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Instruments: Piano Voice Flute
Nothing is more important than seeing my student's progress and development. I encourage persistance and self-discipline. By finding out what inspires the student, I can succesfully tailor my instruction to their needs.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxxxcccccccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read More
Instruments: Flute Harp Recorder Piccolo
Playing/singing music is the goal but just working on the ability to play/sing a piece is only half the battle. The instrument is owed attention. Without good, solid technique acquired from scales, exercises, balance/hand position, etc., a partnership with the instrument cannot develop. Without that partnership, performance will be proficient at best; the magic will be missing. Read More
Instruments: Piano Saxophone Flute Clarinet
I do not usually follow any method book as every student is different, has different background, goals and aspirations. I try to mix exercises/methods that I use in my practice with materials of accomplished pedagogues. I have my set of warm-ups that I use on saxophone, clarinet, and flute; I often find myself using flute method while playing the saxophone which only pushes my and my students abilities and makes them better musicians. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Recorder Euphonium French Horn Tuba Mallet Percussion Oboe English Horn Keyboard
I will develop a stimulating lessons plan that covers a wide range of topics, and foster music appreciation through SEL based instruction. Instructing students by incorporating various technical applications. As a student and teacher, I’ve conducted rehearsals, put on musicals, concerts, performed at assemblies, while offering one-on-one as well as group instruction. Believing that instilling a sense of music appreciation by becoming Socially and emotionally competent, while at the same time developing excellent musicianship. Read More
Instruments: Flute
After working closely with my students, we invariably develop a special bond of trust and respect. My flute teachers throughout the years have greatly influenced my personal development, so I approach the mentorship of my students with the kind of care that will help them grow throughout many aspects of their lives. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Euphonium Mallet Percussion Music Acoustic Guitar
High school students will work out of the Blue Standards of Excellence book for their freshman and sophomore year; along with a more advanced packet of warm up and scale exercises that I received from the ASU clarinet studio and my current clarinet professor Jeff Quamo. Junior year and senior year students will be expected to know at least 80% of the circle of 5ths and they'll begin to start playing etudes out of the Rose Etude book along with studying farther into the warm-up and practice packet. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Saxophone Flute Clarinet
I began teaching private lessons during my summers off from college, just a few students at a time. Since beginning my teaching career, my focus has shifted slightly to group piano classes, while still teaching privately after school. I have been a student of private instruction since the age of three, and my experiences in my private lessons have shaped the way I structure my own lessons for students. I firmly believe that my students need to not only study solo repertoire, but also that they spend some time every week focusing on technical exercises to solidify their musical foundation. Read More
Instruments: Drums
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
I wanted to pursue music out of high school. The thought truthfully entered my mind after hearing of a band called Sleep. They showed me the music of the underground & the prospect that being a musician was just being a rockstar, but an individual who was very well versed in their craft, that if needed, would wear multiple hats to make a living. Touring, teaching, creating instruments, working in the music business. The one thing those was making sure that you are professional in playing, relationships, & teaching. You cannot do this without the passion & skillset that the role mandates.
Become a teacher was a process, but one that I've wanted to fulfill now for years. Its been almost 4 years of teaching music & I'm happier with my decision more and more each day!
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
Yes. The earliest family members from Italy, that my family knows about, has been involved with music. My mother's mother and her family were known as a musical / artistic group of individuals. She knows that a variety of individuals ranging from her grandfather, uncles, mother, and children, including my mother, were musicians. Some were playing as fun, some played & created for the city of Philadelphia's orchestra as well as marble carvings. Music & the Arts have always been in my family!
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
I would say anything avant garde or comprised of experimental components. It's due to my enjoyment of looking to push boundaries or try new things in the realm of music.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
I would say, at this current moment, anything by Lee Morgan. Would love to collaborate with a quartet / quintet of jazz players to cover some of his music. Particularly the Cornbread or Gigolo records.
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
Normal is about an hour or hour & a half.
10-20 minutes of chopping incorporating ideas & theories amongst patterns. Taking 5,7,9,10 stroke rolls etc & turning them into repeating patterns, i.e. quintuplet, sevtuplet, nontuplet etc.
10 minutes from a book called stick control. Refine weakness or potential sloppiness with left hands.
15 minutes from a book called new breed to work on interdependence amongst the four limbs.
15-20 minutes of working on polymeric playing amongst two or more limbs.
20-30 minutes of playing along to a song to either test licks & chopping or to practice ear training / playing parts from a song.
At this point, its constant refinement & search for new material.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
Moeller technique or percussive stroke techniques. As well as the interplay between wrists & fingers.
All the books I use are list above. I chose them as I learned from them, revisited them to further work on technique, & to evaluate their effectiveness. Fortunately many of these works are used as staple texts in a drummers vocabulary & will give them the springboard to dive into their topical studies i.e jazz, rock, interdependence.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
Accurate improvisatorial approach to the instrument. To keep constant diversity & creativity in the instrument. Stop going to the licks, phrases, & figures that are easy or difficult or fun, but that the player has mastered. It's trying to blend or funnel your influences in a new way, constantly. You will always sounds & approach the drums as yourself, but what can be add to the vocabulary & your original statement; the thumbprint.
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
Many students have been selected as first chairs in the middle school jazz band or in their elementary school concert ensemble group.
Most of my students started between the age of 6-12, so I have yet to see them reach their full potential & I am so excited to see where it goes! Also, I am excited to add more students that will be put onto a trajectory of success!
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
Probably working in a record store or something with history. Even cooking.
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