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Piano and voice
Ruth L. Barolsky
rb5z@virginia.edu
(434) 295-1496
Teaching Area: Classical piano
Ages/levels accepted: children, teens, adults of all ages; children must be reading; UVa students for credit and privately.
I have been teaching adults and children for 25 years; I use a variety of methods--it depends on the age, abilities, experience and interests of the student.
Geographic area: Charlottesville - (Rugby Ave.-Rose Hill Dr. area; convenient to University and to Downtown Charlottesville; parking not a problem.)
Michele Carragan
mlc4piano@gmail.com
Teaching Area: Piano
Ages/levels accepted: all
I have enjoyed teaching piano for 18 years and have a teaching certification. I design my lessons to suit the individual student and therefore use different courses based on the student. In addition to the typical classical curriculum, I also include music theory, music history, music composition, ear training, and performance opportunities for my students. My students enjoy having incentives, games, a memorizing contest, and an annual recital. In addition to classical study, I also give students the opportunity to study popular, country, folk, musicals, rock, holiday, movie and TV tunes depending on the interests of the student. My teaching philosophy goals are that the student become skilled in playing the piano, gain knowledge of music, and have fun while they learn!
Geographical area: Charlottesville - 5th Street Extended, Belmont, Downtown, Pantops
Brooke Dezio
brookedezio@yahoo.com
(434) 244-0533
Teaching Area: Piano
Ages/levels accepted: All
Currently accepting for waiting list
Geographical area: Charlottesville - Downtown
Emily Ellis
music4emily@gmail.com
www.cvilledownbeat.com
www.facebook.com/cvilledownbeat
(434) 242-7415
Teaching Area: Piano
Ages/levels accepted: Beginners to early intermediate
Geographic area:: Charlottesville Downtown - Preston Ave
Margaret V Lee
v.lee23@gmail.com
victorialeemusic.com
(434 )977-2034
Teaching Area: Piano, Celtic (folk) harp
Ages/levels accepted: All
I am a patient, skilled teacher with a classical approach to piano and a folk harp approach to Celtic harp. I have been teaching for 20 yrs, 2 in C'ville. I teach all levels and ages and have particular interest in helping students who have disabilities. Goals-oriented, I use traditional methods that incorporate theory, excellence of technique, and beauty of expression.
Geographical area: Charlottesville - Locust Grove area, walk or bike to downtown
Evan Mook
evanmook@gmail.com
evanmook.com
www.facebook.com/evanmook
(434) 984-MOOK (6665)
Piano, classical (beginners start with Suzuki) and jazz
Jazz
improvisation for all instruments
Ages/levels accepted: All
Studied Suzuki and beyond with Kay Pitt for 9 years, studied jazz at VCU, graduated Magna Cum Laude (3.89.) Toured for two years with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, moved back home in '03 to take over the Suzuki business for Kay. Consistently the first call pianist for upscale restaurants/hotels, most recently the house pianist and music coordinator for the now defunct Carlton's fine dining and jazz club. My new studio is on the roof of that building.
Geographical area: Downtown, across from City Hall, also willing to go to your home
Margaret Newcomb
mn2k@yahoo.com
Teaching areas: flute, piccolo, recorder, theory
Ages/levels accepted: all
Principal flute in Charlottesville and University Symphony for 20 years. Co-founder of Blue Ridge Summer Chamber Music Camp and Shenandoah Recorder Society.
Geographical area: Charlottesville - Private studio centrally located near C'ville Coffee, intersection of 250 Bypass and McIntire Rd.
University
Ruth L. Barolsky
rb5z@virginia.edu
(434) 295-1496
Teaching Area: Classical piano
Ages/levels accepted: children, teens, adults of all ages; children must be reading; UVa students for credit and privately.
I have been teaching adults and children for 25 years; I use a variety of methods--it depends on the age, abilities, experience and interests of the student.
Geographic area: Charlottesville - (Rugby Ave.-Rose Hill Dr. area; convenient to University and to Downtown Charlottesville; parking not a problem.)
Carlton Monroe Dickerson
carltondic@aim.com
(434) 296-4040
Teaching areas: Piano, organ and voice
Ages/levels accepted: All
Carlton is the Music Minister at Trinity Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, VA. He has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from VCU, with graduate work at Trinity College of Music in London, England, and UVA. He loves people and enjoys teaching all ages.
