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Trumpet with Marc G.

San Francisco, California

Teaches online
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
Age: 5+
Speaks English, Mandarin Chinese 普通話
Teaching since 2007
B.M., French Horn Performance

    About Marc G.

    Hi I'm Marc, a professional French hornist & founder of a music edtech startup in San Francisco. I am so excited about helping musicians learn and achieve their goals. Everybody has musical talent. But far too often, music learners don't get the right teacher to help them express that talent. Even though I started playing music at age 5, my own talents stayed hidden for far too long. I struggled at music all through middle school and high school. When I was 18, I went to Northwestern and studied learning sciences. Ho ho ho! After graduating I applied science to learning French horn, studied at America's #1 music school (Indiana University), and got a full time orchestra job in just 2 years. I played 6 seasons with Hong Kong Philharmonic. I also served as Professor of Horn at HK Baptist University. After learning Kung Fu & Yoga, I applied those to music, and my career went even further. I've recorded & toured with San Francisco Symphony, played with Yo-Yo Ma, and even run my own music learning camps.

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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    10:30 AM-6:30 PM
    Tuesday
    10:30 AM-5 PM
    Wednesday
    10:30 AM-6:30 PM
    Thursday
    10:30 AM-6 PM
    Friday
    10:30 AM-7 PM
    Saturday
    11 AM-7 PM
    Sunday
    11 AM-8 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $50
    45 minutes
    $67
    60 minutes
    $84
    90 minutes
    $125
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    Experience

    Founder/CEO

    Sep, 2017 - Present

    Modacity

    I founded my company to apply my learning science expertise to music practice, building an app to make music practice 10x more efficient. My company is currently in a Silicon Valley startup accelerator and I am excited for our 2018 launch!

    Freelance Musician

    Jun, 2015 - Sep, 2017

    Practice Living Music

    Performing with San Francisco Symphony, Palm Beach Symphony, and other ensembles around the world, as well as teaching & consulting.

    Principal Horn

    Sep, 2014 - Jun, 2015

    Florida Grand Opera

    Such a joy to perform opera, but I had other ambitions to fulfill so left after a year

    Tutti Horn

    Aug, 2008 - Jun, 2014

    Hong Kong Philharmonic

    I played full-time with the Hong Kong Philharmonic for 6 great seasons!

    Education

    B.A., Cognitive Science

    Sep, 2000 - Jun, 2004

    Northwestern University

    B.M., French Horn Performance

    Sep, 2004 - Nov, 2006

    Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

    Affiliations

    American Federation of Musicians

    Sep, 2014

    A labor union representing professional musicians in the United States and Canada. Founding in 1896 as the successor to the "National League of Musicians," the AFM is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians.

    Languages

    Mandarin Chinese

    Limited Proficiency

    English

    Native Proficiency

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