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Matthew B In Home
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Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Double Bass
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Rock

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Matthew B   In Home
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Double Bass
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Rock

Where I Teach:
In Your Home
Ages Taught: 5-80
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BA, Whitman College, Economics

Overview:

I am a 24 year old bassist who enjoys sharing my musical passion with others. I have studied the electric bass and the upright bass while attending Whitman college, focusing mostly on Jazz. I currently live in Brooklyn and play with my band, The Dogs. I've played on six records over the last two years including one that was named the fourth best free album of 2011.

EXPERIENCE

After graduating Whitman, I interned as a music teacher at the Spring Street International School in Friday Harbor, WA. I was mentored by a great teacher, Grisha Krivchenia and learned how to be a compassionate teacher. I helped teach composition, music theory,  small groups, bass and guitar. During the second half of the year, Grisha took a sabbatical and I  took over his duties. While in Friday Harbor, I also taught upright bass, electric bass and piano privately.  I currently lead a after school music club in Bellevue. I work with five to seven students helping them gain skills on their instruments (bass, guitar, piano, drums, vocals) and learn to play together in a group setting.

METHODS USED

My method is to help students play the music they want to play, whether it's Miles Davis or the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I like to start my lessons by working on a song of the students choice to spark their interest. From there, I move to focusing on the students needs technically, rhythmically and theoretically. Additionally, I have my students practice improvisation, in some capacity, at each lesson. I want my students to feel comfortably making music on the fly and I set up low stakes environments for them to hone this skill. My lessons are rather free form and adapt easily to what is interesting my students at the time. However, at the end of every lesson, the student and myself set practice goals as well as goals for the next lesson. I strongly believe in short and long term goals to help keep students focused.

LESSON STYLE

My teaching philosophy is: Music is inherently fun. My role as a teacher is to cultivate my student's initial musical spark and help my student learn what he or she wants while providing a basic musical foundation. By keeping music fun, students are more likely to learn more and challenge themselves. My style stems from this philosophy; I keep the music fun by focusing on what my students want to learn. We come with goals to accomplish in every lesson but also leave enough room in the my lessons to explore my student's interests. 

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