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Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet
Hello! My name is Wes, and I am a multi-woodwind instrumentalist based out of Long Beach, CA. I attended California State University, Long Beach for my master's degree, and The Ohio State University for my bachelor's. Though I am mostly seen playing a saxophone, I am classically trained on clarinet, flute and even oboe! I play a wide variety of styles of music, from jazz to pop, and perform and record with big bands, small jazz groups, pit orchestras, and much more! Read More
Instruments: Piano
For beginner students, I use the Piano Adventure series, and for adults, I utilize Alfred or Adventure Adult books. Intermediate and advanced level students mainly work with individual books dedicated to composers from different eras. Despite having excellent resources, I always strive to personalize the approach and book selection according to each student's needs using a one-on-one customized approach to teaching. I create a yearly plan for each student I receive, which includes foundational piano lessons, preparation for competitions, and special pieces for the Christmas season. Read More
Instruments: Piano Bass Guitar Synthesizer Music Keyboard
Throughout my career I have gotten to teach various students in both piano and bass. I have worked for the Thornton Community Engagement Program and the University of Southern California during my freshman year of school. During my time in this program I have found multiple teaching techniques to engage the student in the rudimental material of theory through their favorite songs. I encourage my students to find songs that they love for us to work on that way they can find the connection between their instrument and their favorite songs. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Clarinet Music
I am a performer, composer, and educator who loves inspiring and cultivating a passion for music in my students. I received my Bachelor of Music degree in Saxophone Performance from Cal State Fullerton in 2017, and moved out to CT to pursue my Master's degree at the Hartt School and study with Carrie Koffman. I love performing in competitions, as a solo performer, and in chamber ensembles. I've also had opportunities to perform around the country and the world including California, China, and New York. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Mallet Percussion Conga Latin Percussion
I am a teacher and musician living in Los Angeles, CA, who enjoys sharing my love of music with students. During my lessons students will not only have fun but learn the valuable skills they will need to succeed in any playing setting. I have recorded dozens of albums and toured internationally, opening for artists like KD Lang, Ray LaMontagne, and Coldplay. I have also performed with Krist Novoselic of Nirvana, members of Counting Crows, and Snarky Puppy. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin
I use an organized step by step method as a general rule, depending on the students age and ability, seeking to have each student master the fundamentals of rhythm, note reading, technique and expression in a logical easy to understand way. I require practice at least 4 days a week to ensure progress. For preschool age children, I use the Wunderkeys method. I seek to minimize frustration, encourage students to e-mail with questions, use games as a learning tool and assign pieces they like and pieces that are standard repertoire. Read More
Instruments: Piano
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
My degree is in both piano performance as well as composition.
While I originally went in as a piano performance major as I got more and more involved with composing there was no way I could not include that as an important part of my education.
While a student I did take some pedagogy courses including theory of childhood development related to elementary school education.
However I ultimately opted out of exploring an education certificate.
What made a double major as pleasant was it was was that I was able to compose and perform my senior recital.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
I especially enjoy learning the Preludes and Fugues from the Well Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach. There is something both calming and exciting about them. They demand an incredible amount of focus and dedication. They can also almost serve as a textbook for the learning of counterpoint, invention and fugal writing. Every emotion seems to be present in the entire set as well as some very uniquely hidden tonalities and modalities.
They also serve as a wonderful way to meditate and find some peace both in playing and to study as a text book.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
Fortunately I am able to do what I enjoy as I perform, compose and teach.
I am an avid woodworker and fine furniture builder. It is a hobby and I also receive commissions for furniture pieces. I suppose if I were not teaching or doing any other musical thing I might be designing and building fine furniture full time.. or at least more than I do now.
I also have a minor in biology and though, for a very short time, that upon getting my under graduate degree I might explore a career in the medical field.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
I enjoy playing many different genres of music. I might enjoy Baroque if I feel a certain way or wish to just get lost in the beauty of a great piece of counterpoint. So you might say I enjoy "classical" music.
However, there are times I might like to take a great book of old jazz standards out to play for my own pleasure. Or even a Beatle or Billy Joel songbook out.
Of course there are those times I might just enjoy being fun.. and playing some country/western song with a classical twist to it.
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
I have taught many band instruments while teaching in a middle school band class. However these were all on a very rudimentary intermediate level.
Developing good musicianship skills and a strong understanding of how music, scales, transposing etc. works makes it much easier to learn other instruments.
I do, however, play the bagpipes and the Scottish Smallpipes. This comes out of a love I have for the sound of the instrument, it's modality being quite different than most scales we are familiar with.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
I do have a very musical family.
Both of my parents were musical even if they did not make their living at it.
All of my siblings are musical and all have performed publicly in one manner or another.
At family gatherings we all get together to go over music we enjoy and will, sort of, create this big family band. The music we play is all over the place including some old jazz standards, rock and roll classics and some more contemporary popular music of the day .. or perhaps some music from a musical we all enjoy.
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
I lave always been a musician.
In one form or another I was always making a living at it.
While still in high school my "band" would perform at events and gatherings.
During and after collage I would often have a small handful of students as well as receive commissions for pieces, usually for smaller compositions such as works for solo or small ensembles. From time to time I would be hired to create arrangements and actually did develop a reputation for my string arrangements that were used on several albums.
For the past 30 years I have been teaching and accepting commissions nearly full time.
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