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Instruments: Piano Voice Keyboard
Music is my life. I actually enjoy teaching music and being creative with all ages and all kinds of people. Ive had the opportunity to play all over the world with jazz bands, Afro Cuban ensembles, top 40 bands as well as my own band which is a mix of original music that is jazz, r and b, soul, hip hop, reggae, latin and funk. I also direct a singing group in Richmond called Voices of Reason. Read More
Instruments: Piano
Although I'm relatively new to the world of teaching piano, I have experience teaching English as a foreign language to children from ages 4 to 16.I like to teach in a fun and interactive way, so that students are always engaged. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Viola Ukulele Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I am a San Jose music instructor specializing in voice, songwriting, beginning-intermediate guitar, piano and violin. I have extensive training and experience in music, theater and dance, on and off stage - I have written and recorded albums and live performances, I know what works and what doesn't. It's my objective to cultivate a healthy sense of artistry in my students and inspire the same in everyone who is interested. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin
I started learning piano in first grade. I learned music theory, and it helped me learn other instruments quickly. In Middle School, I learned violin very quickly because I had the fundamentals down. After high school, my parents wanted me to have a financially stable career. I studied business in college, but ended up becoming a Middle School teacher. Not only did I teach math, I was also their music teacher for their after school music teacher. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Conga Latin Percussion
I have been teaching music since 2001. I was the music program director at Mission Hills Middle School and the guitar and conga teacher at St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Oakland. I have also been a music instructor with Star Power Music, COVA, Art and Soul Music Studios, Hayward Music Center and ALMA. I teach all levels of guitar and congas, as well as beginning piano, voice and drum set lessons. Read More
Instruments: Piano
However, I consider these method books as merely one of the tools of my teaching (very often, I do not follow exactly the order/content of the book, but design my own lesson plan using the aid of the book) - Because I believe I am responsible for most of the teaching, not the book. I also occasionally provide supplementary repertoire, as well as incorporating a limited amount of rote teaching. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Conga Latin Percussion
My mother was a professional tap dancer, in which would inspire me in the arts of dance-contemporary, latin and theater. As, I grew up after high school, I became active in cultural dance music participating in Carnaval parades-S.F., Afro-Haitian dance performances and community colleges music groups of jazz, spiritual and soul. I continued further to the Education of music and dance in colleges. After, graduation I returned to Stockton, CA, and began organizing music and dance programs in the community for low income housing projects, where I began a non-profit organization: Pan Afrakan Dance Music -instructing in African -and African-Caribbean Dance and Music community centers, after-school programs and festivals. Read More
Instruments: Saxophone Music
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
No it does not. I am the first one.
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
Since I started laying my hands on my first saxophone.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I would have been a Chef. Cooking is a journey between creativity and flavors, in which everything is possible. It also has many similarities to the world of music in that is has a lot of creativity to it.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
My favorite Style is jazz music, swing to bebop and everything in that box that we call Jazz!
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
I began to study the piano in order to better understand music and have a more complete approach to improvisation. I discovered then that I really likes writing. In the future, I would like to study Bass Clarinet and The Drums.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
My Music Degree is in Jazz Music and Modern Music. I also studied Piano and Composition.
I have always played live since I was 16. I first played Rock music and then Funk and R & B music. Later I fell in love with swing and jazz and all its contaminations.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
I love all Jazz standards and all Originals. In particular the songs of Theolonius Monk and W.Shorter. I love the tradition, it is very difficult to choose just one thing, every author has something I would like to learn or have, both from a compositional and a soloist point of view.
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
The daily practice is directly proportional to the level of the student and their interest and end towards the music and the instrument.
A student starting from scratch or one who plays as a hobby should practice at least one hour a day every day or six days a week.
An intermediate student should practice at least two to three hours a day.
The higher the level, the more hours are needed to practice.
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
I chose the saxophone because I was fascinated by the sound, I listened to Sonny Rollins and I wanted to play like him.
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
Honestly, there have been many goals achieved, always with so much effort and much study. For all the stages of my life, from when I was 16 I started playing music.
I remember the Concerts in Siena jazz, when I was a student, in a Big band with Paolo Fresù and Enrico Rava.
Or my first Master Classes with Eddie Enderson, Bob Franceschini. Or the emotion of being a guest on the stage during a concert by my Maestro, Barend Middelhoff, with whom I graduated in Bologna.
I remember the emotion during the presentation of my first album in various jazz festivals in Europe, as a composer and leader, the squares were full of people, who had come to listen to my compositions in silence. I also remember the embarrassment of my first autograph.
Honestly, The only thing that comes to mind is
"Well now, what can I learn? What the next goal or the next project!"
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
It always depends on the type of student I have in front of me. For the technique, for example, I draw from classical music and after having given the usual exercises for the study of the scales, I prefer to give the sonata of Bach to develop the technique, and the cleaning of the sound.
Then I always add just one of Charlie Parker's pieces for jazz and swing language.
The study of the piano and ear training are equally important. There is definitely no book but so much music to listen to and learn. However, during each lesson, I provide teaching materials to supplement the lessons and help the student at home in his practice
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
One of the most hardest things is definitely to set the student on the right track from the start if they start from scratch.
Producing the first sound can be frustrating, and the student can get discouraged right away.
But if the student listens to so many records and has in mind an idea of the sound or a model to follow, then all the difficulties will be overcome. Listening is essential.
The teacher also serves to guide the student in this phase.
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