Music Lessons San Mateo County, CA

Instruments: Piano, Drums, Organ, Synthesizer, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Djembe

I am a drummer and pianist with experience at all levels and styles of music performance and education. I am an educator in the music communities of Washington D.C., Nashville, New York City, Los Angeles and around the world. I was the Advanced Music Theory tutor with the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, Program Administrator with the W.O. Smith Music School in Nashville, TN and Music Director with the National Dance Institute in New York, NY. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Music, Keyboard

We then set about drawing up a practice routine, specific to that student. The practice routine is a set of 3-5 exercises taken from my library music books that will each touch on an area or skill that the student needs to work on. The routine will end with a song or piece of music for the student to read and practice. The student will practice this routine daily and the following week the student and I will sit down and play through the routine together. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Music

I am a passionate and well-experienced instructor who genuinely enjoys sharing the gift of music with his students. In 2011, I graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Studies on saxophone. In 2017, I graduated from the graduate program at California Institute of the Arts with a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Jazz. I have had the opportunity to perform all across the United States and abroad collaborating with artists like multi-Platinum RnB vocalist Frankie J, Grammy-award winning producer Kamau Kenyatta and the highly esteemed San Diego Symphony. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Music

I have many years of experience in on-site and online teaching.Since 2008, I have been teaching students. I have taught students from the age of 8 to 40. I understand that the teaching methods are different at different ages, including the relationship and communication between teachers and students. It depends on the specific situation of each student. Of course, I have a set of mature teaching methods. From 0 to 10, I will teach different practice methods and skills at each stage. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet, Music

For students that are beginners in music, I use the Essential Elements and Rubank methods to teach them how to read music as well as their instrument. For more advanced students, I place more of an emphasis on the fundamentals of the instrument specifically developing a warm, beautiful sound and establishing a vast technical facility. All of my students are expected to keep a practice journal as way to encourage logging their own progress and goals. Read More