About Alysa Call·20 years of experience teaching piano
·B.A. in Education (currently certified with the State of AZ) ·SAA (Suzuki Association of the Americas) trained (ECC, Piano Book 1, Piano Book 2 and Piano Book 3, Piano Book 4 and Suzuki Principles in Action) ·Extensive university music courses completed (Music Theory I, Music Theory II, Music History, Piano Artistry, Piano Pedagogy (Beginning and Intermediate), Piano Literature, Keyboard Techniques, Keyboard Fundamentals, Private Piano, Private voice, and Choir) · 10 years of university private voice and private piano training ·Music Mind Games trained My Approach to Piano Education: 1. Suzuki philosophy based 2. Strong emphasis on reading music and sight-reading 3. Frequent performances with memorized repertoire 4. Choice pieces (songs that students choose from other genres like pop, jazz, and Lead sheets) 5. Developing a strong relationship with my students 6. Making learning a mix of work and fun 7. Group Musicianship class (performance, theory games, music history etc.) |