Teaching Material

For Beginners / Intermediate students I primarily use 2 method books as a teaching aid:
- Essential Elements
- Rubank 

These books are great but they are written based on the learning abilities of the average.  In addition to these I have accumulated my own collection of repertoire to help students develop and give them a break from the method books.  I find the Rubank book is useful for developing technique and scales, where Essential Elements serves as a broad learning tool covering theory, repertoire and technique.  With this combination I strongly believe I have the right resources to build a strong musical foundation for my students.

 
Advanced Students

Most students at this level have been exposed to method books throughout their musical career.  I like to break them away from this and expose them to different pieces focused in the area of classical or jazz, or a combination of both.  Those interested in pursuing Jazz learn about improvising, Jazz theory, and jazz standard repertoire.   Emphasis on tone development, and listening is also encourage whether focusing on jazz or classical.  Classical focused students are introduced do the different eras of classical music from impressionism (Debussy) to baroque (J.S Bach) to modern composers (Paul Creston).  Preparation and coaching for auditions to secondary or tertiary education in music is available, and encourage if it’s the students interest.