My Teaching Philosophy

In my music classes, I teach many types of musical styles. However, most of the compositions I teach are traditional or popular western music pieces. We mainly stick to western scales and western chord progressions. I think western scales are an important foundation for American music students that will help them understand harmony, musical divisions, and frequencies. Once my students learn these basics they can then take their knowledge and enhance it by the studies of other cultures’ musical organization of sound. I believe music is an important component in developing curriculum for educating children. Children can learn discipline, organization, pattern recognition, harmony, expression, and many other qualities important in life by studying music. I think music is a vital component in communities, societies, and the world. People can relate to each other, express to each other, and share emotional and spiritual communication to each other through music. Life is energy and music is the organization and expression of life through physical vibrations. Music is one of the more important resources we have at our disposal as the human race.