Advantages of Using PianoLessonsNJ.com as your Personal Piano Coach
1. No Pre-payments or commitments. Pay as you go. Come as often or as infrequent as you like. Learn at your own pace!
2. One stop shopping. We stock all books, keyboards, and any accessories you need or desire. No need to run out to the music store or pay shipping prices to buy on-line.
3. Excelled Customer Service. Free phone consultations! All active students are welcome to call with any questions during home practice time. Through our 25 year tried and true evaluation, we are able to truly customize each lesson to the individual student according to their ability, potential, and other factors. Your lessons will never seem too difficult or too boring.
4. We keep you informed. We will send you an e-mail with any pertinent information or news.
5. More enjoyment from your holidays. From November to mid January you are welcome to play Christmas songs. If there is a special occasion coming up (such as a birthday) we'll make sure you're able to play the appropriate song(s).
6. You'll be an independent musician! With our method (instilling sight reading as opposed to rote playing ) you will be able to play the songs you want to play.....without having to run to your teacher every time you want to play a new song. (see the "Our Method" tab for more information on sight reading.)
7. We pass our savings on to you. Since I give lessons in my private home, I do not have to pay rent on a store front and these saving are passed on to you. And you never have to worry about being switched to a different teacher. You know who you're getting (me!).
8. Customized Attention. If you are looking for something very specific, not just a particular song but a certain style, you will get it, even if I have to research it myself. Try getting that from a music studio employee (it won't happen!!).
9. Coming here is a pleasure:
☺ Park right next to the front door ☺ See our always changing seasonal decorations ☺ Fresh candy to take ☺ See our collection of miniature pianos
2. One stop shopping. We stock all books, keyboards, and any accessories you need or desire. No need to run out to the music store or pay shipping prices to buy on-line.
3. Excelled Customer Service. Free phone consultations! All active students are welcome to call with any questions during home practice time. Through our 25 year tried and true evaluation, we are able to truly customize each lesson to the individual student according to their ability, potential, and other factors. Your lessons will never seem too difficult or too boring.
4. We keep you informed. We will send you an e-mail with any pertinent information or news.
5. More enjoyment from your holidays. From November to mid January you are welcome to play Christmas songs. If there is a special occasion coming up (such as a birthday) we'll make sure you're able to play the appropriate song(s).
6. You'll be an independent musician! With our method (instilling sight reading as opposed to rote playing ) you will be able to play the songs you want to play.....without having to run to your teacher every time you want to play a new song. (see the "Our Method" tab for more information on sight reading.)
7. We pass our savings on to you. Since I give lessons in my private home, I do not have to pay rent on a store front and these saving are passed on to you. And you never have to worry about being switched to a different teacher. You know who you're getting (me!).
8. Customized Attention. If you are looking for something very specific, not just a particular song but a certain style, you will get it, even if I have to research it myself. Try getting that from a music studio employee (it won't happen!!).
9. Coming here is a pleasure:
☺ Park right next to the front door ☺ See our always changing seasonal decorations ☺ Fresh candy to take ☺ See our collection of miniature pianos
What Makes me different from other piano teachers?? A Lot!!
I perform. Most teachers will claim they have experience teaching, as do I. I also have experience performing. Not all piano teachers perform. This does make a difference! Knowing how to play recreationally, and how to play to please an audience are two different skills. I feel it's best to know both (and even if you are only playing for your own enjoyment, this will still help).
I play other instruments. It is important, or at the very least extremely helpful, for a pianist to know what is going on in the whole music world, not just with pianos. I will show you not just to play, but to perform - and not just as a pianist, but as a complete musician.
I'm a technician. Most pianists know how to play, but are lost when it comes to what is going on inside the piano. This is the equivalent of owning a car and driving it, but not being an auto mechanic . I'm also a "mechanic"! You can learn what ever you want to know about the inside as well. This will help you understand why the piano does what it does when you are doing what you do with it.
I'm jazz. OK, so music is kinda divided into two camps: Classical and Jazz ("Jazz" includes rock, pop, gospel, show tunes, and everything else that is not classical). Classical music uses note reading. Jazz (and anything else you want to play) does include reading but also CHORDS. This is a world of difference. You will be able to style your own arrangements and play the songs any which way you like. And guess what?? It's easier! Unfortunately, 90% of all piano teachers are classical, not Jazz musicians/and or do not specialize in chord usage. This makes a world of difference so much so I can't describe it. Should you just want to concentrate on one or the other, that's OK too. Your choice.
