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- Rate S$64
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- Piano
Experienced tutor in Piano in Mont Vernon, Carla offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
- Piano
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About Carla
First, my students make my service stand out. When they arrive, they can't wait to sit at the piano and don't want to leave.
I am a classically trained pianist. I studied with Ocy L Downs, the Grand Dame of Piano in Portland, ME. She emphasized technique. I also studied with Maria Balling, an Austrian Professor and adjudicator in Boston, MA. Before WWII, she was a protege of Toscanini.
Although I am classically trained, I do not teach one method to all my students or limit them to one musical genre. I emphasize technique and fingering; it's your roadmap on the keys. Learning artistry means using expression to tell a story with sound. Playing technique without artistry is the same as listening to someone read a story in a monotone.
My students successfully auditioned to play the keyboard for their school's jazz band and performed in other school ensembles and musical events. They prepare for a fall and spring recital. When one recital ended, they asked when our next one was. They loved it!
Since 2006, I have enjoyed working with children, teens, and adults of all abilities and personalities. I have successfully worked with students who struggle with attention deficit by making up exercises or games to help them focus. I have also worked with stroke victims who, at one time, played the piano and wanted to play again. It works. When a student who couldn't focus one day sits at the piano and performs the entire piece by memory, the smile on their face says it all.
What I enjoy the most about my work is watching my students learn to love music. I often hear a parent say, "Before you were my son or daughter's piano teacher, I had to drag my son or daughter to the piano to practice. Now they are eager and go by themselves." My joy is teaching students the music they love and never thought they could play.
Begin classical piano age 6 Long Beach City College Piano Performance
Studied with Ocy L. Downs, Portland ME
Studied with Maria Balling, Boston, MA
Participant National Piano Competitions
Fifteen Years of experience teaching piano
Played music with a trio, violinist, cellist, me, Pianist
Fifteen years on staff pianist First Christian Church Wolfeboro, NH
Pianist for weddings, funerals and other events.
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About the lesson
- All levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
1. We discuss their prior piano skill level and look at their music books they bring
2. We talk about their favorite musical genre.
3. I ask that they play one or two of their pieces. As I listen I can assess weaknesses and strengths.
4. If the student is a beginner, we look at beginner books. Before the lesson is finished the student will have played a short tune.
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Carla is a wonderful person who I admire deeply. She has the ability to teach students from a wide range of skill levels and ages. She is extremely patient and understanding. I started taking piano lessons with her about 14 years ago when I was about five. As I got older, I switched to taking art lessons with Carla because my heart wasn’t really in the piano playing. I think we both really enjoyed the years of art lessons, and I still treasure all of the skills I’ve obtained from it. When I was 17, Carla would make the 1+ hour drive to our house every week to give piano lessons to my 15 year old sister, and I began to miss it so I took up piano lessons again with Carla. I’m very grateful for my years working with Carla and I highly recommend her to other students.
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Rates
Rate
- S$64
Pack rates
- 5h: S$320
- 10h: S$640
free lessons
This first lesson is free to allow you to get to know your teacher so that they can best meet your needs.
- 1hr
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- S$64/h
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