Bernadette Ashby - Simply Music

Bernadette Ashby

Master Teacher San Jose, CA, United States

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Email address	[email protected]
Phone	(408)641-9926
Studio	For the Love of Piano Studio
Website	http://www.pianolessonssanjose.com
Facebook page	http://www.facebook.com/fortheloveofpianostudio
About me	Bernadette understands Simply Music and the power it carries. This breakthrough piano method changed her life. Now she is the longest standing veteran Simply Music teacher in the Bay Area with 20 years of teaching piano lessons in San Jose. She is a qualified California credentialed teacher with a Masters of Arts in Education and a Master of Arts in Religion. As a Master Simply Music Teacher, she has coached her colleagues and co-founded the International San Diego Symposium, a training conference for teachers around the world. She is the author of the best-selling book, A World Where Everyone Plays, available on Amazon. As a young child, she always dreamed about playing the piano. Her parents graciously provided lessons but after a few tries with a few different teachers, she quit. She felt that it was just too hard. In her heart of hearts, she believed that she would never be able to play the piano. But she knew she had music inside of her. So when her children were of age, she promised herself that she would give them piano lessons. And she did. At a home school conference, she found Simply Music. This literally changed her life. What she thought was going to be for her children, turned out to be for her. She couldn’t get enough of playing and eventually decided to become a teacher (at the time, no local teachers taught Simply Music). That began her amazing journey into the world of music and teaching. As an adult trained musician, she understands the challenges that students experience. As a teacher, she is able to encourage students, young and old, to pursue their love of music and piano playing despite the peaks, plateaus, and valleys of playing. It is her greatest desire for her students to become self-expressed, generative musicians who ultimately acquire a love for the piano. She is thrilled to be a piano teacher San Jose.
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Trainee	A 'Trainee' Simply Music Teacher is the first level of teacher status. Trainees have begun their journey into the Simply Music Teacher Training Program however, they have yet to finalize their training and elevate to Licensed status.
Licensed Teacher	A 'Licensed' Simply Music Teacher is the second level of teacher status. Licensed Simply Music Teachers have fulfilled the requirements for completing their Initial Teacher Training Program. Inquire with them to find out when and if they are ready to teach.
Certified Teacher	A 'Certified' Simply Music Teacher is the third level of teacher status. Certified Simply Music Teachers have successfully completed the Simply Music Certification process as well as other requirements needed to become Certified. This includes having taught Foundation Levels 1, 2, and 3 as well as all applicable Special Programs (Composition & Improvisation, Arrangements, and Accompaniment 1). Certified Teachers present the Simply Music Programs exclusively to their beginning students, and they have shown that they follow our carefully-designed curriculum authentically.
Advanced Teacher	An 'Advanced' Simply Music Teacher is the fourth level of teacher status. Advanced status is only achieved after being a Certified Teacher for at least 4 years and teaching students through Foundation Level 9 plus all associated Special Programs (Composition & Improvisation, Arrangements, the Accompaniment Programs, the Reading Programs, Blues & Improvisation, and Jazz Clues). An Advanced Simply Music Teacher has demonstrated that they are an educator with a high degree of experience. Advanced Teachers present the Simply Music Programs exclusively to their beginning students, and they have shown that they follow our carefully-designed curriculum authentically.
Master Teacher	'Master' Simply Music Teacher is an honorary position and the highest status level that can be achieved. It is offered by Simply Music's founder, Neil Moore, to members of the organization who have demonstrated, over an extended period of time, that they are teachers who possess exemplary skills and qualities. They are mentors and a model to their fellow Simply Music Teachers and are considered leaders in our teaching community.