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Since August 2022
Instructor since August 2022
English as a Second Language for anyone between the ages of 13-whenever
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From 51.46 C$ /h
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Whether you want to improve your TOEIC, TOEFL or IELTS scores, develop communication skills for business or travel or simply looking for a new challenging hobby to try during your free time, My classes can help you.

All of my lessons can be customized to meet your specific needs, so please feel free to contact me so we can talk about what learning style will be best for you.

I have not only taught privately and in class rooms, but I have also delivered various presentations, workshops and corporate training sessions in large organizations throughout Japan.
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I will let you know what materials you should buy. For online lessons, I prefer to use Google meets.
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  • Around Yokohama, Japan
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About Me
I have around 35 years of experience teaching, coaching and performing in various capacities. I have played with big bands, wind ensembles, orchestras and pit orchestras for musicals throughout the NYC area.

I have also played with various cover bands in night clubs, casinos, cruise ships as well as for weddings, music festivals and various corporate events.

During my time as a musician, I have helped many students achieve various goals. But the most important for me is increasing the love that they already had for music.
Education
S.U.N.Y-Purchase College Masters in Music Performance

Teachers: Mark Kellog (Former Principal of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra),
Jim Pugh, James Markey (Bass Trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Experience / Qualifications
Orchestral Repertoire
-Missa Solemnis Beethoven-Bass Trombone
-Roman Carnival Overture Berlioz-Principal
-Symphony no.5 Tchaikovsky-Principal
-Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky-Bass Trombone
-Enigma Variations Elgar-Bass Trombone
-Finlandia Sibelius-Bass Trombone
-Meistersinger Wagner-Bass Trombone
-Death and Transfiguration Wagner-Bass Trombone
-Symphony no. 1 Brahms-Principal
- Firebird Suite Stravinsky-Tenor, Baritone, and Bass Trombone
-New World Symphony Dvorak-Bass Trombone
-Nutcracker Tchaikovsky-Bass Trombone
-Hansel and Gretel Humperdinck-Bass Trombone
-Short Ride in a Fast Machine Adams-Principal
-Symphony no.6 Tchaikovsky-Bass Trombone

Chamber and Large Ensemble Repertoire
-Brass Quintet no 1 & 2 Malcolm Arnold-Tenor Trombone
-Sextet for Brass Oskar Bohme-Tenor and Bass Trombone
-Brass Quintet no.3 Victor Ewald-Tenor Trombone
-3 American Dances Daniel Snyder-Bass Trombone
-Fantasy Elliot Carter-Tenor and Bass Trombone
-Music for Brass Instruments Ingolf Dahl-Tenor Trombone

Chamber and Large Ensemble(cont.)
-Festival Overture Shostakovich-Baritone (Brass Ensemble)
-Brandenburg Concerto Bach-Tenor Trombone (Brass Ensemble)
-And Flights of Angels Jim Pugh-Tenor
-Adagio for Strings Barber-Tenor Trombone (Trombone Choir)
-Gotterdammerung Wagner-Bass Trombone (Brass Ensemble)


Solo Repertoire
-Reflective Mood Sammy Nestico-Tenor Trombone
-Trombone Concerto Tomassi-Tenor Trombone
-Concerto in one Movement Lebedev-Bass Trombone
-Concerto for Tuba/Bass Trombone Ewazen-Bass Trombone
-Concerto for Trombone and Piano Korsakov-Tenor Trombone
-Piece for Trombone and Piano in E♭minor Ropartz-Tenor Trombone
-Bach Cello Suites no.1-6-Tenor and Bass Trombone
-Sonata for Trombone Paul Hindemith-Tenor Trombone
-Concerto for Trombone Grundahl-Tenor Trombone
-2 Dances for Trombone and Piano Dufay-Bass Trombone
-Galliard Sonatas-Bass Trombone
-Cavatine Saint Seans-Tenor Trombone
-Four Serious Songs Brahms-Bass Trombone
-Songs of a Wayfarer Mahler-Tenor Trombone
-Sonata in A minor Vivaldi-Tenor Trombone
-Pavane for a dead Princess Ravel-Tenor Trombone
-Concertino David-Tenor Trombone


Pit Orchestra
-Brigadoon-Tenor Trombone
-Carousel-Tenor Trombone
-West Side Story-Tenor Trombone
-Mack and Mabel-Tenor Trombone
-Chorus Line-Tenor Trombone
-Guys and Dolls-Tenor Trombone
-Annie Get your Gun-Tenor Trombone
-Anything Goes-Tenor Trombone
-Les Miserables-Tenor Trombone
-Hair-Tenor Trombone


More freelance engagements
-2000 Gateways Music Festival-Rochester, NY
Beethoven Symphony no.9-Tenor Trombone

-2004 Gateways Music Festival-Rochester, NY
Shostakovich Symphony no.5-Tenor Trombone

-Mozart’s Requiem-2002-Rochester, NY
2nd Trombone

-Artemis Orchestral/Chamber Ensemble-NYC Trombone and Bass Trombone
*Berg’s Flute Concerto
*Soldier's Tale
*Handel’s Messiah

-Symphony Space
*2006-Wall to Wall Stravinsky-Bass Trombone, Octet
*2007-Wall to wall opera-principal, Excerpts from Porgy and Bess

Teachers
-David Dewitt
-William Zadjkowski
-Mark Kellog-Former Principal of the Rochester Philharmonic
-Robert Blaine-Former Principal of the Dom. Rep. Symphony
-Jim Pugh-former freelance NYC trombonist, Jazz trombone Prof. U Of Illinois Urbana/Champaign
-James Markey-Bass Trombonist for Boston Philharmonic

Education
S.U.N.Y.-PURCHASE COLLEGE
Bachelor of Music-2005-Classical Trombone Performance
Masters of Music-2007-Trombone performance and Music History and Literature

Baritone
*Drum and Bugle Corp.
-The Empire Statesmen-1993-1999
-Rochester Crusaders-2000
*British style brass band in college
Age
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
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English
English as a second language (esl)
English for adults
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Availability of a typical week
(GMT -05:00)
New York
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04-08
08-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
Trombone and Music theory lessons for all ages and levels
61.75 C$ /h
Beginners will learn the basics of the trombone and become motivated to learn more through learning how to play simple music and music they are passionate about.

I have a lot of experience helping junior high school and high school students with the music they are learning for school ensembles and helping them reach the next level in their playing through range expansion, scale and articulation exercises, flow studies and so on.

I also love preparing students for university and orchestral auditions.
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