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Patrick M.

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Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 5+

Speaks English

Teaching since 2008

Master of Education

About Patrick M.

4.8

(18)

Patrick M. is available for online lessons worldwide! Patrick has been playing violin and mandolin for over 25 years and has taught music since 2008. The International Bluegrass Music Association named Patrick "Fiddle Player of the Year" for 2017, one of the music industry’s highest honors. He teaches all experience levels from beginner to intermediate and advanced, performs all over the world, and records for major record labels. Although trained in standard teaching methods, Patrick developed his own method of teaching to positively enhance the student’s strength, dexterity, ear-training, memorization and techniques. His goal as a teacher is specifically designed to help you achieve your goals as an artist and a musician. Patrick also hosts student showcases/charity benefits like “Christmas from Ireland in Maryland,” where his students are able to get on stage and show off their new talent. Patrick is an expert transcriber for fiddle and mandolin and masters 5 line staff and tablature, hand-crafted exercises, and deconstructions to better enhance the students learning. Artists and genres that Patrick has experience with range from Dailey & Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury, Audie Blaylock, John McCutheon, Joe Martin, Gerald Cleaver, Ellery Eskelin, Kenny Baker, Bill Monroe. Patrick attended Towson University, Baltimore where his degree is in Jazz and Classical performance. He is constantly continuing his education with music theory courses, and performance experience with the best musicians in the world. There are no limits! Patrick’s students advance quickly and some have released albums, and won awards for their music. Lessons are scheduled to best fit to the student’s schedule when possible. Students receive complimentary audio lessons and transcriptions of songs upon their first or second session. Patrick is a very patient instructor and understands that students learn at a different pace, after all everyone is an individual!

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Fritz

Student's home

My son had his very first Violin lesson with Patrick and was super excited. Patrick conveyed the information for the lesson very well and my son is even more excited about his future lessons.

Posted Dec 17, 2019

Evan

Online

Evan is loving his lessons with Patrick. He has improved so much in such a short time and is having fun!

Posted Oct 28, 2019

Margaret

Online

Patrick is a great fiddle teacher. He is a world-class musician, but he is able to meet me at my level - a rusty classical violinist. He is very encouraging and positive. He's quite knowledgeable about a very broad range of fiddle music. I highly recommend him.

Posted Jul 10, 2019

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Experience

Musician

Jan, 2017 - Present

Dailey & Vincent Inc.

Moved to Nashville, TN in January to become the full-time fiddler for the group, Dailey & Vincent

Instrumental Music Teacher

Sep, 2015 - Jan, 2017

Waldorf School of Baltimore

Violin, Viola and Mandolin Instructor

Jan, 2012 - Jan, 2017

Mike's Music, Ellicott City, MD

Education

Bachelor's of Music in Jazz Performance

Sep, 2007 - May, 2011

Towson University

Master of Education

Sep, 2016

Towson University

Awards

Momentum Instrumentalist

Sep, 2015

International Bluegrass Music Association

Distinguished Young Alumni of the Year

May, 2018

Towson University

Fiddle Player of the Year

Oct, 2017

International Bluegrass Music Association

Affiliations

International Bluegrass Music Association

Jan, 2004

IBMA is the trade association that connects and educates bluegrass professionals, empowers the bluegrass community, and encourages worldwide appreciation of bluegrass music of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Golden Key International Honor Society

Feb, 2011

Golden Key is the world's largest collegiate honor society. Membership into the Society is by invitation only and applies to the top 15% of college and university sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as top-performing graduate students in all fields of study, based solely on their academic achievements. As an international honor society with more than 400 chapters at colleges and universities around the world, Golden Key is committed to a high standard of scholastic achievement, and an ethos of integrity, innovation, respect, collaboration and diversity

BMI

Jan, 2006

Broadcast Music Inc. was founded in 1939 by forward-thinkers who wanted to represent songwriters in emerging genres, like jazz, blues and country, and protect the public performances of their music. Operating on a non-profit-making basis, BMI is now the largest music rights organization in the U.S. and is still nurturing new talent and new music.

SoundExchange

Jan, 2006

SoundExchange helps the music and creative community thrive in the digital age. SoundExchange is the independent nonprofit collective management organization that collects and distributes digital performance royalties to featured artists and copyright holders. We represent recording artists – from unsigned a cappella to acid rock to multi-platinum stars and master rights owners including major and independent record labels. It’s our job to ensure that these artists and copyright holders are compensated when their work is broadcast by non-interactive digital radio.