...I fell in love with teaching in my late teens when I started teaching guitar at a local music store and my first job out of college was teaching Pro Tools and music production at Full Sail in Florida. I find it very rewarding to have someone finally get a concept they were struggling with. If a student has a question I can’t answer, it will probably send me on a path to figuring it out. (read more)
3 Subjects: includingMusic Theory,Video Production,Music Production
...I have coached at the youth, middle school and high school levels. I have coached both boys' and girls teams, including my own daughters' and sons' teams as they were growing up. I continue to this day to coach and to run as running and track & field are lifelong passions of mine. (read more)
...I've guest lectured in a number of my courses on Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer-Interaction. Outside the classroom, I have a lot of real-world experience that helps ground my teaching in actionable real-world results. This includes founding my own software development enterprises and developing a number of software applications for personal, academic, and commercial use. (read more)
...I like to combine a traditional approach of time tested proven material that gets results fast with material of the students choosing once a basic skill set is built, usually within a couple to a few weeks. I encourage students to read music but don't require it. I think my 28 years of teaching people of all ages and styles is my greatest asset. (read more)
...At Wake Forest, I walked on to the men's team and served as a scout player for the women's team for 3 years. I also led the club basketball team as president. With 21 weeks of summer camp instruction for ages 6-15 and experience as a varsity assistant coach, I have a proven track record in coaching and mentoring young athletes. (read more)