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Instruments: Piano Drums Orchestral Percussion Latin Percussion Music
I am a 42 year old Male instructor, who has lived in Seattle since 2006. Moving from the Southwest, I am currently a professional music instructor and performer.. Enjoying the outdoors immensely, I often find myself riding my bicycle, jogging and hiking in the Great Northwest. I have a large interest in soccer as well, spending time enjoying watching and playing it around the city. Music is largely my main passion, I play it and enjoy attending live music Covid permitting. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Trumpet Drums Bass Guitar Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Latin Percussion
I have been teaching for four years in many capacities, from teaching full bands, to working one on one with students of all ages. I have taught many older students who have a strong foundation in music, as well as young students with no music expierience at all. I have competed in competitions and been a featured soloist, and my love for music challenges me to be the best teacher I can be. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums
I've been teaching music, in some capacity, since I was 17 and captain of my highschool's drumline. In college I taught drumset lessons to students of all ages and in graduate school I taught a music theory course for 5 semesters as well as classical percussion to 6th - 8th graders. Getting to know my students, what they like and don't like, what they read and listen to, is one of my favorite things and I think it really helps engender a life long passion for music when a teacher takes a personal interest in the students lives. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Clarinet
I am an experienced instructor who has worked with students of all ages and levels. Teaching provides me with the opportunity to spread my knowledge of the field, as well as have the chance to learn something that I may not have known about. I graduated from Cornish College of the Arts in May 2018, and since then have been refining my curriculum and playing all throughout Seattle with a wide variety of bands. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Viola Mandolin Recorder Electric Violin Fiddle
I try to teach to the personality, strengths, and needs of each individual student: one size does not fit all when it comes to playing instruments! I stress correct posture and technique as a means to an end, which is the ability to progress and enjoy playing. I have taught many students over a period of years--often between 7 and 10+ years. I try to teach in a progressive way with an end goal in mind, whilekeeping them motivated and engaged andcreating opportunities to perform, succeed, and have fun along the way. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice French Horn Music
Music lessons should be a playground for exploration! It is my job to meet students where they are and invite them to rise to new heights in their performance. Lessons are a series of small steps. The journey of learning music is a marathon, not a sprint. I work to gauge where students are coming from, attempting to engage the experience from all the different dimensions of their lives in order to create a pace that is meaningful and effective for each student. Read More
Instruments: Saxophone Clarinet Oboe
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
A normal practice session consist of a light warm up maybe 5 to 10 minutes. Working on some scales. Reviewing last weeks lessons. Then we start breaking down the problem areas and working them out measure by measure. I like to watch my students while the play very closely to pick up any technique issues. I like to ask them did they have any problem with the lesson, there may be something they didn't quite understand. I like to finish all lessons with playing a duet and then reviewing what's going to be on next weeks lesson.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
I don't have a music a degree in any music field. There are many great professional players who have no degree whatsoever. I'd like to think my degree comes from 20 years as military musician and another 18 years of playing 5 and 6 nights a week in restaurants, private parties, corporate events, and weddings. I have studied with many wonderful instructors whose knowledge is part of everything I do when it comes to performing. If I had to choose a degree I thing it would be composition, I love arranging music for small ensembles.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
Choosing method books is a very subjective thing kind of like choosing headphones or loud speakers. Everyone swears theirs is the best. There some standards though. For brass, Arbans book. Woodwinds there are too many to mention. I guess for beginners Essential Elements is a good start because all of the different instrument books work together like a musical suite. Very smart idea. For saxophone I like Klose daily exercises and the universal sax method book. For clarinet Klose method. Its like the clarinet bible. The exercise in there go through every alternate fingering you could thing of for clarinet. Very practical For oboe Vade Mecum for Oboe and Barrett for Oboe. I like the Barrett because it has tons of duets in the back of the book for a treble clef instrument and a bass clef instrument so you can do oboe bassoon duets.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
The hardest thing to master on any instrument is technique. That means different things to different instruments. If you play the Horn in F you might have a problem mastering the overtone series. On trumpet it may be the range. On trombone the different positions. On tuba just having enough air to make the instrument sound full. Most woodwinds it comes down to runs. Having fluid scales is a must especially for upper winds like flute and clarinet. Oboe's main thing to master is the tone because most oboe solos are slow and all about the tone of the instrument. With saxophone it's style, if you're an alto player everyone wants that Sanborn sound, if you're playing tenor gotta sound like Brecker.
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