About Me:ShowMy 15 years of teaching music, as well as many other subjects, has led me to believe that anyone can learn to do anything well, if they truly desire to excel at it. I have the passion to teach anyone who truly wishes to learn the language and art of music. My students have ranged in age from 3 to 70. Anyone can learn to play music. There is nothing mysterious about learning to read and play music, or to play music by hear, for that matter. I approach each student as an individual who has certain strengths. I first like to build on those strengths and make my students feel successful. After this has occurred, it is time to work on areas where a student might not be as strong, and help bring those aspects of their musical understanding along. I look forward to speaking with you soon about your musical dreams either for yourself or for your child.

Styles: Classical, Celtic

Ages: Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Availability: I teach out if my professional studio in the city of Berkeley and I travel and teach in almost every city in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Education: Master of Education (MA), San Jose State University [2004]

Diane G. - Noe Valley, 94131

About Me:ShowI have been teaching flute for over 20 years and I accept students of all ages and levels - small children, teenagers, adults. I also teach the fife - a small, inexpensive instrument that is perfect for children's small hands - a fun instrument for little beginners! My students learn solid flute technique and basic music theory while having fun learning to play the music they enjoy. Students also get the chance to meet and perform with other flutists in student recitals and "flute caroling" during the holiday season. Students of mine have been accepted to competitive high school and university level music programs including San Francisco's School of the Arts and San Francisco State University. In addition to private lessons I've taught classroom flute in a number of Bay Area elementary and middle schools and I've performed for thousands of students in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area under the auspices of the San Francisco Symphony's AIM program and Young Audiences.

Styles: Classical, Opera, Musical Theatre

Ages: Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Education: Master of Music in Flute Performance (MM), San Francisco Conservatory of Music [1989]