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It all begins with... THE TUNING NOTE |
 
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  Studio transforms into a recital hall for annual Spring recitals   Annual End of Summer Outdoor Concert! Some of the gifts handed out to new students at the Annual Spring Recital:  TTN Mugs  TTN Hats Old car magnets :)  
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 I provide lessons in piano and trumpet (beginners on up for each) and jazz improvisation (any instrument, but I require some beginning knowledge/experience with the instrument). My approach is to take things at the pace you would like to go. If you or your child has a busy schedule, we can work together to make sure you get the most out of our time together. There are always CDs and links online to listen to, as music is so much a language of its own and hearing how it "should" be done over and over can be very critical to the student's success. I provide a list of recommended recordings, most from my own collection that I can share with you and always look forward to discussion of what you've listened to and learned. Regarding my background, you can read my professional bio on my personal website, www.chwalik.com/chet/bio.html, but in short I've played the piano since the age of 4 and went on to graduate from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Piano Performance. I actually was there for five years, the first four of which I was a Jazz Trumpet Performance Major, but switched during the fifth year and graduated with a Jazz Piano Performance degree. Prior to studying jazz I enjoyed years of success in studying many of the standard and not so standard 'classical' piano pieces, including several Sonatinas, Sonatas, and many, many others, including one of my favorites that I performed at a young age, the Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major no.23. It's such a beautiful piece! Also among my experience with the trumpet I've played with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra.
Home of the ‘OMP’ – Online Music Portfolio I'm proud to offer each student their very own set of web pages for their music lessons, better known as their Online Music Portfolio. Although each student receives a lesson sheet at the conclusion of each lesson, each web page includes:
Performance Opportunities:
Certificate of Merit: The Certificate of Merit program is offered through the Music Teachers Association of California, through its member teachers. The Music Teachers’ Association of California® (MTAC) sponsors a music study program entitled Certificate of Merit® (CM). Initiated in 1933, the CM Program now serves approximately 30,000 students annually statewide, with music evaluation opportunities for students of Piano, Harp, Violin, Cello, Viola, Voice, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium/Baritone & Tuba. The goals of the CM Program are to:
Fun "Extras" while studying at the Tuning Note Music Studio:
Piano Lessons: Methods/Materials used in teaching piano: • Faber and Faber • Magrath - Masterwork Classics • Marlais - The Festival Collection • As the student advances, more individual pieces are introduced (Sonatinas, Sketches in Color (Robert Starer), etc.) • Technical Studies and Exercises: Scales/Arpeggios • Theory: 1/2 steps and whole steps, intervals, circle of fifths, etc. • Additional exercises and pieces are made specifically for each student as necessary For the more advanced students: • Bach (Preludes, Two-Part Inventions, etc.), Various Sonatas (one or more movements), etc. • Technical Studies and Exercises: Introduction to new Scales/Arpeggios; also Hanon, Czerny, Pischna and more Trumpet Lessons: Methods/Materials used in teaching trumpet: • Rubank (Elementary, Intermediate) • First Book of Practical Studies (R. Getchell) • ‘Standard of Excellence’ series B.Pearson • ‘Essential Elements’ series • Technical Studies and Exercises: Scales; exercises emphasizing slurring, tongueing, intervals, expression, etc. • Additional exercises made specifically for each student as necessary For the more advanced students: • Rubank (Advanced) • Arbans • Embouchure Builder (L.Little) • Advanced Lip Flexibilities (C.Colin) • Etudes for Trumpet (V.Brandt) Additional materials include: • Rubank Selected Duets (H.Voxman editor) • Practice Duets (Arthur Amsden) Also various solo materials. French Horn Lessons: Methods/Materials used in teaching trumpet: • Rubank (Elementary, Intermediate) • ‘Standard of Excellence’ series B.Pearson • ‘Essential Elements’ series • Technical Studies and Exercises: Scales; exercises emphasizing slurring, tongueing, intervals, expression, etc. • Additional exercises made specifically for each student as necessary For the more advanced students: • Rubank (Advanced) Additional materials include: • Easy Classic French Horn Duets (Oosthuizen) • Rubank Selected Duets (H.Voxman editor) Also various solo materials. Jazz Improvisation: Materials used in teaching jazz improvisation: • Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced o Recommended recordings for listening, listening, listening! o Play-alongs: Self-made .mp3 recordings; recommended Jamey Aebersold and Hal Leonard play-alongs o Various materials depending on instrument (including Hal Leonard ‘Jazz Guitar’, etc.) o Various transcriptions (from books, as wells as those assigned to be done by ear) • Some technical studies: Numerous scales and patterns; ‘Technical Studies for The Modern Trumpet' (Pat Harbison), etc. |
