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U n i v e r s i t y o f M a s s a c h u s e t t s A m h e r s t , M a y 2 0 0 9
B a c h e l o r o f M u s i c , P e r c u s s i o n P e r f o r m a n c e
Studied Production and Marimba at Berklee Sep 2009-May 2010
Studied drumset at New England Conservatory; Sep 2010

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Sonia is a classically trained musician, who holds Masters degree from Boston University and Bachelor degree from the Boston Conservatory. She has been teaching for 6+ years, her students include children and adults of all levels. Sonia is an enthusiastic and patient teacher who values the relationship between teacher and student. Music is her life! She wishes to grow together with her students and help the students get the most out of her knowledge.
*Sonia is also fluent in Chinese and therefore is able to give bilingual lessons for Chinese and Chinese American students.

Hello, my name is Michael. I have been teaching lessons almost as long as I have been playing guitar. I started off a Rocker to the core, but my taste widened to encompass music as a whole. I love Blues, Country, Jazz, Folk, Classical, Fusion, and everything in-between. I have also been educated in theory at Berklee college of music, and teach students theory, as well as techniques in many different stiles. I have played many different shows, for audiences as large as 10,000. I have also studied with the Shredlord himself, Joe Stump. I have an engaging, and informative curriculum, and I always make my lessons fun.

I have been studying and performing music since the age of 8. My experience includes bass guitar, piano (both being my primary instruments), trombone, and guitar; genres include jazz, praise and worship, country, rock, classical, ragtime, and funk. I am currently a student at Berklee College of Music pursuing a degree in Music Education. Locally I play in two original bands, Congress and Old English. Through my academic knowledge and my real world performance on stage I am able to provide a well rounded learning environment.

Are you tired of boring guitar lessons? -Learning endless scales and chords without having fun or writing anything new-

Do you want to jump into creatively applying what you learn?

It's my belief that the best way to learn anything is to internalize it creatively. What set my guitar lessons apart from other lessons is that instead of learning from a book of scales and chords we'll use everything we learn and apply it immediately to writing original tunes and riffs.

My lessons are flexible and the curriculum is tailored to every individual student. We can focus on guitar, songwriting or vocal coaching and switch between them.

I'm a current Berklee College of Music student who is one semester away from graduation. I have experience teaching in public schools, camps and with 'Mad Science' of greater Boston.

*ALL AGES*

*Must be near Boston- Cambridge*

I have been working with students of all ages for the past six years as a private and group lesson instructor, bandleader and clinician. At a summer camp in New York I would regularly have kids from other sections sitting in on my classes because of the creative and exciting learning environment that I create.

As a graduate of Berklee College of Music I have experienced every genre and teaching method. As a result I can shape my curriculum to the student's personal interests and preferred learning style. During lessons I take a solid foundation of music theory and technical practice and place it in context to modern musical examples, allowing students to understand the material on their own terms. I am patient, animated and I love what I do!

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I was born and raised around Seattle, WA. From an early age, I loved music and playing around with whatever instruments I could get my hands on! From these humble (and noisy!) beginnings, I have had a wild musical ride! This musical journey has led me into forays into saxophone, guitar, singing, piano, clarinet, percussion, digital music, and recording. Now, I love playing and teaching these instruments and sharing the beauty of their music with others.

I love a wide variety of music and exploring new styles! My musical tastes change frequently depending on what new music I am listening to. I am currently enthusiastic about jazz guitar, Justin Timberlake, Romantic and twentieth-century classical music, Croatian klapa choirs, chill dubstep, and big band jazz.

My degree from Willamette University is a B.A. in Music, focusing on vocal performance. (I'm a bass-baritone…) During my time at Willamette, I received numerous awards from the...

I have been playing music my entire life. When I was seven, I began taking piano lessons. At age ten I began playing trumpet in the marching band. It was on these instruments that I gained my knowledge for basic music theory and structure.
When I was fourteen years old I began playing guitar. I began taking theory classes through the music department in my high school and played in the jazz band for fun. By the time I graduated high school I was an intermediate guitarist with a firm grip on theory, structure, and composition.

While attending Umass Amherst I furthered my musical education by enrolling in a number of classes in the music department while earning a degree in Plant & Soil sciences. Throughout the four years at Umass I continued to study music and began to teach and perform. I played in different collaborations involving many different styles. I began giving dorm room guitar lessons to friends and neighbors. Most of my students were beginners. Many of...

Suzanne Has been in love with the art of music since the first time she played her grandparents' vinyl. In her early years, she performed in multiple select choirs and musical theatre productions. She has auditioned for many a Broadway play and attended seminars on songwriting and performance. In college she first studied classical Vocals at PSU and then rerouted her self in the jazz community, majoring in songwriting and vocal performance at Berklee College of Music. While she was at Berklee she was also touring in bands and participating in sessions as a studio vocalist. She went on to start her own band, recording her first album at the age of 20. She spent a short stint signed to a label but opted out so as to have more artistic freedom and to pursue her love of teaching. Suzanne has taught voice lessons to students of all ages ranging from 6-60. She hopes to continue to help her students grow and to shape the minds and creativity of others through her teaching.

In her spare...

Josh is from Columbus Ohio and currently lives in Boston Massachusetts attending Berklee College of Music. While living in Ohio, Josh performed in groups of varying styles, including jazz, blues, rock, funk, and many more. Along with performing, he taught, composed and recorded in his home studio. He was accepted to Berklee College of Music on scholarship and is currently studying jazz composition. He has an extensive knowledge of music theory, guitar and improvisation techniques, as well as compositional techniques.

I've been lucky enough to have the opportunity to work around the world as a professional singer. As a classical singer, I've performed as a soloist in such venues as the Kennedy Center, Cincinnati’s Music Hall, and Boston’s Shubert Theater. As a recitalist, I've toured around the country, most recently giving concerts in Mobile, Alabama and Washington, DC I am currently finishing a Performance Studies Certificate from Boston Conservatory, where I received my Masters in Voice this spring. I did my bachelors at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. I understand what it takes to be a professional singer in the world today, and can help you work toward that goal.

Many classical voice teachers have a hard time teaching non-classical students. I've found that I've been able to use my classical training to perform successfully in a lot of non-classical styles. I'm the co-founder of Kansas City's Crossroads Theatre Company, where I had the opportunity to perform a lot of...

Specialties: Rock and Country Blues Fingerpicking, Electric and Acoustic.
Subjects Taught: Guitar, Music Performance, Music Theory, Songwriting.
Eric has been performing professionally for over 20 years, and teaching guitar for 4 years. he has played guitar and sung in a variety of musical styles and projects from Country Blues finger picking to Rock, Reggae and Rockabilly. Eric is also a songwriter and has recorded several full-length albums. In 2001 Eric’s band
Auto Interiors was featured as a new up and coming band in Billboard Magazine and in 2006 that band was signed as recording artist’s to the Warner Brothers division label Rykodisk. His Music has also appeared in the major film release Frozen. You can see Eric perform in and around the Boston area with his Country Blues duo The Jinx Brothers as well as his Hard Rock band Devil on Horseback.