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Our music lesson students will have the opportunity to take lessons from the comfort of their own home or in one of the teachers studios. Careful attention is placed on each student to ensure a custom lesson plan. Our music teachers understand that every student has different needs and abilities and therefore the lessons will be planned with that knowledge in mind.
lessons are available in the following areas:
Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet
James P. is an avid performer and educator in the SF Bay Area. In 2019 he was appointed to the second/bass clarinet chair of Opera San Jose. During the summer, He is Principal Clarinet of the Utah Festival of Opera and Musical Theater. James has also performed with Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Silicon Valley, West Bay Opera, Townsend Opera, Fresno Grand Opera, Symphony Napa Valley, Sphinx Symphony, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Monterey County Symphony and many other Bay Area Ensembles James has taught clarinet at CSU Stanislaus and UC Santa Cruz, and now maintains a full private studio. Read More
Instruments: Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet
The true role of a teacher is to open the door for a student to discover things on their own. Because every student has different ways of learning different things, a teacher must be able to guide a student through the process and find what works the best for them. Also, I am more interested in engaging a student in the spirit and emotion of music, rather than just the technical aspect of playing an instrument. Read More
Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet
For all my saxophone students, I always start my lessons talking about sound and working on techniques of how to develop it and how to breath properly.The basics are always the foundation of everything else so even if you are an advanced student, you might be having some bad habbits in your instrument, so I always work on sound. I also work in articulation and how to sound as rhythmically perfect as possible. Read More
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet, Drums, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
During my University days, I tutored many students in academics and found that I deeply enjoyed connecting with each student and that I had a natural talent for doing do. I began teaching Music in 2006 in music studios. I teach in my own studio and in homes where I continue to do so. I am a Concert Band Director having done so for 10 years in a private school which was a great joy for me. Read More
Instruments: Piano, Violin, Viola, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, English Horn, Acoustic Guitar
I've appeared in performance with Eyvind Kang, Vinny Golia, Bill Frisell, Steve Vai, and Dr. Nancy Ambrose King (under the direction of Maestro Jeffrey Kahane). As a soloist I've performed Bachs Concerto for Oboe and Violin with violinist Rachel Iba and the CalArts Ensemble, and won second prize in the Riverside Philharmonics 2018 Concerto Competition with my performance of Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto. I also work as a studio musician, contributing to film and TV scores as well pop albums such as Blonde Redheads 3 OClock and Avey Tares (of Animal Collective) newest release, Eucalyptus. Read More
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