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Bill I.
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Teaching since 1991 -
Bachelor Of Science Jazz Performance from San Jose State University -
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
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I'm a rhythm and lead guitarist, bassist, ukulele player, & songwriter for for multiple projects with worldwide social recognition. I graduated from San Jose State with a Bachelor's of Music in jazz guitar, and am currently teaching around 40 lessons a week to students ranging in ability from beginner to professional. My versatility, experience and formal training helps me to make the learning experience easy, stress free and fun.
Currently, I play in a number of performing groups gigging regularly & produce artists for their own projects. I spent much of the past 20 years touring with a blues gospel artist, EC Scott, in which I have played with and rubbed elbows with a number of well known musician celebrities.
Since 2001, I have released 5 Albums which have received airplay worldwide on various digital platforms and radio stations. I am currently endorsed by Blade guitars by Gary Levinson.
I teach my clients in my creative and comfortable home teaching studio in Gilroy, ...
About Bill
I'm a rhythm and lead guitarist & songwriter for for multiple projects with worldwide social recognition. I graduated from San Jose State with a Bachelor's of Music in jazz guitar, and am currently teaching around 40 lessons a week to students ranging in ability from beginner to professional. My ve
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Anthony I.
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Speaks Spanish -
Teaches students 3 and up -
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
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My courses are:
★Public Speaking Leadership★
★COMPLETE ENGLISH IMMERSION★
★Functional Fitness★
My 17 years and 17,000 hours of experience, along with a Bachelor of Education (Cum Laude, High Honors), an Advanced Certificate in TESOL & IELTS Certification offer 40 brain-based teaching methods. Based on the latest red-hot research on how the brain really learns, these practical learning strategies, you keep students interested and awake, accelerating their learning. I had both public and homeschooling.
These are fun, hands-on, get out of your seat practice sessions from practical methodologies, not just theory. Students get valuable feedback to hone their new skills.
With my thorough preparation, students have passed Test/Exam Prep courses and have secured admission to top universities of their choice.
In my free time, I do long distance beach running, swimming, language learning, public speaking, volunteering, travel, and CrossFit!
I have trained my professional ...
About Anthony
MAKE REAL PROGRESS! My 17 years of experience, along with a Bachelor of Education (Cum Laude, High Honors) & an Advanced Certificate in TESOL offers 40 unique methods that empower students to learn faster than ever before! My 40 brain-based teaching methods are from the latest red-hot research on
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Jameson J.
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Speaks German -
Teaches students 8 and up -
Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Rice University
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Coordination of movement, breath and posture
About Jameson
If you are a seasoned performer, I will guide you in developing agility, musicality, range, dynamics, and phrase shape. If you are a first-time vocal student, I will provide an engaging, supportive environment to find your voice. My instruction is based on professionalism, experience and range f
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Bill T.
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Teaching since 2003 -
Awarded Theodore Presser Award from The Presser Foundation -
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
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Learning will be focused on fundamentals of piccolo performance. This tricky, yet beautiful instrument requires careful attention to pitch, air support and patience!
About Bill
Bill T. is a Broadway musician with over 20 years of teaching experience and as a performer. Bill currently leads his own group and is a member of several others ranging from big band to Ethiopian funk music. Bill enjoys working with students of all ages and abilities and specializes in teaching pra
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Ian S.
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Speaks Mandarin Chinese -
Teaches students 5 and up -
Teaching since 2006
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I majored in Mandarin Chinese at Rutgers University and also studied Chinese at Donghai University in Taiwan. I have excellent pronunciation, and can help you also master Mandarin pronunciation, as well as grammar, sentence structure, and reading and writing. Chinese is an amazing yet very difficult language. Let me help you build a great foundation for becoming fluent and expressing yourself in Chinese!
About Ian
A lifelong musician and songwriter, Ian S. has 16 years of extensive experience teaching guitar and piano to students of all ages both as a private music instructor and as a staff music instructor at the Institute of Music for Children in New Jersey. Ian has studied and performed with several award-
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Karen D.
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Awarded Grand Prize Winner from Meridian Records -
Teaches Beginner -
Teaching since 1980
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Concertina:
A free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It has a bellows, and buttons typically on both ends of it. When pressed, the buttons travel in the same direction as the bellows, unlike accordion buttons, which travel perpendicularly to the bellows. Always starting with basics the student will learn how to hold the instrument, notes, chords, reading, and playing songs.
About Karen
Hi! My name is Karen D. I’ve had the pleasure of performing, singing, writing, and recording since I was seven years old. Besides being an Honor Graduate of Berklee School of Music, I have been a lifelong student of the international world-renowned instructors Dante Pavone and Charlie Banacos.
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