With a patient teaching style, Dr. Steinberg brings enjoyment of music and the satisfaction
of achievement to his students through fun-filled piano lessons. He makes learning fun by
using the student's experiences and demonstrations.
"I like seeing the light in my students' eyes, when they realize they have learned
something new, that they can perform a piece well and enjoy it, and especially that
they can overcome their perceived limitations," he says.
A student recently commented: "...you are right on the money with your analysis.
I've made more progress in a couple of hours this morning than I did all last week
... I feel as though I've broken through a real barrier ...I'm very, very pleased
with that lesson."
Dr. Steinberg has been teaching for over 18 years and is a member of the Main
Line Music Teachers Association (MLMTA), the Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association (PMTA),
and the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).
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Piano lessons offer many good and long-lasting benefits:
- Enjoyment
- most people enjoy music. The ability to make music exponentially increases
this enjoyment. Many adults often find themselves regretting not having taken (or
having quit lessons).
- Structure and discipline
- this is a good way to establish structure and discipline, which children
NEED but do not WANT. This INTERNAL discipline is stronger and longer lasting than
any externally-forced discipline.
- Concentration
- The concentration required in learning music carries over into learning other
subjects.
- Educational foundation
- for children, good piano lessons can help establish a solid educational foundations
which will make learning almost anything fun.
- Reduced stress
- for both children and adults, playing a musical instrument can reduce stress.
- Thinking and interpretation
- essential necessities to success.
- Patience
- Learning effective practice skills aids the child in developing patience.
- Listening
- the active counterpart to passive hearing can sometimes reveal hidden meanings
otherwise lost. Knowing how to listen can also increase patience.
- Public appearance
- many adults have terrible fear of public speaking (for some, second only to death!),
but may be required to do so. Learning to play in front of a small and supportive
audience helps in reducing this fear (in some circumstances diagnosed as Social
Anxiety Disorder).
- Overcome shyness
- many people suffer from some form of shyness. Interacting with a music teacher
and other students can significantly help in overcoming shyness.
- Satisfaction of achievement
- of all positive emotions, very high ranking is the satisfaction of achievement.
- IQ
- Together with school work, music lessons have contributed to increase of IQ and school grades.
- Confidence
- Through all of the above, children learn confidence and
poise that will be useful in dealing with many situations in life.
- More ... more ... more ...
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What can you expect?
- Evaluation session. In
this meeting, you learn more about your teacher, philosophies, methodologies and
ethics, and he evaluates the student's level and musical abilities.
- Dr. Steinberg's written Piano Studio Policy
outlines what you can expect from your teacher and what he expects from students
and parents (studio philosophy, scheduling, tuition, practicing, concerts, etc.)
This has proven very successful, especially for beginners who do not know what to
expect.
- You may be surprised to learn that many professionals do not like practicing!
So, why do it? Because they love the results! Dr. Steinberg has developed
highly
efficient practicing techniques
to help minimize practice time and maximize positive results.
- Lessons include, but are not limited to, verbal instruction, demonstrations, listening
to recordings, discussions, etc.
- Before undertaking the study of piano and music, the student should know that learning
the piano is a long-term project. The student may be
pleasantly surprised by the long-term benefits of taking
piano lessons. If the student has questions or reservations about this project,
talk to the teacher. The student can expect the teacher to be open, truthful, and
accommodating to his/her learning needs within reason governed by professionalism
and ethics.
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