Edward N  
Instruments: Piano, Voice, Saxophone, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Spirituals, Reggae, Swing, New Age, Soul, Punk, Avant-garde

As I mentioned before I'm In between colleges and looking to teach from my 11+ years of performing and writing my own music. I play saxophone, guitar, bass, drums, voice, and piano. I've also been producing/composing music for 3-4 years now as an artist as I know how to use Ableton LIVE, FL studio, Protools, and Notation software from teaching myself before college and combined with what I learned in college. Since I work with all kinds of artists I take an interest in many genres of music and can play from classical to jazz improv and sheet music. I've studied music theory and use it in my process of writing daily in my workflow. I encourage students to learn theory as I do offer a bit of theory in every lesson as it gives a student more thinking tools to use in music. As a performer, I always encourage students to write their own music and enter competitions and or open mics as I've had a lot of experience in participating in them and can offer a great deal of advance as I continue to look for those opportunities. I also offer to help students with personal projects as I have artist experience in creating songs from the ground up and publishing them on streaming sites to share my art with others. I've had a little bit of classroom teaching experience recently this summer at CAMP MED-O-LARK, which is a world-renowned arts camp with a history that has changed the world. This summer I worked there as a guidance consular and music studio instructor, where I worked with children from ages 9-16. I've also have provided private lessons for the last 3 years to family and friends.

To keep the student engaged in a lesson I always start with what the student wants to do first for about half of the lesson then stitch half way through to a professional lesson format to ensure progress is retained and homework is given at the end. The second half of the lesson would also be a performing part of the lesson(solo repertoire or improv) and the prior part would be warm-up time. I like using all kinds of inspirational material such as listening to reference tracks of music that the student is interested in; to provide a more personalized experience in discovering what their sound is. This also includes doing art projects(such as painting and drawing) as I believe visuals are just as important to inspiring creativity as sound is. If the student does not know what they would like to do for the first part of the lesson I typically set multiple instruments around my studio and connect them to amps and start improving or playing something and have the student join in on the jam and then move onto having them take our over and then we go from there. If the student is all play and fun or is all work, I adapt to whatever they feel within themselves and follow that. If a parent is forcing a child to learn without them enjoying it I will notice and will always find a way to create a middle ground as I can offer many different forms of exploration towards a skill. In other words, I recommend allowing your child to choose what they wanna learn and trust the process as I believe if someone truly enjoys something and is passnate about they will show sufficient improvement overall in music and in life.