Today we’d like to introduce you to Alecia Stringer. Them and their team share their story with us below:
Alecia Stringer is a professional music educator with a deep love for the joy and fun of learning and growing through music. Alecia graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education. Since she began teaching piano back in 1999, she has taught in several states including Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee.
At the age of eight, after walking past a piano player in the mall, Alecia was inspired to begin playing and studying piano herself. She continued her musical studies throughout her school years and into adulthood, eventually deciding to pursue a career in music. While living in Arkansas, she directed performances and concerts and successfully prepared students for all-state choir auditions and performances. She also created and organized a piano/keyboard program, which she used to teach keyboard classes.
Alecia uses a teaching method that is a unique, innovative, and enjoyable way for students of all ages to learn. This method helps students achieve goals faster: learning note reading, consistent counting, and growing one’s skills through creative exercises in each lesson. Alecia finds it exciting and rewarding to introduce a beginner to music and take him or her all the way through the advanced level if they so desire.
As an educator, Alecia’s highest value lies in helping others find their passion for music and to have fun while learning and improving. Any opportunity to enhance and expand other life skills, such as communication, patience, confidence, and joy, is also rewarding and helpful to students’ overall growth.
Establishing goals, whether large or small, is an essential part of the learning process for any student. Alecia loves to get to know and understand her students, learning what songs and genres they enjoy and what they would like to accomplish in their lessons. Together, teacher and student will set achievable, measurable goals, with a clear understanding of what should be accomplished weekly, how long each goal will take to achieve, and the steps needed to get there.
Along the way, Alecia keeps her students motivated by incorporating rewards after each milestone is achieved. Accomplishments can be celebrated with certificates, trophies, and opportunities to record and/or perform the songs that have been mastered. Teachers and students can also enjoy a ‘music appreciation’ portion of the lesson, sharing their favorite songs with each other as yet another way to find the fun in learning to play.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Piano teaching has always been easy for me since I enjoy it so much. Teaching has not been a struggle. There are other parts of the teaching business that can be a struggle. Keeping a consistent flow of students is always fun and challenging. Keeping the interest fun while making sure they are growing in their skills and abilities is my main focus. While I want to make sure they have fun, it always impresses me how much faster they learn when they enjoy the process.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I teach piano and voice and specialize in seeing the joy students have with music and bringing out what they love to increase their skills and talents. I have been known for being easy to get along with students. They seem to be more relaxed and able to excel faster. I am most proud of seeing how fast my students are able to accomplish new levels. It’s exciting to see some weeks several students complete their level of music or play a piece they worked on to be more musical.
This year I am giving my students new opportunities with a new piano lab of 9 keyboards. Available to take 8 students create more ways to get students to play with others. Since all the keyboards are connected, I have the capability to control the keyboards of which ones listen to each other and how we can play together more ensembles and duets easier. I have seen that they really enjoy the interaction and more confidence building that they pick up concepts a lot faster.
Are there any books, apps, podcasts or blogs that help you do your best?
There are a ton of apps that help me be a better resource for my students. In fact, I recommend all my students bring their books or iPad to class. It’s up to the age of the student and their resources to which way they prefer. I enjoy having a basic note-reading lesson book by Mayron Cole and then supplementing with other apps, I can find songs or styles students are interested in. The more advanced the student, the more I recommend they listen to the music they should be playing. All the pieces we play have an mp3 to listen to so they can hear the rhythm and learn more ways to be musical. It makes it fun to have more choices when we play and practice.
Pricing:
- $45 for a 45-minute lesson
Contact Info:
- Website: http://MusicFunStudio.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/musicfunstudioblog
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/musicfunstudiowithaleciastringer
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/2asuccess
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AleciaStringermusicfunstudio
