Teaching & Private Instruction
Create an environment for students to be curious and self-motivated, with guidance and inspiration given freely and gently….
Libby teaches privately out of her home in the Glenview district of Oakland, Ca. She teaches all levels and all styles of piano players, all levels and styles of singers, plus piano accordion players interested in learning about celtic accordion playing as well as how to accompany other players on accordion.
Libby has been teaching privately since 1980, with a steady clientele of students of all ages and levels. Her approach to teaching all ages and levels is Montessori based: “Create an environment for students to be curious and self-motivated, with guidance and inspiration given freely and gently.” She has a great way with all students, very supportive as well as being fun, funny, and interested in knowing who her students are and what makes them tick musically.
Piano Teaching
Piano players who study with Libby learn how to: read music, play music by ear, play in a wide variety of styles, study theory, study technique, be an accompanist, play the blues, solo over jazz changes, read chords, write original music and more. Her holistic and creative approach allows her students to find their own style, be that classically trained or improvisational.
“You seem to have such a depth of understanding of how children learn, tricks to teach them be interested and want to practice. We are so glad we found you!”
Singing & Voice Coaching
Singing students learn how to: find comfort and ease in their voices and vocal range, discover head tone and chest tone, strengthen their voices, expand their range, sing in a variety of styles as well as languages, understand singer related theory, scat sing over jazz songs, explore pronunciation with consonants and vowels, posture and ease of breath control while singing, tell the story as you sing a song making it all ‘believable’…
Piano Accordion
Piano accordion students learn how to: understand the left hand buttons, begin to get around the keys with the right hand using simple melodies, chords and inversions, accompany other instruments, take solos, learn celtic tunes, learn how to play in several styles, read music, read chords & more…
“You have opened up a new world of music for my 8 year old who used to do nothing but stare at his screen…thank you!”
– Mother of 8 year old –