Veronica Gaudreau

Students who enjoy lessons practice more, accomplish more, and have more fun! Interactive lessons with on-screen: sheet music, games, exercises, theory and more -- that both teacher and student can draw/write on.

I often make video recordings for students right in the lesson!  Imagine having a full recording of the song you're working on, or a recording of the theory that we talked about -- these videos get attached to the lesson and you can view them at any time after the lesson

My main areas are:  Classical, Pop, Rock, Metal, Indie, New Age, Easy Listening   

A Little about me:  I'm at the piano listening to and writing music daily; I love arranging and teaching pop, rock, indie & metal music for piano.  For many years I gave private in-home lessons. I  have also taught for The Royal Academy of Music.   I have studied classical piano from the age of 10 until I graduated college at 25.  I earned a Bachelor's of Fine Arts from Mount Holyoke College in 2003.   My focus was performance, theory  and composition.  

- teaching piano since 1999

🔸 I really enjoy helping others reach their musical goals.  I try to bring energy, enthusiasm, and positivity to every  lesson.  

⭐️ If you are a beginner ⭐️ I now have a self-paced course for beginners!  It is a 14 lesson course.  Each lesson teaches musical concepts, music theory, has a worksheet, sheet music, and a song.  View this course here: https://www.lessonface.com/veronicagaudreau/key-to-melodies

I will provide a combination of learning styles custom tailored to the students ability to learn easily.  This means that there is some focus on: reading music, learning by ear, learning by rote and also by listening/watching and repeating. 

Something I really love about giving online lessons is that I can use technology to make the lesson informative, interesting, and interactive for the student.  I have an overhead camera paired up with a virtual piano so that students can easily see what I am playing.   On the same screen,  I also display a digital copy of the student's music where we can write on it, highlight notes, use a spotlight over the notes as I play/demonstrate, and much more.  This is a great interactive tool for both adults and children.  I love how hosting online lessons has changed how I have been able to give lessons. 

I like to teach a combination of lesson book songs along with popular music that the student likes to listen to.  I feel that if the students enjoys a particular song, they will be much more likely to practice and have a nice "feel" and "flow" to their performance.

❤️I'm always friendly and encouraging, and I always want to help my student to advance and reach their goals while loving their lesson experience.