San-San C. TakeLessons Instructor Music, piano, music theory, CM test prep, piano accompaniment San Jose, CA

San-San C.

 OBJECTIVE:      Piano/Flute/Music Theory teacher in a professional music studio

EDUCATION:    Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from San Jose State University-Spring 2006       

Bachelor of Arts Degree from San Jose State University, Spring 2003, in  both Piano Performance and Music Education

SKILLS:                  • University skill-level in piano proficiency        

• Proficient knowledge of the Suzuki Method  and Orff Instruments

• Proficient knowledge of Solfege

                                    • Two Years of Marching Band at Lynbrook High School (’97-99)

                                    • Proficient knowledge of teaching children vocal skills

• Proficient knowledge of teaching children beginning brass and string

                                       instruments

                                    • Proficient knowledge of both instrumental and vocal music repertoires        

                                       from the Renaissance to the present (especially works of Monteverdi,

                                      Chopin, Lizst, J.S. Bach, S.Calvert, Telemann, Beethoven, William

                                      Byrd, Robert Lowry, Robert I. Hugh, John Horma, Lowell Mason, D.

                                      Bortiniansky, Magnus Lindberg, George Aperghis, Toshio Hosokawa,

                                      Thierry De Mey, Steve Reich, James Wood and Helmut Oehring)

EXPERIENCES: • Private Flute Students (Mar. ‘06-Present)

                                    • Private Piano Teacher (’03-Present)

            • Singer in University Women’s Choir and Concert Choir, semester of

                                      Aug.’99 and Aug.’00, and semester of Jan.’00 for the latter (sang     

  Holst’s Planets with the San Jose Symphony Orchestra while in

                          Concert Choir)

• Singer in Ching-Ching Regional Chinese Children’s Choir, Jun.’92-

                               Jun.’93

• Singer and Pianist/Accompanist at numerous Church Choirs    

                                       (Lutheran, Baptist and  Non-Denominational for the last 15 years

• Teacher’s Assistant of a graduate in Piano Performance (M.A., SJSU)

  during special Saturday night program for children of Family Bible

  Studies (Oct.-Dec. of ’01)

  Pertinent Course Work :

                                                • Piano Repetoire Class

 • Piano Accompaniment

 • Music Theory                                                                                    

      • Music History (From Antiquity to "Modern" Periods)

                                                • Jazz Improvisation

                                                • Jazz in America

                                                • Fundamental "Skill" Classes (including Brass, String,                                                                 Choral Literature, as well as the Voice.)

                                                • Concert Choir                                             

                                                • Orchestration

                                                • Music Technology/Music Notation/Computer Engraving                

    I am a strict teacher in terms of students having a practice schedule that they will stick with/logging downtimes in terms of practicing regularly everyday (starting with 15 mins/day for younger, beginnning students to 30 mins/day and 45 mins/day depending on the level of playing skill/background of each student. 

    For teaching piano I use Hanon scalebook, Keith Snell's Fundamental Piano Theory and Baroque & Classical, Romantic and Contemporary Piano Reperotire books. I also use the Piano Adventure serie set of books (which includes lesson, music theory, technique and performance books), and many variety of other Disney, Star Wars etc. of fun music kids nowadays enjoy listening to and watching on tv and in the movie theatres--for example Alvin and the Chipmunks.

    For teaching flute, I use the "A Tune a Day for Flute" by Paul Herfurth & Hugh Stuart, "Mel-Bay's Flute Handbook" by Mizzy McCaskill & Dona Gilliam, the beginner Grade 2-6 and also the Advance Scales & Arpeggios Flute scalebook by Daniel G. Theaker. Lastly, I also use "Disneyy Movie Magic for Flute" that includes songs from The Lion King, Pocahontas, 101 Dalmatians and Aladdin. 

     After 3 or 6 months, the student would have learned the basic mechanism of how their music instrument produces sound, high and low of sounds; the basic music theory --including concepts of the clef of their particular instrument, what an octave is, what are the different type of note values, the structure, format of how music repeats and how it is extended to various forms--eg. Variations of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." Lastly, students will also be able to sightread 2-paged songs with ease (up to 2 sharps & flats) and also be able to play along with simple teacher accompaniment or a duet part without getting lost on their own playing part.

Classical, Baroque, Romantic, Contemporary, Christian, Disney, Suzuki, Orff, Keith Snell, Piano Adventure, Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, Mozart, Bartok

San Jose State University - Music Education & Piano Performance - 8/97-5/03
San Jose State University - Elementary Teaching Credential - 5/05-5/06

Music, piano, music theory, CM test prep, piano accompaniment