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Learn Piano with Malik

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Music has always been my language, and for the past 12 years, I've been fortunate to share its intricacies as a professional musician and most recently as a teacher. As a professional jazz pianist, I'm passionate about guiding students of all levels to discover the joy and artistry within themselves.

Levels taught: Beginners, Intermediates, Experts
Teaches: Kids, Teenagers, Adults, Seniors
🏅Professional Pianist
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⭐️2019 High Sierra Music Festival Artist at Large
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Locations

These are the locations I've set as being able to provide lessons:
6 locations available
Battery Park Apartment

50 West Street

476.1 miles away
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New York University

10022212 Avenue

476.6 miles away
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The New School

55 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

477.2 miles away
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Piano Studio - West 65th St.

37 West 65th Street

478.2 miles away
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Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music, Claremont Avenue, New York, NY, USA

479.4 miles away
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Showman's

Red Rooster Harlem, Lenox Avenue, New York, NY, USA

480.7 miles away
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Availability

These are the times I've set as being available for lessons.
sundays
8 AM - 8 PM
mondays
8 AM - 8 PM
tuesdays
8 AM - 8 PM
wednesdays
8 AM - 8 PM
thursdays
8 AM - 8 PM
fridays
8 AM - 8 PM
saturdays
8 AM - 8 PM
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonFor your first lesson as beginner piano student with me, you will learn the notes on the piano, how to locate C, the C Major Scale, the C major and minor triad chords, proper playing posture, and an overview of the basics of music notation (which lines and spaces are which notes, staffs, bars, basic time signatures, quarter notes, eighth notes, half notes & their corresponding rests)
Lesson 11+Any lessons after 10 will follow the same structure as the ones before it, with the exception of more advanced notation information, more chords, more scales, and more songs.
Lesson 4-10From lesson 4 on, we will start with a brief 5 minute ungraded, low-stakes quiz on all of the terms we have previously learned. After that we will spend 5 minutes sight reading rhythm drills, before moving onto learning our first songs! We will start learning simple Jazz, Classical, and Contemporary Piano pieces. We will learn them by reading the music. During this portion I will l teach proper fingering while playing a piece. After we have spent most of the lesson time learning songs, we will conclude with a short, ear training quiz. Song and quiz difficulty will increase when progress is made by the student
Lesson 2-3Our second and third lessons will start with learning all the notes from C to C. From there we will begin learning chords. We will go over Major triad chords, Minor triad chords, & Major, Minor, dominant 7th chords. After we learn these chord shapes, we will briefly go over inversion. The second half of lessons 2 & 3 will focus on notation. We will begin with an overview of 1/4, 1/8 and 1/2 notes, their rests, as well as introducing dotted notes and ties. Then we will start rhythmic sight reading drills in 4/4 and 3/4, using all the note types we just learned.
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonEach lesson will be structured based on the students desires. We will start with a discussion on the students strengths and weaknesses before developing a personal lesson strategy that is unique to that student
Youth players
Working with kidsI make sure to explain things slower, and teach songs that a physically playable for young kids. I also adapt the lesson for any personal learning needs they may have
Working with teenagersMy lessons will generally work the same for teenagers as adults. Any differences will be implemented on a student by student basis
What you need to bringFor in-person students: Please bring a binder so you can receive homework and a pencil Please have a Piano or Keyboard you can learn off of For online students: Please bring a binder as well as headphones, and also have a Piano/Keyboard
What I can bringFor in-person students, I will provide a keyboard if there is not one present at the students house/school For online students, I will be streaming audio from my teaching keyboard and video of the notes I am playing.

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