KAISER VALVERDE MUSIC STUDIO
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MARGUERITE KAISER DE VALVERDE, PIANIST.
LEONARDO VALVERDE, TRUMPETER.
WE TEACH ALL LEVELS AND STYLES OF PIANO AND TRUMPET. WE COACH ENSEMBLES. WE LOVE TEACHING STUDENTS FROM AGE 4 TO 84 AND BEYOND. SINCE WE BOTH HAVE MASTER'S IN PERFORMANCE, AND WE ARE BILINGUAL, AND HAVE STUDIED AND PERFORMED IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES, WE CAN OFFER MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF MUSIC. MARGUERITE TRAINED WITH THE AUTHORS OF THE YAMAHA MUSIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. SHE STUDIED AT MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST, MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY, SEWANEE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL AND PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY. LEONARDO STUDIED AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUSIC IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
WE LOVE TO SEE OUR STUDENTS SMILE AS THEY PROGRESS. WE LOVE SHARING THEIR TALENTS IN RECITALS.
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What is your typical process for working with a new student?
WE FIND OUT WHAT MUSIC THEY LIKE TO SING OR DANCE TO. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE IN LEARNING SOLFEO. WE INSIST ON PERFECT RHYTHM AND PRACTICING A LOT WITH THE METRONOME BEAT.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
WE EACH HOLD MASTERS OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE. MARGUERITE IN PIANO PERFORMANCE. LEONARDO IN TRUMPET PERFORMANCE. WE PLAY AND TEACH ALL STYLES. WE HAVE PERFORMED AS ORCHESTRA MEMBERS, SMALL ENSEMBLE GROUPS AND SOLOISTS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND STATES. YOU CAN ONLY TEACH WELL WHAT YOU ALREADY DO.