Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Speaks English
Teaching since 2008
Jazz Performance
About Pat B.
5.0
(3)
I have taught lessons since 2008 and love it! I enjoy teaching at all levels and truly enjoy seeing my students improve and fall in love with playing music. Teaching has been one of the most fulfilling endeavors of my life.
I began playing guitar at the age of 10. With the encouragement of my father, who is also a guitarist, I began to listen to and practice jazz. While in High School I was chosen to be the guitarist in the 2008 Connecticut All State Jazz band. After High School I attended the New School and then the City College of New York, receiving his undergraduate degree in 2014. In 2015. I was selected as a semifinalist in Wes Montgomery International Jazz Competition. In 2017 I finished graduate school and received his Masters in Jazz Performance from the City College of New York.
Aside from teaching, I am also a busy performer I have played at venues such as The Birdland Theatre, Fat Cat Jazz Club, The Rainbow Room, Club Bonafide, the Surrey Hotel, and too many others to name here!
I have been busy playing and teaching all around New York City. I have performed with Ian Hendrickson-Smith (Tonight Show Band), Billy Kaye( drummer for George Benson, Stanley Turrentine, Lou Donaldson), John Mosca, Chris Byars, Behn Gillece, J.J Wiggins, Joe Cohn, Paul Sikivie( Grammy Award Winner), Charles Goold, Don Hahn( Buddy Rich, Beach Boys), Ray Gallon and hundreds of other fabulous musicians.
Instructor details
Location:
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Tuesday
3:30 PM-6 PM
Wednesday
3:30 PM-6 PM
Thursday
3:30 PM-6 PM
Friday
4 PM-6 PM
Saturday
4 PM-6 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$60
45 minutes
$80
60 minutes
$100
90 minutes
$125
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3 Reviews
Chris
Online
Pat is a top notch NYC jazz musician with an excellent teaching style. He quickly zeroed in on my current level of ability and goals and helped design a practice plan that delivered results and kept me motivated. My strongest recommendation!
Posted Jul 27, 2020
Jon
Online
Pat really knows his stuff with jazz guitar. My goal has been to study chord melody with some jazz standards and modal jazz, and Pat has a lot of ideas with chord shapes, voicings, scale choices and alternate and passing chords. I play a lot of rock tunes as well and I've found the lessons with Pat have really helped me expand how I look at playing those songs as well. As a teacher, Pat is really patient and provides really useful supplemental charts. Highly recommended.
Posted Jul 13, 2020
Aliza h.
Teacher's studio
Pat is the best guitar teacher I have ever had! Pat makes all the lessons super enjoyable, yet I still learnt a ton! Pat always explained everything super clearly and I had so much fun! I have learnt so much in the year I have been playing guitar and pat made that possible!
Posted Jul 13, 2020
Experience
Guitar Teacher
Jan, 2018 - PresentPrivate Studio
Guitar Teacher at a private studio in NYC
Private Guitar Teacher
Aug, 2018 - May, 2019City College of New York
Taught undergraduate Jazz Guitar Majors at the City College Of New York
Guitar Teacher
Jan, 2018 - Oct, 2019Larchmont Music Academy
Guitar teacher at the Larchmont Music Academy
Education
Jazz Performance
Sep, 2008 - Dec, 2009The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
Jazz Performance
Sep, 2016 - May, 2018The City College of New York Graduate Studies
Jazz Performance
Sep, 2012 - May, 2016The City College of New York
Awards
Guitarist in 2008 CT All State Jazz Band
Jan, 2008All State Jazz Band
Semi Finalist in the Wes Montgomery Jazz Guitar Competition
Nov, 2015Resonance Records
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
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Instructor details
Location:
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Tuesday
3:30 PM-6 PM
Wednesday
3:30 PM-6 PM
Thursday
3:30 PM-6 PM
Friday
4 PM-6 PM
Saturday
4 PM-6 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$60
45 minutes
$80
60 minutes
$100
90 minutes
$125
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