Music Lessons | Saxophone, Clarinet, and Flute Lessons in Mountain View, Cupertino CA
Beginning to advanced Private Music Lessons on Saxophone, Clarinet, and Flute with Saxophone Teacher Ken Moran. Learn to Play Saxophone. Areas include Mountain View, Los Altos, Atherton, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Saratoga, Silicon Valley, & Santa Clara County. With an emphasis on fun, students will learn a solid basic foundation of warm-ups, scales, technical studies, and appropriate repertoire on their instrument.
Over 15 years experience teaching students of all ability levels from beginning to advanced
Proven teaching success with award winning students
Original teaching method with my own instructional book, Beginning saxophone, published in 2019.
Great with kids and students of all ages
Member of Mtac which includes the certificate of merit option as well as multiple recitals and performance opportunities throughout the year
Students will learn:
A solid basic foundation of saxophone, flute, or clarinet technique including major and
minor scales, arpeggios, intervals, and technical etudes.
Appropriate musical etudes. This includes everything from standard classical etudes to
contemporary pop and traditional jazz repertoire.
Elementary to advanced music theory.
Elementary to advanced jazz improvisation techniques.
Music appreciation. This includes lessons on "active" music listening.
Insight into playing in the top school bands as well as local, statewide, and nationwide
honor bands and orchestras.
Audition preparation, including All-State bands.
How to be the BEST at what they do!
Testimonials
“Knowing your scales makes music feel so much easier.”
“Scales saved my life in band today!”
“My son has shown exponential progress not only in his level of play, but in his focus during the four years he has been instructed by Ken. Ken has a gift for coaxing excellence out his students without being the proverbial “task master.””
“We had a wonderful experience having Ken Moran as our daughter’s private music teacher. We felt that our daughter needed more of a challenge than what she was receiving in the school orchestra, and that is exactly what Ken provided. Ken is a very patient instructor who did a great job of building rapport with our daughter and keeping us informed of her progress. His musical knowledge and ability to encourage without pushing too hard were key factors in helping our daughter grow musically. Ken kept us informed of other musical opportunities outside of school that our daughter could participate in, while also taking her comfort level into consideration. Our daughter participated in a recital that Ken had organized at wonderful venue. We especially enjoyed the fact that we received a video of our daughter’s performance to share with others and to keep as a long lasting memory. We enjoyed having Ken as our daughter’s private music teacher and are extremely happy with the results and growth that she made while being his student.”
“I took clarinet lessons with Mr. Moran for two years and it is a privilege to have him to be my teacher. He is very positive, engaging, and professional. He used a variety of approaches that tapped into my interest and introduced me to different kinds of music. I also enrolled in the Jazz Camp last summer taught by Mr. Moran and it was a wonderful experience. He is exceedingly patient with all students, encourages them and coaxes the very best effort from each and every one. Mr. Moran is absolutely passionate about music. His devotion and love of music is evident in his enthusiastic and energetic teaching techniques that really inspired me. I respect Mr. Moran for many of his qualities but most of all, he is able to connect with his students. I highly recommend Mr. Moran as your new teacher!”
“I feel very lucky to have Ken as my teacher, I’m loving my saxophone lessons with him! He is very kind, professional, patient, and fun. He has a lot of experience teaching and he has studied music for more than 10 years.”
“I always wanted to learn how to play this instrument and I never had the opportunity before until I found Ken. I was looking for good and affordable private lessons and now I can’t be happier with them. I started from scratch and I’ve learned a lot in only three months! I learned my first song a couple lessons ago and I can do some sight reading too. If you want to learn how to play saxophone, Ken is the right one to help you!”
“Ken is a great flute teacher. My daughter is making excellent progress. Ken is very patient, he is an excellent duet partner and extremely professional. Lessons at our home have turned out to be a super solution that allows for warm ups before the lesson gets started. I would recommend him to any student.”
“I’ve been studying clarinet with Ken for a few months. It had been many years (since high school) since I played and I could tell right away that he is a great musician and a great teacher. He’s always on time, he’s funny and the enthusiasm he brings is second to none.”
Studio Lessons
Ken teaches private music lessons at his music studios in Mountain View and Cupertino. Contact him for more information on saxophone, clarinet, or flute lessons in these areas:
Mountain View
Sunnyvale
Santa Clara
Atherton
Los Gatos
Los Altos
San Jose
Silicon Valley
Cupertino
Saratoga
Palo Alto
Mountain View Music Lesson Studio
300 W El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040