Julian R  
Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar, Lute, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Reggae, Swing, New Age, Soul, Punk, Avant-garde

When I was a child I joined a school symphony in the percussion section. I spent three years with the school while also taking private lessons on a drum kit. I had a passion for classical rock and punk music, my step uncle gave me my first drum kit, bass and electric guitar. My father gave me my first acoustic guitar which I played in multiple events during high school. I spend high school band on the drum kit and percussion as well as three years of choir. I studied with private guitar tutors to improve my scales. Later I played in a handful of bands on guitar and started song writing with my instruments at home on my recording gear. I spent at least five years playing for the church band on various instruments as well as vocals. Live music is a huge passion of mine. I study North Indian Classical music with a man in Berkeley who was a life student of Ali Akbar Khan. I pick up any instrument I want and I spent time getting to know it. I have learned some of the banjo and mandolin as well as a bamboo flute and classical arabic Oud/lute.

Music is a whole lifestyle and multi-sense experience. Our everyday lives are full of rhythm and tone. We can discover how to practice with or without our instrument. In order to help students to understand what they are playing on an instrument it is best to show them how to internalize and relate the sounds to their emotions and habits. I focus on the spontaneous discovery of our own inner song. rhythm is the essence of any genre and any expression, no matter what instrument I will show my students how to listen to their "internal drummer". I always recommend to practice at least 5 minutes a day Instead of focusing on what "key" the music is in I prefer to help the student to discover what scale is being used. I feel the western methods of teaching are failing our musicians and leaving them uninspired. Focusing on scales allows the musician to discover how to start writing their own melodies immediately.