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Private Teaching

I am a certified teacher (Music: K – 12) with an extensive history of professional activity and a demonstrated dedication to the training of nascent musicians.  Rates vary depending on location, level of student, and length of lesson.


INSTRUMENTAL & VOCAL TECHNIQUE LESSONS
I take a thorough approach to teaching performance technique that stresses parallel development in harmony and music theory – the goal being to create well-rounded musicians with a high degree of musical literacy and independence. I am currently accepting students for the following (with credentials summarized beneath):

Saxophone (primary instrument)

• 21 years of experience as a player
• studied performance technique and jazz theory/improvisation under
  Jeff Harrington of the Berklee School of Music in Boston
• studied jazz improvisation under Mark Levine at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
• nine years of teaching experience
  

Voice

• studied vocal technique under critically acclaimed concert and recital soloist Howard Sprout
• participated in Connecticut All-State and All New England Choruses
• performed internationally with the Harvard Glee Club under Jameson Marvin
• former Choral Director at Two Rivers Magnet Middle School
• formerly a member of the San Francisco Choral Artists
  
• currently the Director of the South Windsor Community Chorus
• currently the Director of the Universalist Church of West Hartford Adult Parish Choir
  
• seven years of teaching experience
  

Piano & Keyboard Harmony

• 23 years of experience as a player
  
• studied intensive keyboard harmony with Scott Foglesong at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
• studied Nadia Boulanger-style keyboard harmony with Benjamin Boyle at the European American Musical Alliance
• studied keyboard harmony with Gregory Babal at the Hartt School of Music
• current studio of over 20 students
• seven years of teaching experience
  

MUSIC THEORY & COMPOSITION
I hold both a B.A. and an M.Mus. in composition. I am an advocate of formal craft in composition, and I have completed several courses of study in musicianship under a formidable roster of consummate teachers.  Acclaimed musicians and ensembles have performed my music both across the United States and internationally. To see and hear sample of my compositions, please see my list of works.

I am fluent in all levels of music theory, and I work with the individual student to create a curriculum that suits his or her needs and interests. Possible area of instruction include (but are not limited to):

• preparation for the A.P. Music Theory exam
• keyboard harmony
• ear-training
• counterpoint
• improvisation

ACADEMIC TUTORING
I have worked for a handful of tutoring companies; most notably, I served as the San Francisco branch head for Overqualified™ Educational Services. I am skilled in a variety of standard subjects, although formal writing and preparation for the verbal section of the SAT I are my specialties. To hire me as a private tutor, please use the contact page.

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Copying & Arranging

I am available for freelance copying and arranging projects. I have been working with a range of music notation software for well over a decade, and I am currently fluent with Finale 2007. If you provide me with a manuscript or working copy, I can produce professional quality results with a quick turn-around time.

Past employers include David Conte (for whom I did all of the copy-work and MIDI realizations for his recent opera America Tropical) and Peter B. Allen.

Here is a sample page from one of my own pieces:

For more samples, please see the links to score pages in my list of works.

I will also arrange and/or orchestrate your music according to your specifications. The final result can be either a complete score or a recording produced in my project studio.