About
Patient, positive-oriented instruction in all styles of music from a professional musician.
I love to teach and have directed numerous school instrumental and vocal groups. Teaching music is in my DNA and I've been teaching music since I was in high school. Lessons are fun and age-appropriate.
Lessons are highly individualized to meet the desires and learning style of each student. Generally, studies are balanced between learning to read and understand music while learning to play songs, and improvise with increasing skill development.
My students learn to understand music and how to practice. It's much easier to play when you understand what you are doing. I apply the latest research in the neuroscience of how we learn music and the effect of learning music on the brain.
It's about playing each note with as much feeling and beauty as possible. As Beethoven said, "To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is unforgivable".
Certified Music Teacher
Columbia University, MA: Music and Music Education
Berklee College of Music: Guitar, Keyboard
Learning music uses more of the brain than any other activity.
See my website www.comarow.com for videos and reviews.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
I first get to know the student. I learn about THEM.
I teach them how to practice efficiently, and introduce music at a pace they can have success.
Students learn to understand the underlying music theory, concepts and history of every piece they learn.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I started guitar lessons when I was 10.
I studied with many great teachers, including Lenny Frank, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, and Bob Cunningham.
Columbia University, MA: Music and Music Education
Berklee College of Music, Guitar Major
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
I am flexible.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
Find a teacher that wants to teach more than you want to learn. I put my heart and soul into my lessons and love teaching.
What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs?
I start off by finding where they are and what they have been working on and find out their goals.
Then an I find their unique leaning style.