Jennifer Woodworth

I believe that every individual learns music skills differently. As a teacher I seek to design lessons that provide each student with the opportunities to grow in a creative and enjoyable way. Providing a customized schedule for each student is essential for engaging and encouraging musical growth. I have discovered that as students combine interests with their music study it brings more enjoyment to their musical experience.

My Mission: To enrich a soul with the beauty of music.

I performed professionally with my family for 15 years. We performed string quartets for weddings, country and bluegrass music for fairs and conventions and BBQ dinner shows. When I was 15, I traveled with my family as the band for the Ricks College Folk Dancers to Europe, and performed 60 performances in France, Italy and Switzerland. I served a full time mission to the Washington D.C North Mission. I had many opportunities to sing, play the piano and the organ, and perform in special music programs offered at the Washington D.C Temple Visitors Center. I sang with Meistersingers, Jazz choir, Institute choir, and Pickwick Pipers and graduated with a Bachelor of Art in Music from Boise State University in 2002.

I picked up guitar and ukulele and taught music for a year at a charter school: The Ranches Academy in Eagle Mountain, Utah. I helped organize and prepare a Patriotic program called Heroes for the 4th-6th graders. I also taught preschool at the Ranches Kids Daycare center and taught Mommy and Me classes and private music lessons in Eagle Mountain, Draper, South Jordan, Riverton and Herriman, Utah.

I taught church choirs for five years and prepared monthly musical numbers, Christmas and Easter programs. I played the cello in the American Fork Orchestra, Kensington Orchestras, sang with the Sterling Singers, acted in a play, The Savior of the World, judged singing competitions, judged Piano Festival, coordinated musical numbers as a Music Chairman, organist, pianist, chorister, private music instructor and organized private music recitals and music performance classes and sang in ward choirs in Eagle Mountain, Draper, South Jordan, Riverton and Herriman, Utah. I also participated in a singing competition in Provo, Utah.

I taught music at a private school: St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Kearns, Utah for two years. I enjoyed teaching music to preschool-Middle School aged children in a religious environment. I taught after school music classes in guitar, ukulele, piano and singing. I created a Ukulele choir, Children's Choir and Mass Choir. My students successfully performed in a Spring recital.  I also coordinated and prepared the Christmas program. I also help sing and lead the Mass music. I also took college classes to complete my Utah teaching certificate. I am a member of the MTNA music organization and attended a music convention in Reno, Nevada. I now teach in a music school called Harmony Ranch Music in Eagle, Idaho. I have received my Idaho Education Music Certificate to teach music for K-12,  completed my first year of teaching students ranging in age from age 5 to 70+ and in the process of teaching my second year at this school in January. Many of my students are preparing for Festival in March. Because of my busy teaching schedule, I offer Lessonface lessons on Mondays and Fridays. I have taught on Lessonface for the past five years and love teaching online and in person. I am a music coach and private music teacher and I love what I do!

I am a busy mom of 5 kids, 4 boys and a girl. I enjoy reading, running, writing music and going camping with my family. I have over 25 years of teaching experience and I seek to meet the needs of my music students. I have taught countless music students valuable musical skills in sight reading, theory, composition, technique and musical expression in piano, cello, guitar, voice, and ukulele.

Performing is encouraged and recitals are given regularly. It is a great opportunity to share what has been learned.

“Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.”
-Maria von Trapp

I spend the first few minutes playing warm ups and exercises. If I am teaching a beginner in piano, cello, guitar, ukulele, or voice, I spend time teaching about the instrument, how to hold the instrument, posture, how to tune, teach about music notation, and begin teaching the first string for string instruments. For piano, I will have the student get acquainted with the white and black keys, and begin teaching notes and songs on the black keys. For voice, I have the student sing a song for me, so I can discern if the vocalist is a soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, or bass, Voice is an instrument that we can carry with us everywhere. I would teach the vocalist ascending and descending vocal exercises and tongue twisters to help warm up the voice and prepare to sing. I would assign some songs for the student and select songs that will help strengthen the vocalist's vocal range.