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Since September 2024
Instructor since September 2024
Guitar lessons for beginners to advanced students of all ages
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From 96.64 C$ /h
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I love teaching guitar, and I am good at it. Learning music is similar to learning a language. We learn by imitating the sounds that we hear. During this stage, I also incorporate proper technique; how the instrument should be held and how the strings should be strummed or plucked. Once the sound is adequately imitated, we look at influences and start developing vocabulary. Finally, I want to ensure the student can replicate these precise sounds. I do this by teaching the theory and reasoning behind the vocabulary.

Music and guitar is my passion. I love to share my passion with anyone wanting to learn. Thank you, hope to hear from you soon.
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  • Glosoli Records, Adelaarstraat, Utrecht, Netherlands
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About Me
I am a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Before moving to the Netherlands in 2022, I taught 50 different students a week on a variety of instruments; guitar, piano, drums, ukulele, bass, and voice. In 2017, I received my bachelors in music from a conservatory called Webster University in the United States. During my studies I focused on jazz guitar and songwriting/composition. Before pursuing my bachelors, I studied vocal performance in Los Angeles at Musicians Institute. I started playing guitar 20 years ago and did not have any lessons until college in 2015. The method that I use to teach is the method that I intuitively used to teach myself throughout the years. Listening and imitating is SO important when learning an instrument. This is how I taught myself, and it is how I will teach you. Music is my north star. It's occupy so much of my being and has for the majority of my life. I love sharing my knowledge with students that are truly interested in music and guitar. I hope my enthusiasm is contagious and inspires you. The journey with the instrument is a lifelong endeavor. One that I am happy to accompany you along the way.

Cheers :)
Education
Utrecht University: Masters of Musicology (completed one year of study)
Webster University: Bachelors of Arts in Music 2017
Musicians Institute: Vocal Performance Certificate 2014
Experience / Qualifications
International School Laren, Laren, Netherlands Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
Music Teacher, Music
• Music teacher of six MYP classes that contain about twenty students each.
• Write the music curriculum according to students' needs and the International Baccalaureate guidelines
• Be attentive and responsive to behavioral and social dynamics of a classroom
• Teach 0,5 full-time equivalent hours
• Assess and grade practical and theoretical work submitted and provide thoughtful feedback
• Attend parent-teacher meetings to discuss progress and areas for improvement with parents one on one
• Attend mandatory teacher meetings for school and professional development

St. Johns School of Arts, Missouri, USA Feb 2020 – Aug 2022
Private Lesson Instructor, Music
• Teach one on one private lessons on guitar, voice, piano, and drums to students of all ages
• Prepare students for the end-of-semester recital

Shane English School, Yangzhou, China Jan 2019 to Feb 2020
Senior Teacher, English as a Second Language
• I was promoted to senior teacher before the annual review. These promotions occur if a teacher has excellent retention rates, knowledge of the curriculum, and rapport with students.
• Advised other teachers to ensure that lesson plans accurately reflect the curriculum.
• Presented teaching techniques at weekly staff workshops and meeting
• Wrote lesson plans, graded tests, constructed new activity classes
• Taught fifteen to twenty students in each class

St. Louis Rock School, Missouri, USA Mar 2015 to Dec 2018
Music Teacher, Music
• Director of Kidzrock program from 2015 – 2016. This program introduces young kids to the drums, guitar, and keyboard in a group setting. Groups contain five to six kids ages four to seven years old
• Taught private and group voice, guitar, drums, bass, and piano lessons
• Prepared and accompanied students for recitals
• Led workshops on various topics such as songwriting, stage etiquette/performance, recording, and improvising

Coeur Academy, Missouri, USA June 2017 to Aug 2017
Music Therapist, Music
• Taught drums, guitar, piano, and ukulele to high and low-functioning children with developmental disabilities in a group setting
• Organized and presented a concert at the end of the summer
Age
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
Skills
Acoustic
Jazz
Ska
Blues
Country & bluegrass
Electric
Folk
Funk
Heavy metal
Indie & alternative
Punk
Pop
Jazz manouche
Rap & hip hop
Rnb
Rock
Reggae & dub
Song & varieties
Availability of a typical week
(GMT -05:00)
New York
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At teacher's location and via webcam
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
00-04
04-08
08-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
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