Matthew G
Instruments: Piano, Drums
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Gospel
Matthew G
Instruments: Piano, Drums
Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Gospel
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 5-80
Bachelor's Degree in performance from The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston
I have over 30 years of teaching and professional experience. Piano is my first instrument, but I also have a degree in percussion.
For piano: I have studied with Charlie Banacos, a music master from the New England area for 11 years.
For percussion: I have studied with Vic Firth, timpanist of the Boston Symphony and also Alan Dawson, jazz drummer.
For percussion, I have performed with many star attractions like Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Jr. and Joni Mitchell, to name a few.
For piano I use a combination of the Bastien books, if you are a beginner. For more intermediate or advanced I use whatever music the student is interested in. It could be the Great American Songbook or classical music.
For percussion, for beginners I use the Garwood Whaley book, Fundamentals for the Snare Drum. For drum set I use the Syncopation Book by Ted Reed and a variety of other books depending on the need.
My lesson style is patient yet challenging. I believe each student is an individual each with her/his own needs. I don't use a 'cookie-cutter' type of teaching.
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