Saxophone Lessons San Mateo County, CA

Instruments: Guitar, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Ukulele, Recorder, Music, Acoustic Guitar

I began teaching privately in 2004 while attending the College of Wooster. I've been teaching privately ever since! As a faculty member at New Mexico State University and San Jacinto College, I taught core music classes such as music theory and ear training. I also have professional performing experience with numerous groups and ensembles. I've performed in jazz big bands and saxophone quartets around El Paso,TX and Las Cruces, NM, and was a founding member of Bayou City Funk, a funk-rock band based in Houston, TX. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Music

For young beginning students, I commonly use Hal Leonard's Essential Elements. Once a student grasps the fundamentals, I will begin to introduce outside repertoire for study which is often musically arranged by myself for the specific student. I also supplement lessons with any other musical material they might receive in school focusing on ensemble playing or performance help. For adult students, I try to find out what the student is interested in, and guide my instruction accordingly to keep the lessons engaging and fun, no matter their ability level. Read More

Instruments: Voice, Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder

I have taught music since I was in Highschool. It wasn't just lessons for middle schoolers or young children. I taught and ran my high school's Jazz Band when I was a Junior and Senior. Due to a lack of funding, it was not a regular class, so it was up to me to take the reigns. Since then, I have grown and taught many more private students, but also different schools and places. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

With beginning students, I start with the fundamentals of the instrument, including embouchure and finger technique, as well as the ability to breathe properly, which is fundamental to playing any wind instrument.  I also introduce beginning students to basic musical concepts, such as reading music, and tailor the musical selection to their tastes or to whatever group they are playing in, most often a school band class.  For more advanced students, I observe what areas the student needs the most work in and tailor the lessons specifically to dealing with those areas, as well as catering to their individual musical tastes. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone

I preach the fundamentals, from building tone to gaining proficiency in theory. I will show my students long tone exercises to develop their sound, scales and arpeggios to develop their technique, sight-reading sheet music, and much more. I encourage my students to explore the genres that fascinate them. For example, if they wish to learn jazz, then I will help them learn standards, transcribe solos, and read chord changes, as well as gain an ability to improvise. Read More