I have over 40 years of drum experience. I have studied Jazz and Rock under Steve Lawerence of the Oregon Symphony and with Dick Hall.
I played snare drum in the Spartans Drum Corps. I was the drummer for Cleveland High Schools stage band, choir and vocal ensemble the Clevelandaires.
I played and traveled with numerous bands with styles ranging from Jazz, Dixieland, Country, Rock, Waltz and Latin Rhythms.
Other groups I have played with/for are Youth for Christ, Plus 1 (not the Contemporary Christian group) Mt. Hood Concert Band and Up with People.
I have been teaching drums for 15 years.
My students have consistently placed among the top 3 of District competitions and have gone on to compete at the State level in Rudimental Snare.

I started learning piano as a child, but it was in high school that I realized I really wanted to pursue playing keyboards, because it allowed me a way to express myself. I was hooked. Later on I attended Mt. Hood Community College, played keyboards and sang in choirs and vocal jazz. After graduating on the President's List with an Associates Degree in Special Studies Music, I directed the college Gospel Ensemble for two years before working full-time at a large local church, where I was a Music Director, Worship Leader, and keyboard player. In addition to vocal and keyboard work, I enjoyed directing large and small choirs and ensembles, band directing, orchestra conducting, and arranging many styles of music. It is exciting to experience what can happen when people work together musically--the whole becomes even greater than the sum of the parts!

I've been teaching piano for 20+ years now, and I love partnering with students to help them grow musically and realize their...

I am an Special Education Teacher at the elementary level. My strengths are in reading and writing instruction, as well as teaching organizational and study skills; however, I also enjoy teaching other subject areas. I have learned that reading and writing are foundational to everything else, so becoming fluent in those subject areas and enjoying the learning process is key to success!

Music has been part of my life since I was very young. Teaching piano and sharing music is something I am very passionate about. I am very active in the classical music scene in Portland as a board member of the Portland Piano Club.

I break into song before my feet touch the floor -- make a detour by the piano on the way to the shower. Starting my day with music almost guarantees that my day is more productive and is filled with joy.

My musical life started when I was 4 when my dad started teaching me piano. I played woodwind instruments from 5th grade through college. I started voice lessons when I was 16 (and wanted to get into the top high school choir). And then, at age 60, I asked myself what I most wanted to be excellent at, what would carry me through the rest of my life. I chose piano and found a top-notch teacher who took me back to square one and changed my musical life. Then--a few years later, I found a top-notch voice teacher who taught me to breathe, taught me to speak . . . and changed my life once more.

I want to share these new discoveries with YOU. I want YOU to have a chance at a part in a school musical. I want YOU to be able to stand up in church and sing your heart out. I...

I majored in Music and Classical Guitar Performance – studies included Music Theory, Performance, Composition, Sight Singing, Computers and Music, and Music of the Western World. I have been teaching guitar and theory since 2002, but as a volunteer minister, I have been teaching most my life. I have a love for people and different cultures so I have been learning Romanian for the past 6yr in order to reach out to the Romanian population in Portland. I truly like taking a personal interest in students, and seeing them progress. I strive to share my passion for music. I believe that if you make a creative lesson plan that excites their imagination you will be astounded by what they are capable of learning.

Students take music lessons for a variety of reasons - professional aspirations, fun and larks, a desire to sing or read music better, a need to improve speaking voice or confidence, a hope to play that piano that's been sitting in the house for years - and these each come with a different level of commitment. I want all my students to enjoy their lessons and their practice time while gaining an understanding of the fundamentals of music and the basics of their chosen instrument: voice, piano, or flute. If you hear a song on the radio you want to learn, note it and bring it in to your next lesson. We'll talk about it and make a plan for learning about the song, and then learning to play the song.

Bachelor's of Music Degree, Willamette University, Salem, OR 2008
Private Music Teacher since 2006
Member of National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
Member of Oregon Music Education Association (OMEA)

Hi! My name is Danielle and I have positions open in my saxophone studio! I currently sing and play saxophone with several groups in the Portland area, teach my studio kids, and work part-time at my desk job. :) I studied saxophone performance and music education (K-12) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (Kansas City Conservatory of Music) for 6 years. I've taught a private music studio since I was in high school in a variety of settings, including: my home studio, in music stores, and for UMKC. I placed 2nd, 4th, & then 1st at the Oregon State Solo & Ensemble Competition my last three years in high school and received a substantial music and academic scholarship from UMKC (HS Valedictorian). I've been a music camp counselor, both here in Oregon (at the coast) and abroad with an international high school jazz band. I am comfortable teaching both classical and jazz on the saxophone, as well as basic music theory, form & analysis, and music/saxophone pedagogy. I also...

Music is my life and my passion, and I truly enjoy sharing my knowledge with aspiring pianists. After starting with lessons 15 years ago, I've since been teaching students of all ages and skill level for the past 5 years. I can teach a variety of genres such as jazz, classical, and pop. For aspiring rock keyboardists, I also play and teach organ, electric piano, and clavinet.

My whole life has revolved around music from an early age. I started studying the violin at the age of five, in the classical tradition. I immediately took to the instrument, and by middle school I was winning district and state solo competitions in Oregon. In High School I played with the Oregon Pro Art Youth Chamber orchestra, holding the principal second violin position.

I then went on to study violin and viola performance at the University of Oregon, and Portland State University. I was able to study with some of the best teachers in the country and developed a working relationship with the Eugene ballet company, Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Opera Theater Oregon, and other professional groups in Oregon.

I am currently performing with many local orchestras and chamber groups, and also composing and creating new music. In addition to classical music, I am the lead violinist of a group called Lydian Conviction that plays shows...

I knew I wanted to be a professional guitar player from the first time I picked up an electric guitar over 14 years ago. I started taking private lessons as soon as I got my first guitar, and without the crucial guidance and encouragement I received early on I certainly would not be the guitarist I am today, and that old guitar might even be collecting dust in a closet somewhere. Since I began teaching 8 years ago my goal has been to provide that same encouragement to beginning students and to help them realize that no matter what their ambitions are, they can be achieved with enough practice and they can have fun along the way!

When I started high school I realized there was a lot more to playing guitar than the hard rock and blues songs I had been learning up until then, so I enrolled in a music theory class, joined my school's jazz band and began taking classical guitar lessons at the University of Wyoming. After high school I accepted academic and music scholarships to...

Hello, my name is Patrick, I have a Bachelor’s degree in music and Master ‘s degree in saxophone performance and have been playing the saxophone for thirteen years. For the last four years I have been teaching private lessons for all ages and skill levels, jazz or classical music. My philosophy emphasizes teaching a love of music and listening as a path to better musicianship on top of the regular techniques used to improve a student’s tone, articulation, etc.
My performance experience ranges from marching bands, wind ensembles, symphonic bands, jazz big bands, eastern European wind ensemble, saxophone quartets, jazz combos and a host of different chamber ensembles. I was recently fortunate enough to perform as a member of the University of Idaho Jazz Ensemble I with legendary saxophonists/clarinetists Paquito D’Rivera and Anat Cohen. Also recently, I performed with the University of Idaho Silver Saxophone Quartet in the North American Saxophone Alliance’s...