jazz • blues • rock • classical

piano instruction

Lessons are at my home in the

Lincoln Highlands area of Oakland, CA.

For the most part, I work with students who have
played the piano for two or more years. (This includes adults who haven’t played in a very long time. ) We
can focus on:

• improvising in the jazz, blues, and rock traditions;
• playing favorite songs
• studying Play Jazz, Blues, Rock PIANO BY EAR;
• building piano technique, music reading skills, and
  general musicianship;
• exploring the classical piano repertoire
  (up through an intermediate student level);
• learning the art of practicing effectively;
• grasping music theory as it becomes relevant to the
  music at hand;
• learning to work with chord symbols and lead sheets;
• composing and arranging songs;
• learning to accompany singers and instrumentalists
  (jazz, blues, and rock);
• learning skills related to playing in a band.