling life's many curve balls. Playing an instrument instills confidence and helps a child to overcome shyness.
Coordination - piano lessons and music study help students develop manual dexterity. The child who takes piano lessons often does better in sports because of good eye-hand-ear coordination developed.
Creativity - Music helps a child explore his or her imagination and encourages creative thinking. Soon, that child learns to improvise at many things in life.
Discipline - Through regular practice and playing, students graduate to a higher level of self-discipline.
Satisfaction - The knowledge that something has been accomplished, even as small as a musical exercise, teaches satisfaction in a job "well done".
Sociability - Piano lessons encourages a child to reach out toward new friendships and grasp opportunities for social interactions.
Fun - A child learns right away that playing an instrument is terrific fun! It teaches the joy of participation and offers a welcomed alternative to watching TV.
I specialize in teaching beginners and work with them up through college level. My method is classically based; however, I am not so stringent as to not introduce popular, jazz, and standards to my students. I feel all forms of music help develop certain technique, and I present music education in a fun and enthusiastic way. My goals are to provide to you an understanding of the entire keyboard, recognize notes fluently, including ledger line notes, recognize chords and be able to play them, understand tempo, meter signatures, key signatures, music terms, and improvise.. Piano Lessons -
CHILDREN LESSONS:
All Lessons are provided at our Comfortable Studio
Perspective students can schedule an evaluation visit to obtain an assessment of your playing level,aptitude,and have an opportunity to meet me prior to committing to my program (for a nominal fee).
ADULT LESSONS:
Making the choice to learn to play piano as an adult has its challenges. Trying to balance daily life with the commitment of practicing the piano is usually a difficult one. But many adults feel that they should have continued playing instead of giving up when they were young or have decided that now is the time to learn the instrument. For senior citizens the benefits are both psychologically and physically rewarding.
At Felicia's School of Piano and Music,I try to tailor a program that will get you playing the instrument as quickly as possible without neglecting music theory. We will begin by focusing on learning to read and play music based on my personally developed classical method,but then as quickly as possible transition to learning chords so that you can play your favorite songs from lead sheets as well as standard music sheets.