Annie Whittaker PIANO LESSONS For Teens, Children, Adults
About
Beginners to Advanced. All styles. Classical, Jazz, Pop...
Professional teacher 20+ years experience.
I specialize in following a student's needs and developing the direction you want to go with music.
I teach on a baby grand piano and high quality digital keyboard for its computer technology and recording capabilities.
I assist musicians in cultivating true musicianship and fulfilling your musical goals and dreams. Depending on your aims this can include:
Beginning - Intermediate - Advanced - Piano and Keyboards
Understanding music from the inside out. How music works.
Other instrumentalists, vocalists & keyboardists - Creative Composition and Artist Development
Theory, Technique and finger dexterity. Circle of Fifths.
Understanding chords, scales, modes. Facility with chords & arranging.
Composing, Arranging, Songwriting: Hearing and writing your own music.
Improvisation: Learn to improvise in the styles of your favorite composers.
Playing by ear. Ear Training.
Classical, Jazz, Pop
Blues, boogie, country, soul, New Orleans piano, stride piano, rock, new age piano, worship music.
Playing from a lead sheet/chord chart. Writing your own chord charts.
Recording your music in computer with digital keyboard
Music Notation. Learn to notate music accurately.
Creativity development
Accompany yourself, a vocalist or instrumentalist.
Discover a deeper sense of who you are, developing the music in you.
Therapeutic music: What makes music healing?
I coach instrumentalists and vocalists, as well as pianists, in the skills named above.
I can sometimes offer partial scholarships to serious music students in need.
Music can be exciting, fun and enrichening. Let the music out of you!
It's not too late to study music!