Melva Tanoto
Piano Lessons Focused on Technique, Musicality, and Creative Expression
Private lessons - Melva Tanoto
Bachelors degree
$18
$15
/ 30 min
About your piano teacher
I am a music educator who believes that everybody can learn music! With my Bachelor in Education, my lessons is always plan and execute around the student’s strength, needs, and goals! My teaching philosophy is two-way communications will produce a good session! In music, self-reflection is as equally important as practicing your art. As a long life learner myself, every practice and lesson should have objectives and goals that we are working towards on. Beside all the serious learning, i love to incorporate fun activity that could benefit towards certain subject, such as rhythm by using clapping, body movement, etc., notation learning by singing and some creative fun activities that i love to play with my students! Other than learning practical piano, i believe theoretical is equally important! Theory is like a grammar in language. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, advance, young or old learner, come join me for a fun and engaging music (piano) session with me!
Melva graduated from Royal College of Music
Piano lessons overview
My teaching approach is centered on engaging and expressive musicality, offering performance coaching, and providing creative and progressive instruction tailored to each student's needs. Specializing in teaching a variety of piano styles such as classical, digital, upright, grand piano, I leverage a mix of online platforms like Skype, Google Classroom, and offline resources to create interactive lessons. With a curriculum that combines traditional methods with modern techniques, I cater to a diverse audience of 50+ students, including kids, beginners, intermediate, advanced players, and adults. Every lesson, student will get a feedback of what and how to practice, it will provide clarity for the student. My personalized tutoring strengthens students' skills, fosters their creativity, and empowers them to excel in their piano journey.
92% students praise the teaching style
Student appreciate the way lessons are conducted by the teacher
Rated 4.9/5 by parents for piano classes
Families love the balance between structure and creativity in each lesson
Piano lessons built around practical learning
Classes center on playing, not just theory or drills
Your piano teacher specialities
Music theory
Ear training
Rhythm and Timing
Piano Repertoire
Piano Technique
Scales and Arpeggios
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Piano concept taught by Melva
Melva Tanoto led a piano lesson for a student from the University of Tampa. The lesson included flashcard review of notes and values, keyboard practice, and an introduction to rests and time signatures. The student practiced playing scales and songs, focusing on finger placement, counting, and pedal technique. Melva assigned three new songs for practice and scheduled follow-up lessons for the coming week.
Bar Lines
Rests
Pedal
Time Signatures
Melva Tanoto recently guided R.Ashwini Anu through a piano lesson that focused on foundational elements. They reviewed note values, clefs, and steps/skips, and then introduced bass clef notes. During the lesson, R.Ashwini practiced identifying notes, played new songs, and utilized a metronome to refine rhythm. For practice, Melva assigned three songs and scheduled an additional class for Wednesday.
Musical Alphabets - Steps and Skips
Note Values and Counts
Treble and Bass Clef
Bass Clef Notes - Line and Space
Metronome Use
Melva Tanoto led Nyamka Feyling through a comprehensive piano lesson, which included focused finger exercises, learning new musical pieces, and delving into music theory concepts. Nyamka dedicated time to practicing note reading, rhythm, and refining her pedal technique. For their next lesson, Melva assigned printing out specific sheet music to improve the overall readability of the material.
Note Reading
Step and Skip
Slurs
Accents
Repeat Signs
Long Short Rhythm
Melva tutored Nyamka in a piano lesson that covered finger exercises, review of previous songs, and introduction of new songs, focusing on note reading and hand positions. Melva introduced basic music theory concepts, including note values, rests, bar lines, and clefs. Nyamka was assigned the "Scenic Train" and "Roman Trumpets" songs, along with finger exercises, for homework.
Finger Exercises
Note Reading - Relationships
Note Values
Musical Staff
Treble Clef Notes
Treble Clef Space Notes
Bars and Bar Lines
Melva tutored Jessica in piano, focusing on finger exercises, waltz and minuet pieces, and music theory. Jessica practiced both pieces, receiving feedback on fingering, dynamics, and articulation. Melva assigned the minuet as homework and introduced the concept of triplets, planning to cover more complex time signatures in the next session.
Crotchets
Empty Bars
Time Signatures
Eighth Notes (Quavers)
Two-Note Slurs
Waltz Melody
Finger Exercise
Types of piano lessons
Piano
Grand Piano
Digital Piano
Upright Piano
Classical Piano
Free lesson slots
1 / 1
Teaching tools used in piano classes
Metronome Apps
Chord & Scale Reference Apps
PDF Sheet Music Libraries
Student types for piano lessons
Piano for Kids
Piano for Intermediate
Piano for Beginners
Piano for Advanced
Piano for Adults
Interactive piano lessons
Record lessons
Note taking
Pets are welcomed
Parent feedback
Mobile joining
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