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Instruments: Guitar Trumpet Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
Basic note identification exercises along with simple chords to get students started. After that, we'll dive into the pentatonic scale, and start to put the chords to actual songs. Trumpet - In the beginning, simply getting a sound on trumpet can be a challenge. Once that's accomplished, we'll start on basic etudes and technical exercises out of the Arban book. Drums - Basic rhythm exercises for beginners, and fun games using a variety of percussion keeps students engaged and having fun! Read More
Instruments: Trumpet Trombone Euphonium
Experience Rock Band Tours Big Band National Tours Cruise Ship International Tour Orchestra Pit National and International show runs Freelance NYC Musician Leader of Succesfull Jazz Trio, Member of Disney All America College Band, Leader of Hudson Horns Brass Band in NYC, Has had 10 years of teaching private lessons. I enjoy teaching techniques on how to play the brass instruments, improvisation. jazz theory, sight reading. I encourage regular practice with an upbeat attitude which makes students excited to play and take lessons every week. Read More
Instruments: Trumpet Music
Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music! Therefore, it's important that each student progresses at their own pace. I encourage this by setting realistic goals for my students at each lesson. Acknowledging accomplishments helps fuel a student's desire to progress and makes students eager to learn more. By trying to find out what inspires the student, I can successfully tailor my instruction to their wants and needs. Read More
Instruments: Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Clarinet Drums Synthesizer Conga Latin Percussion Music Keyboard
I enjoy hearing the students natural abilities, understanding what kind of music pours out of them, acknowledge that, and from there we develop it. At the same time, direct the student with technique, theory and any other tools that will facilitate the music they are passionate about. Give the students homework, let them know that there is always another step, to lead by example! As a trumpet player it is very important to establish a healthy routine that will build your tone, endurance that in the end you understand enough so you can teach and always evaluate yourself. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trumpet Saxophone Clarinet
For beginner students, I typically start with rote lessons that teach the basics of the instruments. Then, I move into performing basic, pedagogically-appropriate scales, and begin curriculum in the Rubank Elementary Method books. For more advanced students, I usually have them start with the intermediate or advanced method books, and we learn more advanced major and minor scales, followed by arpeggios and chords (if on piano.) Overall, my main objective is for students to have fun and make meaningful connections. Read More
Instruments: Violin Trumpet Clarinet Recorder Fiddle Euphonium
- I have been playing Violin and Trumpet for over 35 years. I also play many other instruments and have a love of teaching classical music. - I was a student at the Brooklyn Conservatory of music, Henry Street Settlement in New York and a student of many private teachers. - I have been a private teacher and a conductor of many Church Orchestras for over 20 years. - I am currently teaching many students privately - I am the Orchestra Conductor at two different churches in Long Island and Far Rock-away New York. - I have helped many students pass their orchestra entrance auditions. Read More
Instruments: Piano Trumpet Saxophone Flute Clarinet Music Keyboard
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
My main love is classical music. It always will be. I enjoy playing jazz and blues as well but I will always favor classical music. This is why I insistent that my students learn to read music. You simply cannot accelerate the learning process without reading music. I have had adult students who think that it is too late for them to
learn to read music. That is simply incorrect. If anything it is more important for the adult to read because they can make better use of their practice time if they learn to read some simple figures.
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
I played clarinet since fourth grade. My brother played saxophone and since I thought that it was like the clarinet I started playing it as well. When I auditioned at college on clarinet I got in so I started playing other instruments as well. In college I got serious about playing piano. Piano is an instrument that I have a lot of experience with. I started to get serious about flute because the agents who booked weddings wanted reed players who could double on flute so they could play quietly during the cocktail hour. I learned trumpet as a band director and guitar because I taught in catholic schools for a while and they had a lot of students who wanted guitar lessons.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
My parents sang in school groups as students but they never really played any instruments. Because I was the oldest of four my two younger brothers and younger sister joined school bands following my lead. None of them pursued music after high school but their kids play band instruments and I try to help them out.
My one niece is in a middle school band in Georgia. And my nephew here in NJ just started playing clarinet. His little sister also plays flute and is in a music program
as well. They all came to music naturally and on their own. I never insist that anyone play an instrument unless they want to and then they should give it their all.
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
I gravitated out of music once and that was enough for me to realize that I have to be involved with music on a full time basis. I tried sales for a few years but I really didn't like it. I am not knocking it because I had some success for awhile with it but I just couldn't make a career of it. I was a band director in public schools for over ten years that wasn't bad but I greatly prefer being a private instructor working on my own. The whole school thing took me away from my instruments for awhile but it gave me some great training in teaching and developing lessons.
25 Years
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Cities with Students
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