Brett R.

General Info

• Certified Music Teacher

  Certified Music Teacher

  Our rigorous hiring process requires a completed application; an interview with our professional recruiting specialists; personal and professional reference checks; and annual criminal background checks for the duration of each teacher's employment with us.

  
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• Levels: Beginner to Advanced

• In-Home Lessons: Yes
• In-Studio Lessons: Yes
• Ages: 5 & up

Subjects Taught

Drums, Guitar, Piano, Music Theory, Percussion

Education

U. of Puget Sound - B.S. Mathematics - 1991-1996 (degree received)
Shoreline Comm. College - A.A.A.S. Audio Engineering/Music - 1999-2002 (degree received)

Specialties

Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Music Theory
finger picking styles and chord progressions - guitar
lead and rhythm patterns - electric guitar
latin, blues, rock, jazz styles - drum kit & percussion
classical & popular tunes - piano/keyboard

Lesson Details

Expect efforts, on my part, to steer learning into areas of the students particular interest as well as conventional genres such as classical, popular, folk, blues, etc...

Moreover, I rely on ear training as a strong complement to written music theory and sight-reading; often using recorded music samples or simple patterns on a piano.

I try to balance method-type published lesson books with beginner, intermediate, or original composition sheet music to specifically selected pieces. ...

Ideally, with a reasonable practice schedule each week, full comprehension of the written music grand staff and an ear to catch a false note will become second nature. By then, more opportunities to learn actual pieces and styles become greater, having got the initial learning curve under the students belt.

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About

MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND
ENJOYMENT OFFERED!

Very enthusiastic and
experienced musician available for instruction offering the following:

o In-depth
written music theory coupled with an equivalent of ear training and tone
recognition

o Introduction
to performance skills with instruments that include:

Guitar - electric
& acoustic

Drum Kit and
percussion rhythms

Piano/Keyboard

o Group
lessons or ... private instruction, depending on personal preferences and age
groups

Personal
experience includes:

1) 15
years of GUITAR: professional performance
and composition. Styles include rock, folk, blues, chord
progressions, and alternate tunings.

2) 10
years of DRUMS and PERCUSSION: latin, swing, blues, as well as rock, funk, punk, and reduced top forty
beats.

3) 10
years of PIANO: which utilize
several years of personal instruction in classical, popular, and some ragtime,
in addition to an intimate knowledge of Piano Proficiency (scales & modes,
chord structures & inversions, common chord progressions, intervals, circle
of 5ths, and finger exercises)

4) 2 years
of MUSIC THEORY and COMPOSITION at college level.

Lessons will
include additional materials to the primary instrument such as sheet music for
sight reading, rhythm patterns, tabletures, and chord charts.

***Above all, I encourage students to select those pieces, tunes, or songs that have appealed to them the most; perhaps even inspiring them to learn a musical instrument in the first plade. Adaptations are a common and enjoyable part of the teaching process.

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