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As a teacher, I completed a year-long vocal pedagogy course with Cynthia Bess which provided me with a thorough understanding of the anatomy and psychology of singing, as well as a systematic approach to the correction of vocal faults. In the spring of 2010, one of my students, a teen-aged boy, was selected to attend Eastman's summer program for high school students. Other students have successfully auditioned for admission as music majors and minors at local universities. Many of my students have performed leading roles in school, community, and university musical productions throughout the tri-state area.
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I love people. I love music. I delight in delving into the riches of different musical cultures and expressions, and to pass on what I know. I have performed all over Germany, in Switzerland, Israel, in Pennsylvania, Ohio, NYC, and Canada, both as a soloist and as a member of the German Klezmer Quartet “Sing Your Soul“, of the Ortner-Roberts Duo with pianist Tom Roberts, and the klezmer duo Klez&Morim with Bulgarian accordionist Vladimir Mollov. I also collaborate with US jazz musicians such as guitarist John Marcinizyn (Pittsburgh), trumpeter Charlie Caranicas (NYC), drummer Tom Elrick, drummer Roger Humphries (Pittsburgh), as well as multi-instrumentalist Vince Giordano (NYC). I am a serious researcher of Eastern European music, and offer Klezmer Workshops. Besides master classes and lectures at the University of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne University, I instructed the klezmer band at the Agency for Jewish Learning, was the interim director of the Carpathian Ensemble at The University of Pittsburgh, and have been coaching the CMU/Hillel klezmer band. I currently holds an adjunct teaching position at Washington & Jefferson College. I have arranged and composed music for many theatrical productions including “Mazel” by Amy Hartman (Jewish Theatre Pittsburgh), and “Our Class” by Tadeusz Slobodzianek (Pittsburgh Irish And Classical Theatre). I appear on several CDs, including “A Trip To America” and “Hot World Chamber Music” (Ortner-Roberts Duo), “A Tribute to Teenie Harris” (Manchester Craftsmen’s Guilde), “Khosn Kale Mazl-Tov” (Sing Your Soul), and have done book and film projects. I am also the subject of the recent book “Living the Dream” – Für die Musik nach Amerika” (Wissner Verlag Augsburg, 2011), written by German Television journalist Helge Fuhst.
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I encourage progress. I love to see students become stronger and more confident musicians. I like to get students as much into "the real world" as possible, so I push for getting students performing as much as they are learning. I separate practice from performance, with an understanding that how a student sheds will be the core of what is possible in a performance setting.
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There's no substitute for self-motivation whenever learning a new instrument. Whether it be the song with 500 plays on your iPod, or the theme to your favorite video game, you are much more likely to commit hours of weekly practice to an instrument if you spend that time with a song you thoroughly enjoy. For that reason, the core of my teaching style is simple: students come to me with the songs they love, and I show them how to play those songs. If this calls for specific chords, techniques, or strumming patterns, I make those the priority in the student's instruction. General fundamentals, music theory, and ear training are integrated into lessons as we gradually work toward mastering the songs you love.
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I originally went to school for education and completed a degree in it. Since then, I have had students ranging from age 8 to 78, and although I am typically exposed to students starting as beginners, I would be very excited to help intermediate and advanced students learn new pieces, genres, and help hone their skills.
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