
Auckland
Jazz Improvisation Lessons | Guitar Lessons, Keyboard Lessons, Piano Lessons | Artist development, Aural Lessons, Ensemble Coaching, Song Writing Workshops, Theory Lessons, Composition Lessons, NCEA Music Tutoring, Online Lessons
Bio
Hi, my name’s Connor McAneny, I’ve been playing the piano for 19 years and specialise in improvisation and music theory. I finished my Bachelors of Music majoring in Jazz Performance at the University of Auckland in 2014, and taught in schools and community centres all around Auckland for 7 years, before moving to Guangzhou, China for 2 years to design and teach a new Jazz major at Xinghai Conservatory. In 2021 I finished my Post Graduate Diploma at the University of Auckland and will be continuing to study for my Masters in 2022. I am double vaccinated and boostered.
Teaching Info
I’m pretty flexible as a teacher and cater each lesson to the students skill level, and musical goals and interests. I don’t particularly like to teach solely from books, though I can and have in the past if that works for the student, but I also often transcribe and write out songs my students would like to learn. I’m not a fan of rote memorisation and tend to use pieces as a means to teach students as much as I can about harmony, chord/scale theory, rhythm, coordination, etc.