ClefWinds Music Lessons

Where are Pleasanton Music Lessons located?

Our Pleasanton Music Lesson Studio is located in Pleasanton at Seeds of Music Academy (39 California Ave. STE 206, Pleasanton, CA)

What will be covered in Traditional Music Lessons with Solomon Alber

Solomon Alber – “My lessons are structured in a way where there are distinct warm-ups that I teach to all my students. These warm-ups are meant to help you strengthen and build your sound foundation after each practice session. Then, I will typically move onto some exercises and technique books that I work through with all my students. The reason that I go through these exercises with you is that they not only train our muscle memory, but they also give us a wealth of ideas we can later play around with during improvisation. The rest of the time is dedicated to practicing the approaches of Speaking Music as a means of learning new songs and repertoire and for the students who show interest in Jazz, I guide students in several unique approaches to listening in a band and improvising fluidly. If you would like to learn more and view a sample of Solomon Alber’s ClefNotes Book Series, visit the Our Method page.

In private lessons, I introduce you to my whole method for improvising and composing music. I also walk you through exactly how I use each approach using specific tunes that are most common and well known in the jazz community as examples. 

I hope that this gives you a better idea about what I like to touch upon when I teach music lessons and if this seems like a lot to read, I typically dedicate a portion of the first lesson to running through the structure of lessons with all new students. After listening to a student, I can better place where our starting point should be to best hit the ground running.” Visit our Booking Calendar to sign up for your lessons.