Private Study

photo by Kiss György

photo by Kiss György

Teaching is an important part of my artistic practice and is something that I truly love to do.

I have taught private saxophone and guitar lessons in New York City for more than 15 years and have led workshops and masterclasses as a visiting artist at colleges and universities in the USA and abroad.

I am currently an adjunct professor in the innovative Performance and Interactive Media Arts [PIMA] MFA program at Brooklyn College. PIMA is an interdisciplinary performance art program with an emphasis on collaboration and the use of interactive technology in performance.

I offer in-person or online lessons.

Contact me to arrange a free 15 minute remote consultation where we can meet and discuss your musical interests and goals and how I might be able to assist you.

SAXOPHONE

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I offer saxophone lessons to students of all ages and levels. I create custom lessons that are tailored to fit the specific goals, interests, and progress of each individual student. The following are some of the areas that we can explore and study.

  • Sound production and finding your voice on the saxophone

  • Mastery of proper technique

  • Extended saxophone techniques

  • Expanded conceptions of the saxophone

Studying the saxophone also involves building foundational musical skills.

  • Sight reading

  • Rhythm

  • Music theory

  • Repertoire

  • Performance and audition preparation

IMPROVISATION AND COMPOSITION

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I work with musicians who play any instrument who are interested in:

  • Exploring and developing your practice of improvisation

  • Developing your voice as a composer

  • Composing for the saxophone

  • Working collaboratively across artistic disciplines

GUITAR

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I took up the guitar about ten years ago as an adult already with years of experience as a saxophonist. I am continually fascinated by the many ways that it changed the way that I think about music and even about how I approach the saxophone. I strongly recommend that musicians who have a singular musical focus should at some point take up a second instrument as a means to expand their conception of their primary instrument. I offer guitar lessons to students of all ages; especially those learning guitar as a second instrument. We can work on areas such as the following.

  • Developing proper technique

  • Tone production

  • Left and right hand coordination

  • Rhythm

  • Scales and chords

  • Music theory

  • Guitar applied to different musical genres and different functions in an ensemble

  • Selection and use of guitar pedals and effects

DIGITAL MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY

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I teach several digital audio/video and interactive performance applications. In addition to the applications themselves, I offer guidance on the artistic utilization of these tools in the creation of new works.

Live digital audio, digital video, and interactive performance

  • Max/MSP

  • Isadora

DAW (digital audio workstation) audio recording, mixing and editing

  • Pro Tools

  • Logic Pro

  • Cubase

Music notation software

  • Sibelius

  • Dorico

Please contact me to if you have any questions or if you would like to arrange a free 15 minute remote consultation.