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Maria
- Rate $50
- Response 1h
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Students10
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$50/h
1st lesson free
- Piano
Experienced tutor in Piano in Glenview, Maria offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
- Piano
Lesson location
Recommended
Maria is a respected tutor in our community. They have been highly recommended for their commitment and the quality of their lessons — an excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Maria
Greetings! I love to brighten up people's lives by encouraging their individual musical interests and paying forward the gift of satisfaction that comes from a little or a lot of piano playing skills. My academic background is deeply rooted in education, and I am a passionate believer in different intelligences and individual learning styles. For this reason, I tailor each student's learning process to their personal strengths and interests. For example, if you or your child learn easiest through visualising concrete ideas or pictures and have a passion for Star Wars, Scott Joplin or Sponge Bob, then my method of teaching notation, music reading etc will reflect those qualities directly! This keeps teaching fresh and interesting for me, which means more fun and satisfaction for you and yours! I integrate essentials such as music theory in the same way- often using themes for interest- and also enjoy exploring composing, improvisation and/or music technology where there is an interest.
My aim is to facilitate breadth of experience (so, think a variety of different styles of music), solid fundamental skills (many of which are transferable to other instruments and artistic disciplines) and personal/shareable joy in the magic of piano proficiency.
If you are looking for a pushy, strictly classical, Carnegie-prep teacher- I am not your gal!
If you need flexibility, are motivated mostly by the pleasure of playing music you love and have a sense of humour and adventure, please drop me a text!
I love it when students surprize themselves with their achievements!
I love it when I arrive for a lesson and the student says " I heard this cool song this week- can I learn that next?"
I love getting to know the personalities and learning styles of my students so that I can adjust my teaching to make it a more natural, accessible process.
I love the joy, exploration and collaboration that emerges from committing to a challenging process together and feeling the satisfaction of mastery.
My first private music teaching students were high school teenagers who were in my Drama class, wanting to supplement their acting skills with piano and/or voice proficiency to add to their university applications.
This quickly expanded to neighboring younger children, and eventually to adults wishing to reconnect with long-lost musical abilities, or to pursue a lifelong dream to play, purely for their own pleasure.
I have certification from the Royal Schools of Music Examination Board (UK) in Piano, Clarinet and Voice.
I have Bachelors degrees in Drama (including musical theatre), English and Education (teaching).
I have a Masters in Special Education.
I have been teaching since 1992 in England and the United States.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Hand/body position and Rhythm first! Picking out personal favourites to refine ear/tone/interval accuracy and develop sense of steady beat. Fundamentals and core "musicality".
For absolute beginners, note-reading will be developed via a method that suits the personal learning-style. Forget "Every Good Boy" and his "Football"- there are many more intuitive ways of learning to read music!
Recommendations
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We are the parents of 5 children (ages 32-18) and the youngest is ready to move onto college. Each of the kids studied piano under the capable instruction of Maria. If my math is correct that is 23 straight years that we have had 1, 2 or even 3 children enrolled for lessons with her. Maria has been professional and kind as she has worked to help our children learn new skills and stretch their capabilities. She has a deep love for music and shares that enthusiastically with her students. She goes the extra mile to engage each student on a personal level.... for instance if a student is going through a Harry Potter phase Maria would try to tie that into their piano learning by introducing music from movie or challenging the student to compose a special song inspired by Snape or another character. She constantly amazed me with the creative ways she taught lessons and also presented recitals. Even after 23 years things constantly felt fresh and exciting.
Maria has been a true blessing to our family. She cared about each student/child and helped them develop a talent that came easier to some than others. It is a joy to see our children still enjoying the music skills that have become a part of who they are.
We could not recommend Maria highly enough. Competent, kind, creative, fun, passionate, and easy to work with.Many things! She is a good teacher. She tailors assigned piano music to the students' interests, and makes piano lessons fun. She's like Maria in the Sound of Music, or Mary Poppins, complete with a real English accent! She taught all five of our children, and helped each one improve. I recommend her without reservation.
Best piano teacher ever.
It wasn’t just learning to play the piano , it was also about music , history and of course fun.
Id recommend Maria for any child , any age .View more recommendations
Rates
Rate
- $50
Pack rates
- 5h: $250
- 10h: $500
free lessons
This first lesson offered with Maria will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
online
- $50/h
Details
30 minute lesson= $30 at my home, $35 at yours.
45 minute lesson= $35 at my home, $42 at yours.
60 minute lesson= $45 at my home, $50 at yours.
Payments may be made monthly or in 10 week sessions.
Some music book purchases may be required in addition.
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