Explore your creativity!  Stephen has over 17 years of experience teaching private lessons.  His open and flexible teaching style can accommodate both the advanced and beginner student. You can study with Stephen at his studio in Western Massachusetts.  Contact Stephen for scheduling and rates.

Teaching Approach: My teaching approach differs somewhat from the conventional style of teaching. When I teach students, first of all I am not actually teaching. I am allowing the student to go through his or her own process. If I push a style on a student, then too often then not, they will pull back. I try to make them aware of the totality of music, allowing them to see that there is no one way to music. With that said, I then get into the nuts and bolts of learning music. Specifically, I am making decisions every moment in the lesson that will further prompt the student to gather their own inner resources to allow them to hear their own voice. I invite the student to look at such topics as ear training, scale construction, voicings, tone development, technique, and repertoire, to name a few.

If traveling to Western MA is not an option for you, you can benefit from Stephen's instruction via correspondence lessons.  You send Stephen an audio tape or disc of your playing, and Stephen sends the tape or disc back with a complete lesson, along with written materials, tailored to your needs. Contact Stephen for scheduling and rates.