James W  

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Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic, New Age, Marching Band, Avant-garde

I have been teaching private lessons for about 15 years, as well as camps and workshops. I have served as a clinician and instructor at Drumline camps and with Orchestra. I created the Percussive Arts Institute of Ruston to bring music education to an underserved community and taught around 100 students in an after-school program. Most of my students study the fundamentals of piano and voice, and then Branch into either percussion, guitar, strings, or brass, as they develop their interests. I tailor my Approach To Each student's needs.

I tailor a student's curriculum to their musical goals and needs, while making sure that I am instilling the fundamentals needed for pursuing music at the college scholarship level. Often this means scales, chords, arpeggios, music literacy, performance practice and listening skills. To accomplish this, I use standard materials that are often available online and are used by college and University music programs around the world. I have a variety of method books in different styles and from different time periods, and will select, assign, and provide a Method book to a student based on the student's goals. I do not require purchases of my students, but will make recommendations upon request.