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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Learning is a process of acquiring knowledge through exploration. I endeavor to help students develop for themselves this process. To expedite this development, I draw from my experience, having taught a variety of music courses: composition seminars, private composition lessons, aural skills sections, class discussions sections on the cultural context of music, and nine years of private guitar instruction. Through this array of courses and settings, I have developed a lexicon of technical approaches and ideas regarding musical education, for composition, guitar, and voice.
These ideas and approaches are pivotal in my assisting young musicians to find their own process of learning and making music. First, I determine or identify the students' knowledge or skill base, fostering their need to feel comfortable with what they know and can do. Second, I urge students to make themselves open to musical exploration. Third, in the areas where they feel unknowledgeable, I try to give students the tools to expand their comprehension.
Because musical knowledge and ability is intertwined with one's personality, I understand that every student I teach needs a slightly different technical approach from another, a different kind of attention, perhaps a different kind of coaching.
In order for students to progress
at a satisfactory pace, students should practice and engage seriously and
regularly with the musical materials presented and learned during lessons.
RATES
INDIVIDUAL LESSONS
Full Hour $ 50.00
Half Hour $ 30.00
Full Hour On Site $ 65.00
Half Hour On Site $ 45.00
GROUP LESSONS (2 persons)
Full Hour $ 90.00
Half Hour $ 50.00
Full Hour On Site $ 100.00
Half Hour On Site $ 65.00
TERMS
Monthly Rates. Students may purchase one month's lesson at a reduced rate (15% discount). There are no refunds for cancellations for any reason. Missed lessons may be rescheduled if there is any available time, but students should not count on availability.
CREDENTIALS
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Composition, University of California, San Diego, 2004
Master of Music in Composition, University of Georgia, 1996
Bachelor of Music, dual concentration in Guitar Performance and Composition, University of Georgia, 1994
INSTRUCTORS
Roger Reynolds, Chaya Czernowin,
and Rand Steiger: University of California, San Diego
Lewis Nielson, Leonard Ball, and William Davis: University of Georgia
John Sutherland (guitar): University of Georgia
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Oberlin Conservatory of Music , Composition, 2007-present
American River College, Music Theory, 2006-2007
Southwestern College, American Popular Music, 2005-2006
University of San Diego, Music Theory, 2004-2006
University of California, San Diego, Instructor, 1998-2006
University of Georgia School of Music, Teaching Assistant, 1994-1998
Atlanta Music Academy, Guitar instruction, 1997-98
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia, Guitar instruction, 1997-98
Private teaching in all levels, 1991-present
ACHIEVEMENTS AND OTHER ITEMS
OF NOTE
Teaching Fellow, University of California, San Diego, 2004.
UGA School of Music Board of Director's Excellence Award, 1993.
Pi Kappa Lambda, Beta Tau Chapter, member, 1996.
Founder and President of the Univ. of Georgia Student Composers Association (UGASCA), 1994-96.
UGA Outstanding Teacher Assistant Award 1997.
Piedmont Guitar Quartet 1997-98. Founding member.
Public Relations Assistant, UCSD Music Department.
New Music Forum Committee, UCSD, Music Dept.
Event, Workshop Manager, Young Artist Liaison, La Jolla Chamber Music Ensemble, Summer Fest.
Last update May 8, 2008 .
