Sound Art Lessons

“I take piano lessons with Mr. Ward and he is funny and nice. He explains the lessons well for me to understand easily.” – Sara G.

Ward is easily the smartest musician I know, and that’s a statement I don’t give recklessly, as someone surrounded by them.

To many of us musicians, there exists a false dichotomy between learning to envision music theoretically and being able to compose it in real time, through what many call “feeling,” a word in music lessons that frustrates any student with its lack of clarity and path to application.

Through a marriage of his rigorous education and a cunning creativity, he can understand music inductive and deductively, with both schools of thought, allowing anyone at any level to access a creative musical environment at any skill level, and create music that makes sense to both paradigms; allowing his students the gift of making music they love, and also being able to understand what specifically they love about it, something that many musicians struggle with well into college.

I’m a music teacher, but I learn something from Ward every time we speak. Having him as your teacher is the smart choice. – Ryan Beck (Arkangela, Zealo Audio)

“I’ve learned a lot about guitar, I can tell it’s because Ward is so knowledgeable and I wouldn’t have got this far in my learning without him.” As the parent of the student that said this, I’ll add that I second what my daughter has to say about Ward, and further that he’s enthusiastic – some of what he’s teaching is probably pretty basic given his experience and knowledge, but he’s always excited when his student is making progress – the hallmark of a great teacher! – John B.