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Peter

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5 (4 reviews)

€85/h

1^st lesson free

Piano
Keyboard
Synthesizer

Semi-retired award-winning piano professor at your service! Take advantage of my 24 yrs of collegiate teaching and 34 yrs of community teaching (7 yrs old to 70 yrs old), from beginner to professional

Piano
Keyboard
Synthesizer

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About Peter

Hi there my name is Professor Peter Shu. I have been teaching piano for 34 years, and at the college level for 24 years. My students range from the beginner 6-year-old, to the intermediate/advanced 12-year-old, to the undergraduate music major, to 40-year veteran music professionals. My alumni students have gone on to become professional touring musicians, staff arrangers, studio professionals, church music directors, pastors, music missionaries, and professors. As a professor, you will have access to a broad-based music education in a private setting, in topics ranging from beginner piano, to music theory, music history, applied theory, classical and jazz technique, music technology, recording technology, improvisation, jazz theory, arranging, and composition. Genres you can choose from include beginner and intermediate classical, pop, jazz, fusion, gospel, and world music. Credentials: BS in Church Music, North Central University 1998 MMus in Music Education, Boston University 2012 Experience: Private Teaching Experience 34 years Collegiate Teaching Experience 24 years Professional Performing, Recording, and National Touring Experience 33 years Lecturer in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean.

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Lesson FAQ's: What is your typical process for working with a new student? Lessons begin with an assessment of skills, learning style, musical goals, life stage, and time availability for study. A curriculum is then devised to meet students' goals within the available time for study, within the time frame determined necessary to achieve said goals. Special consideration is made to accommodate the specific learning style of the individual student, whether they are visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learners, intuitive or rational, ear-based or reading-based learners. After the beginner stage, a student will need to choose a path suitable to their learning style and goals. They can either pursue a classical education or one that is improvisation-based and settle on a genre of study. This course of study will chart the path toward their advanced studies. Typical time frames for the various levels are: • Beginner to Intermediate: childhood 5 years; adult 2-3 years • Intermediate to Advanced: pre-teen/teen 3 years; adult 1-2 years Advanced studies: • Jazz curriculum including theory 2-3 years • Composition/Arranging/Applied Theory 1-2 years • Bebop and advanced improvisation 2-10 years How did you get started teaching? I started teaching beginner lessons at 16 years old traveling all over the Twin Cities metro. At that point, I had been playing piano for 12 years. I continued at that level of teaching all the way through my undergraduate years, where upon graduating I was recruited to teach improvisation and synthesizer methods at North Central University (NCU), my Alma Mater. I retired from NCU in the Spring of 2023 after serving 24 years. I went on to get my Master's Degree in 2012, which greatly revolutionized my teaching having learned about how to develop curriculum based on different learning styles of students, with considerations in psychology, sociology, and coaching techniques. My graduate specialty was curriculum design. What types of students have you worked with? The youngest I have ever taught was a 3-year-old, although my preferred start age is 7 years old. My eldest student is in her early 60s. They range in abilities from fresh beginner, to the hobbyist musician, to the undergraduate music major, to the graduate-level ethnomusicology student, all the way to 30-year touring professional musicians. What advice would you give a new student? Come ready to work. It will be a blast. You WILL learn to play the piano. Make the life changes necessary to carve out the practice time you need to meet your goals. Learning to play an instrument is a lifelong endeavor with lifelong rewards. This is not a quick-fix kind of thing. It will take YEARS, not months. Here are the practice guidelines: Beginner: 2.5-5 hrs/week Intermediate: 2.5-10 hrs/week Advanced: 1-5 hrs/day What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs? Ask yourself why you are interested in playing an instrument? What or who inspired you in this decision? Who do you want to play like? What style of music do you want to make on your instrument? What kinds of things do you want to ACHIEVE musically? Go search on YouTube and find your answers. Hold on to these initial finds, as gaining these insights into what INSPIRES you will be really important as the days turn into weeks, weeks into months. Students flame out without inspiration, goals, and dreams. Do you require a lesson contract? Yes. All students sign a contract for either the school year commitment or by semester: Fall (September to December) and Spring (January through May). Summer terms are optional for all students and contracted separately from the rest of the school year. What do you enjoy about the work you do? My proudest moments as a teacher/mentor/professor are to see a musician achieve their dreams and goals. When dreams and passions are met with a work ethic, drive, and determination amazing things can be achieved in an amazingly short time. Examples of goals: – A beginner student having no previous experience to graduate the beginner level courses and performing their first full sonatina in front of an audience within 2 years. – An intermediate classical student who has never improvised learns a song off the radio by ear. – A beginning improviser joins a jazz combo for the first time. – A music major writes their first original arrangement. – A music major wins their first award at a jazz festival. – A touring musician discovers the joys of learning how the music he has been making all his life actually works.

