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Michael T In Home
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Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Drums, French Horn, Oboe
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, R&B, Gospel, Funk, Swing, Soul, Marching Band

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Michael T   In Home
Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Drums, French Horn, Oboe
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, R&B, Gospel, Funk, Swing, Soul, Marching Band

Where I Teach:
In Your Home
Ages Taught: 5-80
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Degrees / Training / Special Info:

AA, Los Angeles City College, Music BA, California State University Northridge, Music Education California Teaching Credential, Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Awards:

2013- Clarence and Margaret Wiggins Music Education Scholarship, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication, Califfornia State University Northridge

2010- University Chorus Outstanding Student Award, California State University Northridge

2009- Presidents Honor List, Los Angeles City College

2008- Robert E. Wilkinson Music Scholarship, Los Angeles City College

2007- Paul Park Memorial Music Scholarship, Los Angeles City College

Overview:
I, Michael G. Turner, breathe through music. My love for music began at a very early age and I was blessed to realize, very soon, that it was my passion.I began performing at the age of 13 on clarinet, in voice, and on drums and percussion. Most of my early performance experience was obtained in church, school, and in my older brothers' Top 40 band. I hold an Associates in Music degree from Los Angeles City College, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from California State University Northridge, a California State Teaching Credential, and I am currently the music teacher and director of bands at Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth California.  My personal studio is equipped to teach voice, piano, wind instruments, drums and percussion.
EXPERIENCE
I began teaching at the Xavier University Junior School of Music (Louisiana) at the age of 18. My teaching experience now spans 30 years. While most of my teaching, over the years, has been primarily private, I also have several years of classroom teaching experience. I enjoy teaching music because I believe that it is one of the most endearing methods of sharing information. One of my motto's is that I am an educator first, music is simply the vehicle by which I choose to educate. It brings me pure joy when I share information with a student, whether it be music realated or not, and see that light in their eyes shine because they have received something meaningful, that may make a difference in their lives.
METHODS USED
The methods that I choose to use with my students depends on what they want to learn. Some students want to just play classical music, some pop, some jazz, some marching band, etc. Therefore I do not use the same teaching methods for all students. With that being said, I do make certain that all of my srudents understand the basic elements of music, i.e., time and key signatures, note values, melody, rhythm, harmony, pitch, intonation (if a wind instrument), form, theme and variation, etc.
LESSON STYLE
I truly believe that all learning, while serious in nature, should be fun and exciting in methodology. Living in the age of technology, there are so many ways to make learning fun and interesting for students. Whether it be sharing information from Youtube, educational sites such as The Teaching Channel, using digital music apps such as "Smart Music" for assessment, showing a student how to record themselves on their smartphones, all of these things can be brought in to the instructional experience. The most important part of teaching is knowing your students, what they want to learn, and divising curriculums to fit their needs.
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