Brian M
Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet, Oboe
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Musical Theater, Marching Band

Ever since I entered the world of music during my middle school days, I have been helping other musicians grow in skill and enjoyed helping others understand music theory.  As first chair oboe player, I was required to make sure that  the rest of the woodwind players knew their music, and made arrangements to coach individual students that were lagging behind.  I had the chance to learn how to play Clarinet, Oboe, and Alto and Bari Sax in high school.  I was able to learn a acceptable level of skill in each of those instruments, and because of that I feel entirely at ease coaching musicians that play these three instruments.  

In my opinion, the Standard of Excellence book series works great for students that don't have a solid foundation of music fundamentals and theories.  For more advanced students, the second edition of Standard of Excellence is also exceptionaly good at polishing an already musically developed player.