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Hello and thanks for stopping by! My name is Tabitha Metz and I am the owner of Music Tabs. I have been teaching private lessons since my senior year of high school and consider it one of the greatest privileges of my life. This studio aims to bring quality music training to young and old(er) hands alike.
I began my own musical journey at 7 when my first music teacher came to my classroom advertising the wondrous sound of a cello! With a little bit of begging I found myself with a violin in hand as my mother stressed the importance of my commitment. From that day on I knew my calling was to make music! After four years at Winthrop University I obtained my B.M. in Music Performance with a focus in violin. I studied piano as my secondary instrument alongside the violin. I went on to teach at several music studios where I received a wide view on running a studio. I then went on teaching classroom music at the grammar level for five years before officially forming the Music Tabs Lesson Studio. During this time I continued my education through certification courses in the Suzuki method (certified up to level 4 and continuing), the O’Connor Method, and the Kodály Method (level 2 and continuing). It was also during this time I began playing guitar, a little late but as the saying goes, once you know one, well, you know.
I will admit, I am a complete nerd when it comes to music and will talk your ear off if you come too close! So I’ll give you a little warm up here. Each of these methods target specific goals in a carefully constructed plan for each student. The Suzuki Method is my personal favorite which in short creates a technical foundation that opens the door to the academic classical world of music. The O’Connor Method brings up young fiddlers into folk song styles breaching that treacherous path into improvisation skill. The Kodály Method is a classroom method that navigates the language of Solfa and ear training to create well informed music readers with a knack for singing. Other methods are used as well to meet the needs of each instrument such as the Faber series and the Hal Leonard series.