FAQs
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am currently pursuing a Master's in Music Education, focusing on Jazz Pedagogy.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I won't make up a grand backstory- I figured it was inevitable that I'd be teaching guitar, so I started doing it while in college. To my pleasant surprise I enjoyed it a lot, and committed myself to improving as a teacher in addition to as a musician. Stan Smith, my guitar instructor in college, was a tremendous role model and, while giving me guitar lessons, indirectly gave me amazing lessons in how to teach and shape a growing musician.
- What types of customers have you worked with?
Typically, a lesson consists of introducing new material and revisiting old material and addressing any problems. I don't follow a set time schedule per lesson, so sometimes it's more (or all) new material and no old material, or vice versa. Additionally, I do transcribing (notating music) for clients.