I started playing clarinet in the school band at age six. My father was a musician, and he thought that playing in the school band would help me overcome my extreme shyness. I remember my first music lesson. I really liked my teacher. He came to my house, and he helped me to care for my clarinet and make some sounds on it. I thought playing the clarinet was wonderful. Once in awhile my mom would have to urge me to practice, but I was so drawn to playing the clarinet from the start that I would practice a lot on my own.

I was the youngest member of the grade school band, but my music lessons helped me to keep up with the older kids. I had found a niche, and my niche helped me open up to other students in school and make friends.

I participated in band programs through middle school and high school. In middle school I began studying saxophone and flute so I could play in the jazz band. As a high school junior and senior I also got the opportunity to play in the Denver...

Chris has spent the last 30 years studying and playing music, and has served as a music teacher for more than a decade. He has taught music in Denver Public Schools, Littleton Public Schools, Music and Arts Centers, Performing Arts Centers, and has given clinics in the United States, Central America, and Europe. He has also appeared on or produced over 50 recordings and performed in such notable venues as Carnegie Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheater, and the famous Jazz Cafe in Costa Rica. He holds a bachelors degree in music as well as certifications in Nero Linguistic Programming and Diaphramatic Costal Breathing. Chris teaches and performs on many instruments including guitar, ukelele, clarinet, saxophone, voice, and is well know for his flute playing. His motto is simple; “Improve life through music.” Lessons with Chris focus on the enjoyment of making music and the musical tools to play and create music for a lifetime. Chris' mission is to empower students to create any...

Growing up in Denver, I had a huge desire for singing and performing. By age 14, I was taking weekly singing & piano lessons, was acting constantly in local productions-many times getting the lead role.
Some of the productions I acted in: The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Camelot, Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney), How to Succeed in Business (Smitty), Carousel, Oklahoma, Les Miserables, and Oliver (Nancy.)
I received a 4-year scholarship to the Conservatory of Music in Stockton, CA. at the University of the Pacific. Upon graduation, I entered graduate school at the University of North Texas to continue my singing and piano studies, along with music theory, history, and musical video production.
Upon graduating UNT, I was chosen among 200 performing arts majors to be the featured soloist at the UNT commencement ceremonies. This led to an offer to tour Italy with the Rome Festival Orchestra. For the next two summers I performed in Copenhagen, Istanbul, Rome and Berlin with the Berlin...

I love science, though I'm not just a science teacher. I can bring that enthusiasm to lessons not just to help students learn, but help them learn HOW to learn.


I've been tutoring friends and classmates for as long as I can remember, and now that I've finished my undergraduate degree (in Psychology BS/ Pre- Physical Therapy) at the University of Colorado at Denver I want to give other people the benefits of my experiences in academia.


In addition to informal teaching, I have volunteer TA'd and I'm TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certified. I'm also the daughter of an Ivy-league Professor, so I'm basically a walking talking college-admittance resource.


Armed with this much experience and a degree that focused on Neuroscience, I know what it takes to get students to learn. I'm highly adaptable as a teacher and will always seek to put information in a new light for students, altering lessons for kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learners and...

I have had a love of music from a very early age. At age 5, I started learning how to play piano and by middle school, I started playing the drums. I continued to play music throughout high school and college, and learned to perform percussion for just about every genre of music. All of this led to my Bachelors of Arts in Music Education with an emphasis in Percussion and Jazz Studies. As part of the requirements for this degree, I took many classes exploring all areas of music and teaching and found teaching to be a passion of mine. My musical experience includes teaching drum lessons to individuals and groups, organizing and instructing two drum lines for elementary school age children, being the lead drummer for a local band playing jazz, rock, funk and blues, and being the choir leader and drum player for my church. In the past, I was also the drum major for a local, national award winning drill team.

I feel that my experience has allowed me to gain the ability to teach in...

Backgrounds in soul, jazz, funk, blues, afro/cuban, reggae, electronica, country and more!!

Educated in Jazz Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Professional performer, composer, audio engineer and instructor for the past 12 years.

