Explore Our Educational Approach and Artistic Vision
At Clef Winds Music Lessons, we emphasize mastering notation, song structures, chords, and expressive performance techniques. Our method inspires students to connect deeply with music, fostering both skill and passion for their enduring artistic growth.
Discover Our Unique Teaching Approach
Mastering Music Notation
Gain a solid foundation in reading and interpreting musical notes. Reading and fluency in music is a skill that can constantly be improved. As students progress in their knowledge of music theory, they are provided repertoire that progressively increases in reading difficulty.
Understanding Song Forms
Learn how different song structures create memorable melodies. Through classical and orchestral repertoire, teachers help students gain an awareness of standard popular song forms and structures within classical music. Additionally, students are encouraged to compose their own music as a way of solidifying their understanding of song forms.
Expressive Performance Techniques
Develop skills to bring emotion and dynamics to your playing.
Students are presented with repertoire that improves their ability to perform music with accents and vibrato at various tempos and dynamic levels.
Exploring Chords and Harmony with Repertoire
Build your chord vocabulary to enrich your musical expression.
With knowledge of chords, students can start to compose their own musical
compositions using chords as a way of interpreting music.
A good Music Lesson brings 1..2..3..
1. opportunities to be creative
Some of the opportunities for students to explore musical ideas in creative ways are by either improvising, composing their own mini exercises and making their own rhythmic percussion parts.
2. a strong foundation to build on
A strong foundation to build on is important for anything that we are learning in life, so our music lesson curriculum is designed to give all students the foundational core elements of sound production, understanding music rotation, deciphering rhythms and music theory. This gives students a well-rounded and comprehensive knowledge of music that they can continue building upon.
3. achievable goals and measurable progress
Learning to set achievable goals and how to measure progress towards achieving those goals is one of the skills that is present in every music lessons. Music lessons bring all students the opportunity to set their own goals and with the help of their teacher, they can track and measure their progress.
Solomon Alber – “I hope that this gives you a better idea about what I like teach in music lessons and if this seems like a lot to read, I typically dedicate a portion of the first lesson to running through the structure of lessons with all new students. After listening to a student, I can better place where our starting point should be to best hit the ground running.” Visit our Booking Calendar to sign up for your lessons.”
Discover A Unique Approach to Learning Music
Experience how our method paves the way for fun learning experiences that are engaging both to students and audiences alike.
Peek inside Clefnotes, the books that are specially designed to aid in learning to perform music on the saxophone, the flute and the clarinet while also developing the skills of reading music notation and music fluency.
Listen to an interview with flute, clarinet and saxophone teacher, Solomon Alber, where he performs a popular Jazz Standard, September in the Rain, on the saxophone and he talks about falling in love with music, recording his original songs and his work in music education.