Tutor in Mckinney, TX 75070
Mckinney, TX 75070
NOT ENROLLING
Price starts at: $42
Subjects: Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba
I am a Bass Trombonist, but teach all brass instruments. I have been teaching for 20 years. I help my students build their Tone, Technique and Articulation by teaching a simple Warm-Up routine. I have written an 8-page eBook entitled “Optimal Brass Playing” that describes ten areas of best practices in Brass playing. Each of my students receives one of these.
I also heavily emphasize instruction on Sight Reading. In fact, I have recently written a book on the subject that I will soon publish entitled “Page to Performance”. As a Composer, I have also written Duet parts to all 65 Introductory Melodious Etudes that were fist compiled by Alan Raph. I use these Duets in lessons to help my students strengthen their Listening Awareness skills.
EDUCATION
Date: April 15, 2009 – May 15, 2010
School: California State Universtiy, East Bay
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Music Education
Date: June 15, 2008 – June 15, 2009
School: Berkeley City College
Degree: Associate of Arts – Liberal Arts, General Studies
Description: Completed all remaining lower-division General Education classes.
EXPERIENCE
Date: May 15, 2015 – February 15, 2019
Organization: My book: “Page to Performance”
Title: Author/Composer
Description: I wrote a book on Sight Reading and Expanding Listening Awareness utilizing ten of my own compositions and sight reading exercises. I am in the process of figuring out how to get it self published.
A dream I have about this project is that Eastman and Julliard (two of the best Music schools in the U.S.) designate this book as a Must-Have for developing musicians.
Date: April 15, 2014 – September 15, 2018
Organization: Introductory Melodious Etudes DUETS
Title: Arranger/Composer
Description: I composed Duet parts to all 65 of the Introductory Melodious Etudes by Federick Sieber, compiled by Alan Raph.
I use these in Brass lessons so that my student and I can play something that exercises the student’s sight reading skill AND strengthens his/her Expanding Listening Awareness.
Date: September 15, 2006 – April 15, 2019
Organization: Kensington Symphony Orchestra
Title: 3rd (Bass) Trombone
Description: I played Bass Trombone in this amateur symphony orchestra in Kensington, California.
Date: September 15, 2007 – September 15, 2013
Organization: Horns-a-Plenty Brass Quintet
Title: Bass Trombone
Description: I played all of the Tuba parts in this Brass Quintet.
Date: February 15, 1999 – July 15, 2004
Organization: Lakewood Community Band
Title: Assistant Band Director
Description: Lead the this Community Band in Warm-ups and Sectionals.
Three members of the band (two Alto Saxes and one Tenor Sax) played the world premier my composition “Clown Antics” in May, 2003.
CERTIFICATES
Date: July 15, 2010
Authority: Zoltan Kodaly Music Education Institute, Holy Names University
Name: Level 1, Kodaly Music Education
Description: Music education in elementary music classes
LANGUAGES
Language: Music
Proficiency: Fluent / Native Proficiency