Geographic area: Charlottesville University – off Barracks Road
Maxx Katz
maxxkatz@gmail.com
www.maxxkatz.wordpress.com
(434) 882-4239
Teaching areas: Flute, guitar, theory
Ages/levels accepted: any
Maxx has over 15 years experience teaching flute lessons. After receiving a Master's degree in Music from UVA, where she taught ear training and music theory classes, she started playing electric guitar and has toured nationally and in Europe playing guitar and keyboard in rock bands. She presently plays both classical and jazz flute professionally in the area. Maxx is happy to accommodate interest in a variety of flute-related areas including classical playing, jazz techniques, improvisation, theory and ear training. She uses a combination of Suzuki repertoire and additional technique methods according to the learning styles of the individual student.
Geographical area: Charlottesville - University area
David R. McCormick
fiddle4dave@hotmail.com
www.davidryanmccormick.com
(703) 587-0483
Teaching areas: Violin
Ages/Levels Accepted: all ages and levels
I have been teaching private lessons for over twelve years and have taught group lessons and ensembles for the Winchester Public Schools and Waynesboro String School. I taught elementary and middle school strings in Prince William County for four years, and have been a guest conductor for the All-County Honors Orchestra in Shenandoah County.
I am comfortable teaching all ages and ability levels. I have degrees in music education, violin performance, string quartet studies, and early music. I also specialize in all types of improvisation, particularly jazz. In addition to teaching private violin, I am able to offer beginning viola lessons, chamber music coachings, early music workshops and lessons, group lessons, and training in many alternative styles.
Geographical area: Charlottesville, near CHS
Ying Zhu
zhuying@msu.edu
Teaching areas: Piano
Ages/Levels Accepted: age 5 above ----all levels especially for early advanced and advanced levels
Ying holds Master of Music degree in piano performance from the Ball State University in Indiana, and Doctor of Music Art in piano performance from the Michigan State University, where she was the instructor and coordinator of class piano. She teaches piano at New England Music Camp (pre-college students age 11-18)in Maine every summer. Prior to the United States, she has served on the piano faculty at Conservatory of Music of Hangzhou Normal University. She is also an experienced accompanist for vocal, instrumental, and choir performance.
Geographical area: Charlottesville -UVA area (off Massie Road)
North
| Piano and voice | Strings | Winds |
Gerda Bansleben
gerdabans@gmail.com
(434) 978-2824
Teaching area: Piano
Ages/levels accepted: All ages including adults
I have enjoyed teaching piano for over 40 years. I have an MA degree from Columbia University , studied at the Julliard School of Music and taught piano and history of music in Vienna, Austria for 16 years. I use a variety of methods depending on the individual student incorporating technique, theory, sight-reading, repertoire and improvisation.
Geographic area: Charlottesville-north (across from Fashion Square. Mall)
Ruth Ann Bishop
momrabishop@yahoo.com
Teaching area: Voice
Ages/levels accepted: 15 and older.
Member of Nat'l Ass'n of Teachers of Singing. Over 30 years experience, teaching both privately and as a college faculty member. I have a Masters Degree in Voice Performance, and extensive performing experience, mostly in the Wash. DC and Chicago areas. My students have sung leads in musicals, performed on recitals, won awards, and earned Bachelor's and Masters Degrees in the music field. I believe in healthy singing without forcing the voice, and in the exploration of a variety of song repertoire.
Geographical area: Northeast Charlottesville - off of Rio Road
Melissa DiGrazio
melissadigrazio@charlottesvilleperformingarts.com
www.charlottesvilleperformingarts.com
www.facebook.com/charlottesvilleperformingarts
(434) 242-0605
Teaching areas: Kindermusik, Piano, Voice
Ages/levels accepted: varies with instrument
Geographical area: Charlottesville - North Off Route 29 near Fashion Square Mall
Bill Duvall
musicemporium@embarqmail.com
Teaching areas: Band instruments: Brass and Woodwind and Drum set, Piano
Ages/levels accepted: All ages and All levels
My major instrument is trombone. I have been teaching band instruments as well as piano privately in C-ville for 34 years. I have taught both junior and senior high school bands as well as general music and chorus in Virginia and North Carolina. I was the band master at the US Navy OCS in Newport, RL while I was in the officer training school. I direct a band called Jazz, Pop & Rock Band at The Music Emporium.
