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Jacob R.

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Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 1-99

Speaks English, Python

Teaching since 2011

Master of Music in Jazz Performance

About Jacob R.

4.6

(5)

I've tutored students in math and have given drum lessons since my second year of college. I've tutored students of all levels of math, from 1st grade mathematics to all college math subjects. I have given drum lessons to all levels of students. I put an emphasis on catering my teaching to a student's method of learning, so that they feel comfortable and so that we get the best results!

Instructor details

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Location:

Student's Home

Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday

8 AM-8 PM

Tuesday

8 AM-8 PM

Wednesday

8 AM-8 PM

Thursday

8 AM-8 PM

Sunday

9 AM-2 PM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

30 minutes

$45

60 minutes

$55

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5 Reviews

Alberta Chu

Student's home

Jacob is a terrific drum instructor. My nine-year old loves learning from him. Jacob is passionate about music and it shows in his teaching. He has great methods to motivate my son to practice. Jacob is reliable and organized. We are glad we found him! Now we're all rocking out to "The Immigrant Song." Yeah!

Posted Nov 12, 2015

Zephyr A.

Student's home

Jacob has been a part of one of the musical projects I deem most important. We have recorded albums, and toured across the country together. His sense of time is a true gift, and his enthusiasm for drumming is a joy to be around. I learn new ways of organizing rhythm within various meters which I had never conceived on my own. He is an extremely insightful composer and arranger as well, and in general a brilliant human being. I strongly recommend Jacob to students at any level.

Posted Nov 11, 2015

Christy McMillian

Student's home

Jacob has been an awesome teacher for my teenage daughter, Quinn - who started very much from scratch with the drums. He is super patient, and brings an enthusiasm and clear love for music that is contagious and inspiring. He was able to weave in a lot of basic music foundation for her, and helped her progress at a pace that was appropriately challenging without being intimidating or discouraging. He helped her learn the fundamentals, but also let her apply them as patterns to songs and styles that interested her. If he wasn't moving away for school, we would love to continue with him, he's been a wonderful teacher. We'd recommend him in a heartbeat.

Posted Jun 23, 2015

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Experience

Music Program Intern

Sep, 2015 - Present

FriendshipWorks

I'm working to develop a pilot program that matches volunteers with elders in an effort to reduce social isolation. We providing elders with friendship and access to music!

Research Intern

Jun, 2013 - Sep, 2013

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Research in robotic actuation and sensing. Research in computer vision. Implemented algorithms in MATLAB for testing and modeling.

Research Assistant

Jan, 2013 - Feb, 2014

Berkeley Energy and Sustainable Technologies Lab, UC Berkeley

I wrote algorithms in Python for light level prediction in a lighting control system. I was the student lead for the research project and co-wrote a paper on the project with my research mentor.

Music Performance Intern

Jun, 2012 - May, 2013

Chrysalis Foundation

I quickly learned how to play a microtonal instrument called the Diamond Marimba, and learned two pieces written for it by Cris Forster, who also built the instrument. I performed the two pieces at multiple concerts in December 2012 and recorded a professional video performance in May 2013.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Math and Music

Aug, 2010 - Aug, 2014

University of California, Berkeley

Master of Music in Jazz Performance

Sep, 2015

New England Conservatory

Certifications

California Arts Scholar

Jul, 2009

California State Summer School for the Arts

Received for attending the wonderful month-long program called the California State Summer School for the Arts. This program included exposure to jazz and many different musics from around the world.

Awards

Highest Honors

Aug, 2014

UC Berkeley

Finalist

Apr, 2015

Jazz Search West

Affiliations

Pi Kappa Lambda

Jan, 2012

An American honor society for undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors of music. There are currently 205 active chapters and approximately 64,500 individual members.

Jazz Education Network

Jan, 2015

JEN was formed in 2008 to help bring together the jazz arts community. It hosts an annual conference with concerts presented by students and professionals, a student jazz festival, workshops, research presentations and an exhibition area with manufacturers, retailers, schools and other jazz related organizations. JEN also offers many educational programs, from an outreach program, to mentoring and scholarships.