Study in other fields: In addition to studying music, I also studied with a Physical Therapist and with a Neurological Optometrist. You may ask, what could that possibly have to do with music?? More than you think.
Playing an instrument, such as piano, is a work of two areas: Your brain, and your hands (actually, it's three, also your eyes).
When someone walks into a Physical Therapy office, the first thing she (or he) does is asses the patient. They find out what area is in pain, if any, and what areas have the best mobility and strength, which areas have the least mobility and strength. Exercises are then given to strengthen the weak areas and increase mobility, flexibility and overall usage. I do the same thing with your hands. Hands are everything to a pianist (as far as body parts go!). Using the same techniques Physical Therapists use, I have learned to asses an individual's hand strength and mobility, and of each finger. I then "prescribe" the appropriate finger exercises. Don't worry, you won't even know that is happening. (The exercises only take up a minute of the lesson but it makes all the difference in being able to play). This takes more than the standard music knowledge to do.
A Neurological Optometrist specializes in Neurological disorders of the eyes, or of vision. Again, when a patient walks into this Dr.'s office, an assessment is performed. I have learned to do a similar assessment. Things such as tracking ability and peripheral vision are important in many areas of life, music reading included. While I won't be able to cure any visual disturbances, if any weak areas are found I can accommodate them in order to make it possible to play piano efficiently. Someone without this additional knowledge won't really know what to do and would be scratching her head as to what is going on.
Check out the About tab for more info me, with photos. Please read the Our Method about how page for more in-depth details about how I teach and what you will learn.
I play other instruments. It is important, or at the very least extremely helpful, for a pianist to know what is going on in the whole music world, not just with pianos. I will show you not just to play, but to perform - and not just as a pianist, but as a complete musician.
I'm a technician. Most pianists know how to play, but are lost when it comes to what is going on inside the piano. This is the equivalent of owning a car and driving it, but not being an auto mechanic . I'm also a "mechanic"! You can learn what ever you want to know about the inside as well. This will help you understand why the piano does what it does when you are doing what you do with it.
I'm jazz. OK, so music is kinda divided into two camps: Classical and Jazz ("Jazz" includes rock, pop, gospel, show tunes, and everything else that is not classical). Classical music uses note reading. Jazz (and anything else you want to play) does include reading but also CHORDS. This is a world of difference. You will be able to style your own arrangements and play the songs any which way you like. And guess what?? It's easier! Unfortunately, 90% of all piano teachers are classical, not Jazz musicians/and or do not specialize in chord usage. This makes a world of difference so much so I can't describe it. Should you just want to concentrate on one or the other, that's OK too. Your choice.
Study in other fields: In addition to studying music, I also studied with a Physical Therapist and with a Neurological Optometrist. You may ask, what could that possibly have to do with music?? More than you think.
Playing an instrument, such as piano, is a work of two areas: Your brain, and your hands (actually, it's three, also your eyes).
When someone walks into a Physical Therapy office, the first thing she (or he) does is asses the patient. They find out what area is in pain, if any, and what areas have the best mobility and strength, which areas have the least mobility and strength. Exercises are then given to strengthen the weak areas and increase mobility, flexibility and overall usage. I do the same thing with your hands. Hands are everything to a pianist (as far as body parts go!). Using the same techniques Physical Therapists use, I have learned to asses an individual's hand strength and mobility, and of each finger. I then "prescribe" the appropriate finger exercises. Don't worry, you won't even know that is happening. (The exercises only take up a minute of the lesson but it makes all the difference in being able to play). This takes more than the standard music knowledge to do.
A Neurological Optometrist specializes in Neurological disorders of the eyes, or of vision. Again, when a patient walks into this Dr.'s office, an assessment is performed. I have learned to do a similar assessment. Things such as tracking ability and peripheral vision are important in many areas of life, music reading included. While I won't be able to cure any visual disturbances, if any weak areas are found I can accommodate them in order to make it possible to play piano efficiently. Someone without this additional knowledge won't really know what to do and would be scratching her head as to what is going on.
Check out the About tab for more info me, with photos. Please read the Our Method about how page for more in-depth details about how I teach and what you will learn.