Cam Rossi

I use many methods to be able to move on quickly to stop burn out or losing interest in the music. I get my students to play - LOTS! For me I found this to be the best method of learning in lessons and found that I would improve more in my own practice if this was the case in my lessons; rather than only focusing on one section or aspect for a while. I also like to use practice diaries. This is something I got into as a professional but is something I wish I did before as it keeps me accountable and means that my practice sessions are always productive rather than sometimes doing that same sort of things over and over again. My lessons are high energy! This is something that I truly believe helps any student of any age. I had constant music lessons from 7 to 22 and all of my teachers would keep their energy levels so high to keep the lessons entertaining but also informative and ensure that I was always engaged, sometimes for 6 hours straight! I also like to utilise learning things by ear and not necessarily off of a page all of the time. Although reading music is a skill that is needed to do a lot of work, whether it be in the pit of a musical or as a session musician; being able to play by ear is a huge skill to be able to competently gig. This has helped me greatly when I have been called last minute for pop or jazz gigs and although I haven't seen the music before, I am still able to do the gig because of my ear training, so this is something I truly believe in working on and improving at any point in your musical journey.