READ IF YOU HAVE A CHILD WHO ALREADY HAS HAD LESSONS ELSEWHERE

Is your son or daughter completely bored or embarrassed to play the music they are getting with another teacher / facility?

Have they been taking lessons for 2,3, or 4 years and they are playing songs like "Johnny Tugboat" "My Pony" or have the Captain pointing to notes with his sword?

Are you, as a parent, wishing they could play something cool? Don't worry. The kids are thinking the same way as you!

Their friends come over and they don't want to play or sing anything because it just isn't their style... and they just don't want to let down their peer group.

Yep. I hear it all of the time! You are not alone.

I hear it from kids, teens, Young and old adults and parents.

I CAN HELP. Did you hear me? I CAN HELP.

Sometimes kids feel like, "Oh no! I am at Level I or Level II-A and there are 6 levels ---and I hate these songs--- and I don't want to tell my parents because they have been paying for lessons for so long ---and it will be easier if I tell my parents I want to quit ---rather than having the impending embarrassment of my friends hearing me play Johnny Tugboat"

PARENTS, I GET IT. I UNDERSTAND.

THE INVESTMENT you made in having them learn a musical instrument or singing is on the brink of going down the tubes. Right? Maybe I can help.

PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY DURING THE LESSON

PHILOSOPHY & BRIEF OVERVIEW

We believe the best way to learn music is to play music and "do" music. We take all ages of students from the lesson room to the stage, developing both their confidence and musicianship with programs designed for all skill levels.

The Metropolitan Music Academy / Charles Eckhart Music Studio teaches vocals, keyboards and piano and combines weekly private music lessons and each person's individual goals with a tailored course of study to optimize the student's goal achievement. 

To date our students individually or with a music group, have played thousands of concerts, written music for Travis Tritt, taught piano to Leanne Womack, appeared on Jay Leno, travel throughout the world performing on every developed continent to more than 100,000 people and have had their music featured in movies, television, commercials and on the the radio as well as the internet radio.

WE ARE NOT ABOUT JUST SINGING / PLAYING OTHER INDIVIDUAL'S AND BANDS' SONGS FROM THE 70's AND HAVE YOU PAY FOR STUDENTS' to "HANG OUT".

We will help you develop your own style.

We will help you develop your own repetoire

We will help you with your individualized goals

Original Music? We will help you with your ideas.

Theatre in your future? We'll help with your audition.

R&B Soloist? We'll find your range and build songs around your own unique voice stylings.

Like Rock vocals? or Boogie Woogie Piano? Contemporary Movie Music Composing? Movie Scoring? Opera Arias? Art Songs (French, German, Italian)... Cabaret? or simply increasing your range or brething techniques? .... We've got you covered.

Maybe you are a Billy Joel or Elton john enthusiast? Taylor Swift? The Beatles? We can provide accompaniment.

We record your lesson in real time and download it to the computer convert it to an MP3 and email you your lessons...that is convenient. We have a vast library of music from the last 40 years as well as all levels of classicaland holiday books.

READ IF YOU ARE STARTING LESSONS ANEW

My lessons start with a 1 hour long rapport building lesson.

I ask questions about their music likes and dislikes

I show the student what I can do on the piano and keyboards

Voice students are shown the recording capabilities for every lesson

I assure them that we can develop a goal to achieve the music that they want to play

I incorporate classical techniques, tricks of the trade rock techniques and encourage songwriting and instrument exploration.

We do not subscribe to a particular method book. However younger students 4 -9 y.o. do respond to this style of structured learning

I design and tailor a path of achievement for each student.

I am unconventional, well-versed, accomplished both in piano/keyboards and voice as well as a funny teacher