Music Lessons in Spotswood, NJ

Instruments: Voice Drums

My duties as an instructor are to make lessons fun and enjoyable so that students feel enthusiastic to learn our various core concepts, new techniques or work material. Primarily, I encourage my students to compose their own original music, so they feel great about their work and continue to progress. My students are inspired to participate in competitions, recitals, as well as and concerts in and outside of school programs. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Music Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I'm an Argentinian/American musician who decided to pursue music as a career when I was 8 years old. I had just seen Al Green perform at the Apollo and was awed by the incredible impact and joy music can have on people. With the support of my parents, who are musicians as well, I began studying with private teachers immediately. By the time I was 11, I was performing consistently in venues in Buenos Aires. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Double Bass Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I perform as a multi-faceted bassist, in a mixture of genres and ensembles, enjoying the variety and breadth of musical opportunities I find myself in. I have experience playing in orchestras, jazz ensembles, rock, funk, and blues bands, and am active as a composer and conductor as well. My formal education culminated in a B.A. in Music History Literature from Hood College, where I graduated in 2010 magna cum laude and with departmental honors. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

I start with where youre at and having a general idea of where youd like to end up. Starting with a framework i like to think of teaching like building a house. What is the foundation of what youre looking for? And go from there. If anything having to do with folk or blues I wiuld start with the pentatonic scale. All things blues stem from this scale in one way or another. Read More

Instruments: Voice

My favorite teaching experience is when I took on a nine-year-old piano student who had never written a song, and wouldn’t practice to save his life. I found that getting him to write a piece of music that was entirely his own helped him to practice his technique in a way that was fun and creatively satisfying. His first composition went on to win a county-wide award for best original song. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet French Horn

I am an engaging and motivated instructor who enjoys sharing knowledge and passion for music with my students. I have had a varied career, and have performed all over the world in a variety of settings including orchestras, ballet, opera and musical theater/pops. I've played musicals on the Strip in Las Vegas, Dvorak in Bosnia, and operetta in France. I'm currently an active member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 802, performing on Broadway and around the NYC area. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Synthesizer Conga Latin Percussion Keyboard Djembe Acoustic Guitar

Teaching requires time and effort but it also needs to be fun, therefore my lessons have both components, while setting up short and long term goals we explore music in fun ways that allows for self expression and we stay focused by having a clear goal for every lesson. We will keep a journal where we will be recording our achievements, homeworks and general progress. We will use students ideas for songs they are interested in learning as well as some of my own suggestions for repertoire. Read More