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About Todd A.
Hello! My name is Todd. I've been playing music for most of my life. My first instrument was a Casio keyboard when I was about ten years old but I moved over to guitar as a teenager and fell in love with it. I recently graduated from Webster University with a BA in music after receiving an AA in guitar performance at SWIC. In college, I learned everything from music theory to conducting as well as playing in the guitar ensemble, jazz ensemble and so on. After music school, I went through a computer coding program at LaunchCode where I learned python and java and built my own application for booking bands. Over the years I have played in a handful of bands in the St. Louis music scene but in January I moved to Portland, OR and am hoping to meet some friendly people here. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Student's Home
he is so nice so patient just the best teacher ever
Online
Todd is wonderful! The lessons are always a combination of fun and challenging. I'm so engrossed in the lesson, 60 minutes just go right by. He's so patient and calm and encouraging, an ideal personality for a teacher.
Would highly recommend lessons with Todd to anyone who wishes to learn ukulele!
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Teacher's Studio
I wanted to learn guitar, but I knew absolutely nothing about it. After weeks of failed self-teaching I decided to get a tutor. Best move I ever made and better yet, I stumbled upon Todd. Not only is he extremely talented, but he knows his music theory. Every week he would blow my mind with something new and I actually looked forward to the next week's lesson. Couldn't have asked for a better experience. Would highly recommend him to anybody, young or old.
Student's Home
Todd taught my daughters, aged 9 and 7 guitar and piano, respectively. I can easily say that Todd is the best thing in music my daughters could have asked for! He was patient with them, let them learn at their pace and was an awesome teacher. Most of, my daughters learnt to love and appreciate music.
I am a guitarist myself and I can safely say Todd is a great teacher and he has set them up for learning music and so much more for the rest of their lives. We would have continued the lessons had he not moved to another city.
We wish him all the success!
Student's Home
My son has really enjoyed his lessons and even practices without my nagging!
Teacher's Studio
Todd is a fantastic guy! He's patient, informative, and genuinely educates you, even at the most basic level.
Highly recommended!
Teacher's Studio
Great teacher, Nice and very informative!
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Experience
Guitarist
Feb 2011 - PresentThe Vanilla Beans
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
Jun 2008 - PresentFrom a Cloud
Bassist, Back-up singer
Dec 2016 - Jul 2018Shady Bug
Guitarist
Mar 2014 - Oct 2017Carte de Visite
Bassist
Nov 2011 - Aug 2017Billy and the Jets
Education
BA Music with an emphasis in Jazz Guitar
Aug 2014 - Dec 2016Webster University
Associate's in Guitar Performance
Aug 2011 - May 2014Southwestern Illinois College
Certifications
Certificate of Achievement
Aug 2017Launch Code
BA Music
Dec 2016Webster University
Awards
St. Louis' 9 Best Albums and 9 Best Songs of 2018
Dec 2018Riverfront Times
Affiliations
Phi Theta Kappa
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