About Me:
I like to teach all levels of students. Each person has a different rate of development and as a teacher I should be cheerful and patient. It's just very fun for me to see my students developing each week, and also in order to obtain the maximum benefit I recommend practicing every day - you don't have to practice for two hours but I'm sure you can find ten minutes. Once you get accustomed to having a practice habit, you start exploring the pleasure of playing this instrument.

Styles:
Rock, Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Funk, Folk, Classical, Pop, Latin

Subjects:
Harmony, Theory, Ear Training, Songwriting, Arranging, Jazz Music History

Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Experience:

• Japanese Children's Society, Inc. [2002 - Present]
• Believe in Music Studios, NJ [2005 - Present]
• Parthenon Tama Jazz Festival, Tokyo, Japan

Education:

• Master of Art in Music Performance (MA), City College of New York [2004]

Studied With:

• John Pattitucci [2002 - 2004]
• Gene Bertoncini [2001 - 2003]
• Ron Carter [1998 - 2002]
• Peter Bernstein [1996 - 2000]

Awards:

• Ben Jablonsky Scholarship - City College of New York [2002]
• Sidney Zolot Award - City College of New York [2001]
• Winner, Mazda Urban Jazz Competition, Tokyo, Japan - Mazda Car Company [1994]

Discography:

• Alexandra Frederick/Tsuyoshi Furutsu Duet - "Alexandra Frederick/Tsuyoshi Furutsu" [2001]
• Tsuyoshi Furutsu - "Tsuyoshi Furutsu Quartet" [2001]