About Me:
My teaching styles vary considering the students experience and what they want to learn. I always try to embrace what a student wants to learn and improve on. But I will also try and provide information about music itself (theory, ear training, etc.) that will provide more knowledge and confidence to the student as they improve on their instrument. I feel that if a student understands the grid work of music they improve much quicker along with the daily practicing.

Styles:
Jazz, Rock, Rockabilly, Blues, Country, Pop, R&B, Hip Hop, Funk

Subjects:
Theory, Ear Training, Arranging, Orchestration, Music Technology

Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage

Availability:
Boston, Fenway and Backbay

Major Influences:
Ron Carter, Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scot Lafaro, Gary Peacock and Tom Jenkinson (squarepusher)

Experience:

• One year of teaching in Dallas, Texas.
• Performed at IAJE (International Association for Jazz Education), Toronto, Canada, 2002.
• Performed at IAJE, New York, NY, 2004. Preformed with Mike Smith.
• Monterey Jazz Festival, 2003. Preformed with Chris Potter.
• Monterey Jazz Festival/Competition, 2004.
• Currently in my third year at the Berklee College of Music working on my degree in Film Scoring.

Education:

• High School Diploma in Music (BA), Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts [2004]

Studied With:

• John Lockwood [2004 - 2006]
• Buddy Mohmed [2002 - 2004]
• Chuck Pangburn [2002 - 2004]

Seminars and Workshops Attended:

• Skidmore Jazz Institute, Skidmore College [2003]

Awards:

• Down Beat Award - Downbeat [2004]