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Piano with Owen D.

San Antonio, Texas

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Teaches online
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
Age: 7+
Speaks English, Italian, French
Teaching since 1983
Choral-orchestral conducting workshop (40 hours)

    About Owen D.

    Owen D. is a freelance music performer, teacher and composer specializing in classical voice, traditional (Celtic) folk music, musical theater, Christian and pop vocal recording and performance, guitar and keyboard, songwriting, choral and symphonic composing and music arranging. He holds advanced degrees in music from the University of North Texas (masters) and University of Texas at Austin (doctorate). He has taught at the McGill Conservatory of Music in Montreal, University of North Texas, University of Texas at Austin, San Jacinto College in Houston and San Antonio College As an award-winning singer-songwriter and producer of children's music, Owen's music can be heard on digital radio stations around the world, including Music Choice and Pandora.

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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    7 AM-6 PM
    Tuesday
    7 AM-11 AM
    Thursday
    7 AM-2 PM
    Friday
    7 AM-10 AM
    Saturday
    7 AM-11 AM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $40
    45 minutes
    $60
    60 minutes
    $80
    90 minutes
    $100
    120 minutes
    $130
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    Experience

    Artist-owner-producer

    Sep, 2005 - Present

    OLDmusic Productions LLC

    Award-winning indie record label with major-label (RED/Sony) distribution. Music production and publishing. Children's music, folk, jazz, Christian, Americana.

    Adjunct Professor

    Sep, 1999 - May, 2012

    San Antonio College

    Taught voice, glee club, music appreciation

    Music Director

    Apr, 1998 - Present

    Christ Episcopal Church

    Worship leading Choral and orchestral conducting Event planning and direction Producing and contracting

    Music Dirctor

    May, 1994 - Dec, 1997

    Chilliwack Academy of Music, Chilliwack, BC

    Head of operations and curriculum for 600-student community music school Directed 100 voice community chorus Taught voice Co-directed and produced musical theater Raised funds and obtained grants

    Education

    BMus honors theory, voice concentration

    Sep, 1978 - May, 1984

    McGill University, Montreal, QC

    Choral-orchestral conducting workshop (40 hours)

    Jul, 1999 - Jul, 1999

    Eastman School of Music, Summer Institute

    DMA applied music

    Sep, 1988 - Aug, 1992

    University of Texas at Austin

    MM voice, related field in theory

    Sep, 1985 - Jun, 1988

    University of North Texas

    Certifications

    ARCT Singing Performance

    May, 1984

    Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, ON

    Voice, theory, history and piano levels passed with honors

    Awards

    Silver medal

    Aug, 2006

    Parents' Choice Foundation

    Honorable mention

    Jun, 2010

    Billboard 17th Annual World Song Contest

    Gold medal

    Nov, 2006

    National Parenting Publications

    Affiliations

    National Association of Teachers of Singing

    Jan, 1999

    Founded in 1944, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) is the largest professional association of teachers of singing in the world with more than 7,000 members worldwide.

    Languages

    French

    Limited Proficiency

    English

    Native Proficiency

    Italian

    Limited Proficiency

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