Piano Lessons with Susan York

Making music fun!!

My Core Teaching Principles

I encourage students to practice many types of finger exercises to develop the manual dexterity in their fingers.  This is not something we are “born with”, but something that must be developed.  There are many methods and I will use a combination to achieve the desired result.

Piano Playing Techniques

I believe that to be a well-rounded musician, you must read music as fluently as you can read a book.  This comes with practice.  I will teach the fundamentals of reading music and will encourage practice to make these abilities “second nature”.

How to Read Music

Many teachers discourage students from playing by ear for fear that they will not learn to read music.  I believe this harms the creative nature of the student.  I will encourage playing by ear as well as becoming a fluent reader.

Playing by Ear

Phone: 760.753.1717

Cell Phone:  760.214.1364

E-mail: lacostapiano@live.com

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