Geographic area: Charlottesville North - The Music Emporium, directly across from Albemarle High School on Hydraulic Road
Toko Duvall (Mrs.)
tokoduvall@embarqmail.com
: Piano, Piano for Young Children
Ages/levels accepted: All ages, presently 4 to 85 in all levels including a college preparatory
I have been teaching in C-ville for 33 years. For the last 24 years, I am the director and one of the piano instructors at The Music Emporium. My formal music training was done in Japan and continued music study in the States as a foreign exchange student. I have taught piano and voice as well as The Yamaha Music School. Presently, my focus of teaching is piano using the materials combining the methods of both the American and the Japanese system. My concentration in teaching is to make each student to love the music and to be creative.
Geographic area: Charlottesville North - Directly across from Albemarle High School on Hydraulic Road
Kathleen Manuel
khmanuel@gmail.com
www.kathleenmanuel.com/piano
Teaching area: Piano
Ages/levels accepted: 5 and up
I really love teaching piano, especially to students who want to learn but may not naturally be in the highest percentiles with regard to note-reading or coordination. I enjoy seeing progress and watching children grow in their love and appreciation for music of all kinds. We are having a Halloween recital this year at which the children can wear their costumes! Generally I use the Alfred method books and tailor the supplemental material to suit the student's interest. Masters degree in music.
Geographical area: Charlottesville - North -behind Albemarle Square shopping center
Dana Patek
patek@comcast.net
Teaching area: Piano
Ages/levels accepted: elementary/middle school; early to late beginner
I enjoy teaching young students how to read music and practice so they can learn new music on their own (a great foundation for band and orchestra!). My degree is in vocal music, but I studied piano as a child, in college, and as an adult. I recently completed the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure program in music at Mary Baldwin College and I teach choir at the Waldorf School. I offer 30-minute lessons at a reasonable rate from my home near Greenbrier Elementary.
Geographical areas: Greenbrier neighborhood (behind Greenbrier Elementary)
Pam Hill
plussage@comcast.net
'Cello and Bass
(434) 971-1107
Teaching areas: Violin, Viola, 'Cello and Bass
Ages/Levels Accepted: all
Pam Hill has been enjoying teaching violin, viola, ëcello and bass since 1984 in eight private schools, three elementary, five middle and three public high schools. She has been teaching at The Music Emporium of Charlottesville for four years and loves working with Mr. and Mrs. Duvall and all the talented teachers there!
In addition to improvising in commercials, a National Geographic Nova Special, duets and trios, Pam has played in many churches, restaurants, weddings, musicals and in twelve symphony orchestras as a professional violinist since 1978.
Geographical area: Charlottesville north - Directly across from Albemarle High School on Hydraulic Road
Other teaching areas: Violin, Viola
Katie Miller
andrew.katie08@gmail.com
Teaching area: Violin
Ages/Levels Accepted: 4 through adult
I have taken private violin lessons since the age of 5 and achieved a Bachelor of Music from the Petrie School of Music at Converse College in SC and have been teaching for 3 years. I use the Suzuki method but supplement with other styles (celtic, fiddle) and with theory as well.
Geographical areas: Charlottesville NW - across from Albemarle High School
Bill Duvall
musicemporium@embarqmail.com
Teaching areas: Band instruments: Brass and Woodwind and Drum set, Piano
Ages/levels accepted: All ages and All levels
My major instrument is trombone. I have been teaching band instruments as well as piano privately in C-ville for 34 years. I have taught both junior and senior high school bands as well as general music and chorus in Virginia and North Carolina. I was the band master at the US Navy OCS in Newport, RL while I was in the officer training school. I direct a band called Jazz, Pop & Rock Band at The Music Emporium.
Geographic area: Charlottesville North - The Music Emporium, directly across from Albemarle High School on Hydraulic Road
Nancy Garlick
garlick@virginia.edu
Clarinet, Bass clarinet, Recorder
Ages/levels accepted:10 to 100
I recently retired from 24 years of teaching clarinet at the University of Virginia. Before that I taught at other colleges and public schools. 45 years experience in teaching. As a clarinetist, I have played professionally in many orchestras, chamber music groups and as a soloist. Also worked as a conductor of orchestras and bands. Will accept beginning to advanced students into the studio.
I also teach recorders (soprano, alto, tenor or bass) of all levels using baroque and renaissance repertoire. Good sound, technique and varied repertoire are emphasized. Particular issues can be addressed. I have performed on recorder in Philadelphia, Connecticut, North Carolina and California in the past year and will perform in England in 2012. Have played for recording artists Reine-Marie Verhagen of Amsterdam and Dan Laurin of Stockholm and for members of the Flanders Recorder Quartet.