Hey everyone, my name is Greg. Some of you may know me as the lead guitar player from the metal band Allegaeon. What most of your don't know is I love teaching!! Here's a little bit more about myself:

I graduated from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, with a Bachelors degree in classical guitar performance. I have a passion for a wide range of music including fingerstyle acoustic, classical, jazz, heavy metal and funk. I'm currently in the internationally known metal band Allegaeon, on Metal Blade records. I've been called accomplished composer, some songs of which have been released on “Fragments of Form and Function” (2010), a record some critics have hailed as one of the best metal records of 2010, and one inews called "one of the greatest debut albums of all time". I've toured extensively through the Midwest with classical ensembles and as a solo artist, as well as nation wide touring with Allegaeon. I even had an arrangement of Pink Floyd’s “Another...

In my studio, you get to use your outside voice! I have been in the music field for over 20 years as a professional singer, actress, and voice teacher. My love of music and positive attitude shine through in my teaching methods. We'll have fun and work hard at the same time.

Additionally, my extensive professional experience in opera, musical theater, jazz, and pop make me a valuable resource to students pursuing professional careers in voice and theater.

I have appeared in leading roles on international Broadway tours as well as regional theater throughout the United States. I hold a master’s degree in vocal performance from New England Conservatory in Boston.

Hi,
I'm a professional drummer, percussionist, and composer here in Denver offering a fresh new approach to drum instruction. I teach at two separate locations complete with dual drum sets and a complete sound system that allows for both my students and I to play simultaneously and at full live volume!

As a Graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, I've been lucky enough to have studied with some of the most diverse masters of drumset and percussion from several continents around the globe. I've been a player of the drums for over 26 years now, and I'm still practicing and perfecting the art, gaining new friends, students, and live stage experiences on the way.

Let me start by saying that I highly value the freedom that I've been able to enjoy by passionately perusing music as a career. Any field where you get to socialize, interact with other musicians, and have fun performing with your friends, is a dream gig by any measure, but it does take hard work,...

I have played rock and blues guitar for 30 years. I grew up with the Beatles and Rolling Stones, but now play in the Albert King, Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton blues styles. I know most rock, blues, folk and jazz styles with some knowledge of country and classical.

I have been the rhythm, lead or bass guitar player in six bands spanning 30 years. My current band is West of the Blues.

I was mentored by Mike Bruce. Mike was BB King’s, Bobby Blue Bland’s and Bob Seger’s lead guitar player for many years. He has played with everyone from Eric Clapton to Janet Jackson.

During the Mike Bruce period my band opened for him almost everywhere. He became my mentor and guitar teacher and only then did I start learning how to play the instrument that initially looked easy.

I have taught Rock Band and Guitar in Denver Public Schools for the past four years.

I have taught guitar and bass informally for about 12 years and our Littleton based lesson studio has been in...

I have been in love with music and singing since I was a very young child, and I have made it my life's goal to share that love as much as possible. I believe singing can be a vehicle for learning discipline, focus, collaboration, music theory, self-expression, language, interpretation, short-term and long-term goal setting and achievement, musicality, literacy, history, confidence and passion, and I hope to instill these gifts in all of my students.

I completed my BA in Music Education from Fort Lewis College, and then moved to Denver to complete my Masters of Music in vocal performance at the University of Denver. During that time I have been blessed with many performance opportunities in choirs, operas, musical theatre, and jazz settings. Favorite roles include Roxie Hart in CHICAGO the musical, and Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro.

Travis C., a Classical Guitarist from the small town of Vail, Colorado recently graduated from the University of Denver with a Bachelor’s in Music Performance, and is returning to Denver to pursue his Masters of Music in the fall of 2010. His artistry and stage presence was well noted in his auditions at the University of Southern California, University of Denver, and the New England Conservatory of music, where he received the highest of praise from top performers and university professors such as Elliot Fisk, William Kannengeiser, and Ricardo Iznaola, and was awarded Scholarships grants in all three prestigious universities.
Settled from his travels across the country, Travis currently has a small studio of private students of all ages and abilities and has performed in weddings and ceremonies throughout Colorado. His objective is to expand his influence in both the performing and teaching communities and share his passion and knowledge of music in the classroom, the...