Justin B
Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Music
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Blues, Gospel, Opera, Latin, Funk, Flamenco, Salsa, Spirituals, Merengue, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Avant-garde
Justin B
Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Music
Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Pop, Blues, Gospel, Opera, Latin, Funk, Flamenco, Salsa, Spirituals, Merengue, Latin Jazz, Swing, New Age, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band, Avant-garde
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 3-80
I began my musical career playing clarinet and saxophone for the Marine Forces Pacific Band in Honolulu, Hawaii. While serving, I was the concertmaster, clarinet section leader, and leader of the woodwind quintet for a combination of 300+ performances around the world. I also have several years of experience playing saxophone in a Latin big band located in Honolulu, Hawaii - Son Caribe. I've recently moved to Chicago to continue studying music at DePaul University and have been freelancing with local orchestras, opera companies, and churches.
Teaching is something I have always felt passionately about. I first started teaching at the age of 14, teaching martial arts to young kids nearly every day at my stepfather’s martial arts school. As I grew up and began taking music more seriously, teaching remained an important part of my life: as clarinet section leader in the Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band in Hawaii, I was responsible for administering weekly lessons to other clarinet players in the band, and I also worked with several school music programs in Hawaii, developing and leading masterclasses for K-12 students. In addition to my work with the Marine Band, I began teaching private clarinet and saxophone lessons and have been actively teaching since then, both independently and through music schools. Outside of my private studio, I'm also a woodwind teaching artist for Ravinia Festival, a woodwind/piano instructor for Veritas Music and Learning Center, and the Musical Director for Fit Life Project.
My teaching methods vary greatly for every student. I'll approach all of my first lessons the same. I asses your playing and discuss your goals. Next we work on a plan to help you achieve your goals. I've keenly aware that everyone has different learning styles and aim to discover every student's style so that I can most effectively teach them. All of our lessons will focus on the fundamentals of good music making - tone, rhythm, time, pitch, musicality, etc. I aim to keep all of my lessons, no matter how challenging, engaging and fun!
I typically answer questions with a question of my own. My goal is to always make the student THINK about what they're doing when making music - at all levels. There are few things as rewarding than seeing my students learn. I've learned that everyone enjoys learning new things and especially if it's a difficult idea to grasp. I strive to instill a thirst for knowledge in all of my students because this thirst drives musical growth! I will demand the highest performance from all of my students and in return will give my best effort in teaching.
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