Clicking on more info. below will give you some indication of what takes place at lessons. In all cases I assess the student’s interests and goals and plan accordingly, while keeping in mind core music skills of note reading, technical development, repertoire retention, and the need to keep enthusiasm high.
Principal Instrument: Piano
Other Instruments Taught Keyboard, Theory, Recording, Ear Training, Composition, Improvisation
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mission statement
"Happy Students who play well"
“We will worm our way, expending considerable effort, into the small end of the cornucopia,” he promises, “in order that we may later emerge, expending less effort and having the time of our life, out of the large end.” From “Playing the Piano for Pleasure” by Charles Cooke.
about myself
Serving Southern Ontario: Burlington, Dundas, and West Hamilton, award winning teacher David Story, B.M., ARCT, R.M.T is accepting students for the fall and summer of 2010.
I now offer Internet Jazz Piano Coaching online via Skype, and Internet Coaching in Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms for piano. I have a new website of free downloadable lessons plans in jazz piano and other music subjects that I teach. Please have a look.
I prepare students for classical piano exams, grades 1 to 10, and Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms for piano, levels 1 to 8.. As well, I teach a wide range of Jazz Piano, Classical, Electronic, Folk, Pop, and Blues piano styles to beginners, accomplished musicians, piano teachers, and adult re-starters. I also tutor College and University students in piano, theory, composition, and audition preparation. In Dundas I teach in my studio, in Burlington I give in-home lessons. I offer Internet coaching for experienced pianists using Skype.
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Quotes:
It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time. Chet Atkins new quote
