My Teaching Philosophy
A passionate educator, Jimmy Farace serves on faculty at the Merit School of Music Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory - Chicago's premier conservatory for pre-collegiate musicians. Additionally, Farace serves as woodwind instructor at Riverside Brookfield High School and maintains an impressive private woodwind studio of high-achieving students throughout the Chicagoland area.
Farace’s conceptualization of student learning is based on Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset Theory as detailed in her book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Farace’s students leave their lessons having obtained the following three things: the knowledge of the historical impact and modern practices of music; the skills to perform written and improvised music in a plethora of styles; and a growth mindset which prioritizes work ethic.