Piano Lessons in Berkeley
Lessons are conducted at the student’s home or at The Jazzschool in Berkeley.
Harry will present you with piano lessons that will result in active learning and lasting techniques to reach your goals in playing. Learn to enjoy the experience of being able to play well and earn a satisfaction in performing. .
Harry is equally comfortable teaching beginning lessons as well as advanced lessons, and enjoys the challenge of inspiring all levels of students. His experience has
made him quite a versatile teacher, and he can cover classical, jazz, pop and
blues piano styles, at any level of instruction.
Harry was the Technical Editor for the #1 best-seller, The Jazz Theory
Book by Mark Levine and also worked on The Jazz Piano Book. Harry
holds a BA in music and is currently offering piano lessons at the Alameda School of
Music and lessons at The Jazzschool in Berkeley. His piano technique was published in Keyboard Magazine lessons section in August 2001.
Lessons cover:
• Reading / Fingering / Rhythm
• What to practice / How to practice
• Develop repertoire & interpretation
• Chord / Scale relationships and their use
• Apply music theory directly to improvisation
References:
Harry, thanks for doing such a great job with your piano students!
– Susan
Muscarella, Director of “The Jazz School” in Berkeley
I was very confused after trying numerous piano method books and different teachers before I took piano lessons with Harry. He really put me on the path to a higher level of piano skill and all around musical awareness.
– George Shea, Berkeley
Harry tailors his piano lessons to your needs. He’s a teacher that asks questions and listens to your answers to see what it is you really are trying to achieve.
-Beverly Kaeintz, Berkeley
Contact: Piano teacher Harry Likas in Berkeley about lessons at (510) 684-3050
Lessons are at the student’s home or at The Jazzschool in Berkeley.
Lessons are also offered in Albany, El Cerrito, Oakland, Alameda, Orinda and Lafayette
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Piano lessons, keyboard lessons for adults and children
and for adults. The teacher can provide instruction in how to play any chord or
note, etc. The piano instruction is geared for the beginner, intermediate or
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How towork with MIDI, computer composition, chords, sequencing, Sibelius
notation, synthesizer & jam, styles, Yamaha, grand piano, digital piano,
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