Tuition......
Classical & Contemporary Piano and Keyboard...
I teach classical and contemporary piano for all ages, which includes jazz, rhythm and blues, popular classics and top 40 styles, from beginner to advanced levels. It's a lot of fun!
The environment is family oriented, positive and self affirming and students are given constructive feedback, lots of encouragement and the opportunity to embrace and express music for themselves. I also welcome parents to be involved in the learning process.
Working from both the Australian Music Examinations Board manual of syllabus and a selection of contemporary teaching tools, including my own curriculum, we also look at theory, musical knowledge, technical work, sight reading, history, performance, improvisation and understanding of form. This includes being able to read charts and write a song.
A recording studio facility is also available for students to compose and arrange their own musical compositions. The studio is set up to run software programs that are at the centre of the music curriculum such as Sibelious, Garageband, Logic, Ableton, Pro Tools and Cuebase.
For children especially, creative pursuits integrated into a balanced lifestyle can heighten the intelligence. Studies published by the Association for Psychological Science suggest that intelligence test scores grew higher in children who took lessons in keyboards or singing. In another study, students between the ages of 6 and 15 who took music lessons scored higher on tests of memory than students without musical training.
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." - Jules de Gaultier
Testimonials:
"Learning with Justin in his studio was a very inspiring experience. His passion & knowledge for such diverse types of music from pop to classical to jazz was wonderful Lessons were fun, energetic and with a choice of both piano & keyboard. Highly recommended..!" - Melissa
"Justin is a great teacher. He's thorough and always encourages me to be the best musician I can be. He's a great source of knowledge for every musical question I've given him" - Michelle
"Justin has a way of making the learning process fun and he is able to explain things on my level" - Mark
"Thank you for making Emily's lessons so amusing, entertaining and informative. She just loves them!" - Sabrina.
"A good teacher will go to great lengths to present a lesson in a way that is understandable and interesting. This typifies Justin" - Claire
Practice & Performance Tips:
Music is to be enjoyed so be a fan. Your taste in music is as unique as you are. Question why you like or dislike a song. Get to know why. Listen to the great songs, musicians and writers and understand them.
Utilise every spare moment to learn about how music is written, played and produced. Write your own pieces. Play around with the sound. Improvise along with a backing track or favorite song. Search for what you need to do next.
Study and practice effectively and make it fun. Warm up and break it up so as not to lose momentum. Change the format of your practice regularly. Be patient with yourself. Fast playing only comes from slow practice.
Improvement in the long term is achieved by honest thorough work in the short. Makes a note of the things you need to change every few weeks. The notes will change as each goal is achieved.
Consistent interest is stimulated by change. Try new things and learn pieces in all twelve keys. Keep your instrument in good working order.
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