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Robert

I cannot say enough good things about Peter. He was my instructor all throughout college and continues to be a great mentor both in life and piano. Without his guidance, patience, and knowledge, I wouldn't even be 1/2 of the player I am today. I owe so much to this man and anyone is lucky to have him as an instructor.
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Robert
I cannot say enough good things about Peter. He was my instructor all throughout college and continues to be a great mentor both in life and piano. Without his guidance, patience, and knowledge, I wouldn't even be 1/2 of the player I am today. I owe so much to this man and anyone is lucky to have him as an instructor.
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Latanyua

Pete Shu is an absolute beast and taking lessons with him is one of the best investments you can make. He knows his stuff and if you put in the work, he’ll make sure you know your stuff too. Peter is one of the best musicians and one of the best teachers I’ve had the pleasure to work with. His knowledge is comprehensive and he is patient and understanding as you learn. And he celebrates your growth. You will not regret working with him.
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Latanyua
Pete Shu is an absolute beast and taking lessons with him is one of the best investments you can make. He knows his stuff and if you put in the work, he’ll make sure you know your stuff too. Peter is one of the best musicians and one of the best teachers I’ve had the pleasure to work with. His knowledge is comprehensive and he is patient and understanding as you learn. And he celebrates your growth. You will not regret working with him.
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Lise

Peter is the best jazz piano teacher I ever had, he raised my awareness to so much musical knowledge beyond what I imagined. He taught me so much on how to learn, how to get there. Beyond the solid structure of his curriculum, the generosity in this human being is incredible, generosity in patience, in kindness, in observations, in the amount of wisdom he shares. I haven’t even started on his genius musical mind. Working with Peter is a life-shifting opportunity you don’t want to miss. - Lise
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Lise
Peter is the best jazz piano teacher I ever had, he raised my awareness to so much musical knowledge beyond what I imagined. He taught me so much on how to learn, how to get there. Beyond the solid structure of his curriculum, the generosity in this human being is incredible, generosity in patience, in kindness, in observations, in the amount of wisdom he shares. I haven’t even started on his genius musical mind. Working with Peter is a life-shifting opportunity you don’t want to miss. - Lise
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Taylor

I studied with Peter for 4 years and my time spent under his teaching no doubt helped prepare me as both a player and a producer in the music industry. His ability and technical skills are truly top tier, but it’s Peter’s genuine care for the progress of his students and a heart for providing the best education he can give is without question what makes Pete such a great instructor.
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Taylor
I studied with Peter for 4 years and my time spent under his teaching no doubt helped prepare me as both a player and a producer in the music industry. His ability and technical skills are truly top tier, but it’s Peter’s genuine care for the progress of his students and a heart for providing the best education he can give is without question what makes Pete such a great instructor.
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The first free lesson with Peter will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

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As my private student, you get access to the same level of undergraduate-level education at a private lesson rate, without the huge expense of enrolling in a 4-year context. As my primary student studies jazz piano and applied theory, one-hour lessons weekly or bi-weekly are recommended. Beginners can take weekly half-hour lessons for the first year.

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