My Music Resume
Qualifications:
Core Competencies:
- Established multi-instrumentalist, music teacher, song writer, producer, & recording engineer
. - Released two EP's (one in 2012 and one in 2014) under the band name Born of the Stars where I wrote, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered all of the music by myself. I also created the album art for both releases. Both albums are available for sale on all of the popular online music stores like iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Bandcamp, and Spotify.
. - Trained in college level music education in the areas of music theory, ear training, audio recording, music production, music business, and music performance
. - Spent over twenty years playing and studying stringed instruments including acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, and extended range instruments
. - Studied for over six years in private guitar lessons and music instruction
. - Several years of stage performance experience performing guitar in front of hundreds of people in many popular music venues in Arizona
. - Won the 1st place prize in a "Battle of the Bands" competition in 2005 beating out over twenty other local bands and performing in front of over 300 people
. - Taught a high school guitar class at Liberty Academy High school
. - Over a decade of experience teaching beginner to advanced guitar and bass lessons to children and adult students with ages ranging from 7yrs old to 70yrs old
. - Knowledgeable in all music genres but specializes in teaching rock, metal, country, blues, and pop
. - Strong organization and instruction skills to help keep students accountable for their practice time at home
. - Motivates students to never give up and helps students to continually challenge and better themselves on their instrument
. - Patiently works with students who have a difficult time learning the instrument and allows the student to learn and work at his or her own pace
. - Provides constant encouragement and positive feedback to help boost the student's confidence on the instrument
. - Able to quickly figure out student mistakes and implement strategies to help the student correct the mistakes
. - Provides recommended practice routines that are updated weekly to help keep students on track during their at home practice time
. - Provides free custom made lesson materials that cover all areas of guitar and bass playing in a very simple to understand method (including free handouts, audio tracks, tabs, jam-a-long tracks, and more)
. - Maintains and operates a clean and well organized modern home recording studio (High-Pass Studio) perfect for facilitating private guitar and bass lessons
Core Competencies:
- Knowledgeable and experienced with many different genres of music
- Specialized in advanced rock and metal techniques including alternate picking, finger picking, slap-bass, legato, bending, harmonics, economy picking, string skipping, tapping, and sweep picking
f - In-depth knowledge of music theory including intervals, modes, triads, key signatures, and rhythms
f - Stresses the importance of warm up exercises, proper body and hand posture, and utilizing hand stretching techniques to ensure many years of safe and productive practice
- Ability to demonstrate and explain scales, modes, and modal theory; including the major, harmonic minor, and melodic minor modes
- Extensive knowledge of chords and chordal theory including open chords, barre chords, power chords, seventh chords, chord inversions, diminished chords, augmented chords, suspended chords, and more
- Experience with various alternate tunings and knowledgeable on how to use these tunings efficiently
- Vast knowledge on lead guitar techniques, scale sequences, arpeggios, and improvisation
- Ability to train the students ear with various ear training techniques and exercises
- Knowledgeable on proper instrument care methods
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