Rob F.

General Info

• Certified Music Teacher

  Certified Music Teacher

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• Levels: Beginner to Advanced

• In-Home Lessons: Yes
• In-Studio Lessons: No
• Ages: 5 & up

Subjects Taught

Piano, Music Performance, Music Recording, Music Theory, Songwriting

Education

Future Media Concepts - Certification: Pro Tools Operator in Music - 2010-2010
Goucher College - Music Theory and Composition - 2006-2010 (Bachelor's degree received)

Specialties

My musical style is described by most as "jazzy", which means that while the root of my playing is expressed through jazz harmonies, it also references many classical elements, yet blues elements, R&B and jazz-fusion elements, even Eastern elements, and lots of room for improvisation. I'm able teach any student these genres that I am most familiar with. However, with my education in classical theory and history, I completely understand its relevance to the music of today and am able to teach ... any student my knowledge of classical study.

I specialize in teaching composition, improvisation, performance techniques and exercises, from basic to advanced music theory, as well as music technology.

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Lesson Details

I believe that each and every musician naturally brings different ideas, skills and preferences to their instrument that subsequently comprise their musical identity or personality. Therefore, I believe that no student should be taught in exactly the same way as another student, because this would not bring out what makes him or her the unique musician they truly are. My goals of each lesson are to provide music that both stimulates an interest in learning, and challenges the student to ... progress meaningfully and with true enjoyment. My goal as a teacher is to keep students motivated and happy to play their instrument whenever they want to. Taking myself as an example, I truly began loving the piano when I was not necessarily playing the material my teachers were teaching me. It was through their instruction that I was able to think for myself behind the piano, and work off of what they taught me that week, learning from mistakes and often making these mistakes something completely new, different and inspiring. By no means is this is to say that I encourage students to not practice the assigned material. Rather, I encourage students to take what they already know, keep an open and inquisitive mind about learning music through our lessons, and end up playing music they have both always wanted to play, and music they never thought they would play.

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About

I am a composer, arranger, and producer with a continual appreciation for music and the arts. I embarked on my musical journey at a young age, receiving instruction in basic piano, moving on to study classical piano, and then learning jazz piano. I began writing solo compositions for piano as an early teen, and quickly thereafter learned how to use recording equipment. I also learned to play the saxophone as a child, playing in various elementary and high-school school bands. Often would my ... father, brother and I perform events held at our church as a saxophone trio, playing standard jazz pieces from the 1950s and '60s. While studying at Goucher College, I learned music theory, music history, and arranged several of my own pieces and a few original arrangements for the Jazz Ensemble. To culminate my degree of Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Music Theory and Composition, I received The Julia Gontrum Hill Award in 2009, for a promising career in music, and The Ruth Blaustein Rosenburg Prize in 2010, for continually composing creative works over many genres.

Aside from teaching, I enjoy writing poetry in various styles, exploring the visual arts of photography, sketching, pen and ink and watercolor, working on recording projects for friends and myself, as well as composing works on piano to develop and broaden my breadth of artistic and technical proficiency. I am also the keyboardist for a jazz/hip hop group called J Pope & Funk Friday. We have been playing local shows in Baltimore City for about 3 years at venues such as The 8x10, Joe Squared, Terra Cafe, Rams Head Live, The Windup Space, and many others.

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