Geographical area: Charlottesville North - Near Greenbrier Elementary School/Brandywine area
East
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mike@charlottesvillemusicians.com
www.charlottesvillemusicians.com
Classical and jazz piano
Ages/levels accepted: 6-106
I enjoy teaching students of all ages, and do my best to create a positive learning environment for all of my students. With young beginners, I typically use the Faber series. With intermediate students I focus on appropriate literature with strong emphasis on exercises to improve technique. With advanced students we work on standard literature, music theory, and aural skills, so that by the end of high school the students are prepared to study music at the collegiate level if they so choose. I also work with adults and teach jazz improvisation.
Geographic area: Charlottesville - Pantops (I do travel to students' houses as well.)
Gayle F. Brubaker
cvillebrus@yahoo.com
Teaching Areas: Piano, Voice
Ages/Levels Accepted:
Piano ages 8 and up, Voice ages 14 and up
I have been teaching for 30+ years, and I love encouraging the individual gift in each student. I most frequently use Frances Clark Music Tree or Faber Piano Adventures for beginning students. I place emphasis on theory, technique, sight reading, and ear training, as well as appropriate repertoire. Recitals, four group lessons per year, and various other performance opportunities enrich the private lessons offered.
Geographic area: Pantops Key West Subdivision off Rt. 20 N
Nicole Yang
nicole@nicoleyang.com
www.happynicole.com
Teaching Areas: Piano, Music Theory, Composition
Ages/Levels Accepted: Beginner to Intermediate ages 4 and up
Nicole is an active member of the Charlottesville Music Teacher Association (CMTA) and National Guild of Piano Teachers. She was the chairperson for the Pasadena Branch (Region 4) of the Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) for 5 years. She was also the chairperson for Composer Today, a division of MTAC, for 3 years before moving to Charlottesville in June 2005. Nicole has earned a Masters of Music and Arts degree from California State University Northridge (CSUN) and is well known in the Los Angeles area.
Geographical area: Charlottesville - Pantops Key West Subdivision off Rt. 20 N
Candace M Burton
mamabow6@yahoo.com
Teaching Areas: Violin, Viola, Beginning cello
Ages/Levels Accepted: 6 - adult, beginner
I began the study of violin at age 7. On a full scholarship to SMU I studied with Dallas SO Concertmaster Leonard Posner. I was accepted to study with Toscanini's former concertmaster Mischa Mischakoff, then concertmaster of the Detroit SO, and graduated from Wayne St. University with a BA in music in 1968. I received my MMEd at the University of Arkansas where I studied with Marx Pales, student of Szigetti. I have taught privately, in university and in public schools since 1970. I use several methods including All for String, Essential Elements and the Suzuki literature. Along with these methods I choose performance literature appropriate for the playing level of each student. I believe in a comfortable and flexible lesson situation in which students are encouraged and can look forward to their lessons. Parents are welcome and encouraged to sit in on the lessons. My goal has always been for the students to learn to play to the best of their abilities and to understand and love music in a way that will enrich their whole lives.
Geographical area: Pantops - by arrangement
South
Melody Z. Day
melody@daysongstudio.com
www.daysongstudio.com
(434) 295-4854
Teaching Areas: Piano, Voice
Ages/levels accepted: Pre-school readers and up for piano, changed voices for voice.
DaySong Studio™ is the privately run Music Studio of Melody Day for Beginning Voice and Piano students. I use the Faber & Faber piano methods.
Geographic area: Willoughby Subdivision off 5th Street Extended
The Violin & Piano Studio of Janice Mauroschadt
jmauroschadt@embarqmail.com
www.violinpianostudio.com
Look the studio up on Facebook by friending "The Violin & Piano Studio of Janice Mauroschadt"
(434) 465-56467
Teaching Areas: Suzuki & Traditional Violin & Viola (Beginner thru Advanced); Traditional Piano (Beginner thru Intermediate)
Ages: Accepting ages 6 through adult
The Violin & Piano Studio is a professional private studio that teaches the whole child. Having a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Ithaca College, 5 years of private instruction from the Peabody Institute, continuing educational Suzuki teacher training workshops, and over 25 years private teaching experience, I will provide qualified and caring instruction that maximizes your results. I believe that being a professionally-trained instructor will provide students with proven techniques to reach optimal success AND, all theory aside, I love to make the lessons FUN! References and a complimentary lesson available upon request! Janice will travel to your home for an additional fee. Also LOVE teaching adult students!
Geographical area: Mill Creek South, also willing to go to your home
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