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Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar
Acoustic Electric Guitarist,Composer Music Educator. Craig's early music influence came from his family; he grew up with Mom's jazz, RB and soul records and his brother's Rock Roll albums. Craig started playing guitar at the age of 9. In high school Craig started performing live with his first rock roll band. He attended Berklee College of Music and studied with private teachers and attended workshops with great musicians including. Dave Creamer, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker and many more. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Keyboard
I teach because I love imparting knowledge and making connections in this way, and because I love the fundamental building blocks of musicianship and music theory. I have found that with careful attention to a student's character, the possibilities for learning are boundless. I like to let love guide the process, in the sense that I observe carefully the kinds of sounds that a student is fond of, and attempt to structure their learning in a way that empowers them to make those sounds. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Bass Guitar Synthesizer Accordion Ukulele Euphonium French Horn Tuba Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
Hi! I'm Steven, a multi-instrumentalist teacher and performer located in New York City! I hold a Master's in Music Education from New York University and a Bachelor's in trumpet and tuba performance from NYU as well. I've spent my entire life dedicated to creating, collaborating, and performing music, all while keeping many students. I've been an active performer in rock, jazz, R&B, funk, soul, classical, new music, studio, and musical theater groups for more than a decade, learning from some of the finest players and teachers around. Read More
Instruments: Guitar
I have been playing guitar for 10 years. I want to pursue a career as an artist, playing around the world. I am new to giving music lessons but I cannot wait to start sharing the joy of music. I graduated from SUNY Westchester Community College with a degree in Liberal Arts. This degree is serving as a stepping stone to transfer into a four year school. I plan on continuing my study of music around the world, majoring in Music Education. Read More
Instruments: Guitar
I love to play old style blues and folk along with 60s rock n roll. I also love 90s alternative music. If youre a hippie at heart or just looking to learn how To play your favorite songs, lets get started! Ive played a lot from metal to classical all through my teenage years. From grunge metal bands to folk acoustic jams Ive covered a lot of ground over the years. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Double Bass Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I teach to each students style of learning and thinking, and approach my job from a place of complete respect for the students. The most fundamental quality of my teaching style is my desire to make everything I teach relevant and personal for the students, so that they truly connect to what is being taught, rather than simply learning facts and assimilating information. My ultimate goal as a teacher is for my students to be complete, well-rounded players, able to approach any genre with a complete understanding of the depths of music. Read More
Instruments: Guitar
I have been teaching the guitar for over 5 years with students ranging in age from 3 to 40+. The majority of my lessons have taken place in the students' homes, but I am fully equipped to provide high quality lessons over Skype and FaceTime. I've had a high level of success with my teaching method, motivating students to progress at a rapid pace while enjoying the process. I am always striving to improve and expand upon my teaching methods and encourage feedback from students. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Develop a routine for yourself, stick to it in its most essential form, and consistently add new things to your practice noodling! The new things keep it fresh and interesting, and the bare necessities make sure that your fingers are warmed up and ready to shred. Give yourself a new challenge every time you practice! My fingers turn to butter if I don't go through the ropes I've developed for myself every day, which involves playing a set of jazz heads, scales, and arpeggios at gradually faster tempos. Getting into a consistent routine is the most important step that you can take towards becoming a technically proficient musician.
Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
I am incredibly lucky in that I was taught by a number of incredible musicians (and people!) who collectively made me want to go into music. In high school, I was taught by Sara Landeau (who slowly but surely convinced me that sightreading was a necessary hurdle to jump, and also that women can shred), Mary Halvorson (who taught me that: 1) really good musicians consistently work really hard towards the mastery that they have, 2) to love and deeply appreciate crazy modern/avant garde jazz and improvised music, and 3) that developing a voice, or individuality in the way that you play and compose is even more critical than becoming technically brilliant), and Roy Nathanson (who taught me the joy, beauty, and euphoria that is music, and who taught me that the life of a musician is difficult, but that every second is worth it for the sake of that joy).
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
I have a degree in composition because of my teachers who were composer-performers, and because as much as I loved to play music that I loved listening to, there was an equal desire in me to make my own music. I started off as a singer-songwriter and developed into a composer. This is not to imply that one is lesser than the other! That happened to be my trajectory. I am also a firm believer in the composer-performer's role in the development of new music. The composer-performer is the way of the future!
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I would build stringed instruments! I think that there are many, many roles that can be assumed within the bracket/umbrella of the 'music industry' (a term that I am not fond of, but that's besides the point!). Many of those roles are undervalued and underserved. Should a musician be valued more than a music teacher, or a sound engineer, guitar tech, booking agent, venue owner, manager, or publicist? My answer is: NO! All of these roles are hugely important, and without them, musicians would have to do so, so much more work, and would get to play less, and the world would start to tilt off-balance. We (hopefully) inhabit a music community, which should not be hierarchical, and which should help everybody serve everybody else in the name of the art form that is music.
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