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Mike
- Rate $60
- Response 1h
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- Piano
Experienced tutor in Piano in Pensacola, Mike offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
- Piano
Lesson location
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At Mike's house: Pensacola
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at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Pensacola
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Recommended
Mike is a respected tutor in our community. They have been highly recommended for their commitment and the quality of their lessons — an excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Mike
As a child, I studied piano with my mother who has a master's degree in classical piano. I became a dedicated musician and composer at age 11 in Hoboken, New Jersey where I was blessed to be in a community full of amazing artists and musicians, some of whom took me under their wing. This included Perry Robinson, a mystically oriented clarinet player who was in Dave Brubecks band and won the Downbeat critics pole ten times.
As a teenager I performed with Herbie Hancock (Miles Davis), was part of the Empire Louisada Samba School and played in an Art Rock band with a couple of Uroguyan musicians, my best friend Emilio China (Psychic TV, Peter Murphy) and jazz pianist and composer Joe Ruddick.
New England Conservatory is where I attended college, in the Third Stream department under Ran Blake, with electric bass as my primary instrument. The studies included performing a John Cage piece under his direction, studying with Dave Holland and Bob Moses (Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorious), who's band I also performed with. Emilio and I had an avant-funk band called Sweet Lizard Illtet, who were early blenders of rock, hip-hop, and industrial music. Warner Brothers released our first record in 1991. My partner Rivka and I perform together, having traveled the US extensively, and moved to Pensacola in 2003 and are raising two children here: Rinah and Ashirah, who are also (reluctantly) learning music.
About ten years ago I took up accordion under Nina Tritenichenco and Walter Kasprzyk and am currently studying afro-cuban percussion with Donald Skoog.
I play and teach piano, guitar, voice, bass guitar and also drums and percussion, all with a focus on general musicality.
We learn more deeply about what we do through teaching. It's rewarding to work with people one-on-one or in small groups and an honor to pay forward the wonderful musical education I've received.
Originally I think I probably needed income as a teenager. Then I stopped teaching for a while and got back into it when friend's children were looking for music lessons.
Blessed to have a lot of wonderful mentors over the last few decades, including attending New England Conservatory. No name-dropping.
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- All Levels
- English
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English
We get together and play a little music, listen a bit. Talk. We determine what direction that student is interested in pursuing. There are usually some exercises involved and I have a couple of piano methods (book series) we frequently emply.
Varies ages, races and economic communities. Varied skill levels. Varied levels of enthusiasm.
Talk to as many musicians as will speak with you, asking questions and listening intently. Use your ears. Don't forget to use your ears. Make listening the first step in making music.
The rhythm of the elecric clothes dryer. I've been enjoying some of the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts on YouTube. We've started a pretty regular family karaoke habit about once a week that's been fun.
A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
Goals, level of determination, fears, types of music and roles music can and does play in life.
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Recommendations
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It is a free form learning experience. After you learn the basics, you are allowed to explore music however you want, and mike will still help you all the way through.
Right off the bat Mike and I were diving into a world of music theory. He provided valuable lessons and exercises as well as an introduction to Bartok books that I still work with even now. On the whole, I cherish my time learning at the Brownsville School of Music.
He is a nice guy, and I can understand everything very easily
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Rates
Rate
- $60
Pack rates
- 5h: $300
- 10h: $600
online
- $60/h
Details
$60 a lesson. Sliding scale considered.
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