274 Oakland Music Tutors

...I am also a life-long student of Music myself: I have spent long hours studying the work of other composers, and have found this to be one of the best ways to develop my own skills and understanding. Please join me in this work. Ear training is a skill basic not only to performance of any sort, but to listening to and understanding Music. It is... read more

20 years of teaching experience (4 years in Japan and 16 years in United States). B.M. in Music Education and Composition from Tokyo Gakugei University in Japan M.M. in Composition from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Member of the Music Teachers Association of California since 2001 Individual Piano Instruction 1986-1990 (Japan), 1996-present... read more

With a Ph. D. in Music Composition, I specialize in teaching piano, Music composition and theory. These broad subject areas also include harmony, counterpoint, analysis, orchestration, Music notation, and electronic Music. During the more than 30 years of my activity in Music, I have had the great fortune of working, studying, teaching, performing... read more

...I am the author of the Essential Sightreading Studies for Electric Bass 3-volume series of books and will give you all the tips, tricks, and strategies used by professional bass players for reading charts and fake books. My best-selling Musician's Practice Planner notebooks are designed to help Music students organize their practice time and clearly... read more

...I have been trained at the Academy of Art University in the complexities of color and design theory, atmospheric perspective, figure drawing and composition. I received high remarks from my teachers who recognized my grasp of the figure both clothed and nude. Some of my favorite paint mediums are oil, acrylic and watercolor. I have a bachelor's... read more