Teaching Philosophy

Teaching Music is powerful because it impacts the heart and engages directly with the creativity
side of every human being. As a pianist and educator, I seek to help students find their unique
voice in performance, inspire dedication, and achieve a meaningful appreciation to music.

I have been teaching piano, music history, and music theory for over a decade, in both private
and group class settings. I have and continue to teach adults, college students, and children of all
ages with variety of skill levels and backgrounds. Students in my piano studio develop self discipline,
a strong technical foundation, and a solid knowledge to music analysis. To encourage
this, I foster choosing repertoire and assignments that are appropriate to each individual’s
development and interests, but also challenging enough to foster motivation in their practice and
take their abilities to the next level.

Providing a strong groundwork is key in my teaching philosophy. In order to instill this, I use
clear instructions with a structured plan in each lesson, and work vigorously to solidify students’
experiences both during and outside of lesson times for a consistent development. Students in my
studio are led with positive and constructive feedback in each lesson. It is crucial that students
feel encouraged and optimistic in their lessons, in order to achieve a healthy relationship with me
as their teacher but also to further develop their musicianship well. Most importantly, owning a
love for the music field is what individuals must have in order to motivate themselves to practice
‘effectively.’ I do everything in my power to inspire this to my students.

A very important factor in my teaching is to meet every individual student’s needs, and build a
meaningful individual relationship with each one of my students. I seek to respect each
individual student’s stage of learning experience at all times, and make sure to understand their
unique goals. We always work out a plan to meet both the short-term and long-term goals each
year.

Music is such a personal and honest field; so often, our personality is reflected in our
performance. In order to create beautiful music, we must all first be a kind and good human
beings. I thrive to reflect this aspect in my teaching.