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Mike B.

Mike B - Guitar and Music Teacher

Brooklyn, NY (11230)

Travel Radius 15 miles
Hourly Fee $55.00
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Hello to the entire WyzAnt community! I'm Mike B, and I'm thrilled to be joining this tutoring network. I'm a musician and guitarist - I've been playing since I was 5. I don't need to go into exact details, but that's many, many (almost 30) years. I've studied all kinds of music privately, at Oberlin College and Wesleyan University. I'm familiar with pop, rock, jazz, classical, gospel, funk, country, Latin, Brazilian guitar styles, and lots more. I write songs, perform around NYC, and do studio production for films and commercials.
I have been teaching for a few years now, and have become really serious about guitar instruction over the last year. I teach independently, and also work the NYC Guitar School. My students' ages range from 5-60, with all types of musical interests and goals. I use a song-based teaching style. I have a very strong grasp of music theory and great communication skills. So, basically I take whatever you want to learn and break it into pieces that will be accessible and understandable to you, no matter your background or skill level. We develop those pieces and work on them until you're playing the Jose Feliciano, Nicki Minaj, Metallica, Steve Via (Whatever!) songs you are longing to play. And I'll teach you all about theory and songwriting along the way!
My ultimate goal is to give my students a great time, get them excited about playing guitar, and foster a love and understanding of music.

Mike's Subjects

Music:
Art:

Music Theory

I studied Music Theory through advanced levels at Oberlin College; I placed in the top 5 percentile of my class for the theory placement exam. Also, I have extensive training in Jazz theory, privately and at the college level.

Composition (Music)

I graduated from Wesleyan University in 2000 with a music degree, composition concentration. Since then I have written a great deal of material for solo guitar, Jazz ensembles, rock bands, independent projects, short films and commercials. I am also very good at the theory behind composing and song-structure, and can communicate these often overly-complicated concepts in very clear and understandable ways.

Ear Training

Not to brag, but I have incredible ears. My strong point as a music teacher is that I can listen to and understand just about any piece of music I hear, regardless of genre. It's something of an obsession of mine!

Example - I was on a gig last Monday, and there was an audience request for Marvin Gaye's 'what's going on'. I've never played the song before, but having heard it over the years, I was able to fall in seamlessly with the rest of the band.

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General Music

I've been trained in great schools (Oberlin and Wesleyan) for music. I have been performing and composing in NY for the last 8 years, and 2 years in LA before that. I've played Japanese taiko and shamisen, African and Latin American percussion. I've studied opera, jazz, pop, hip-hop, you name it. Music is my undying life's passion, and I constantly absorb myself in it.

Guitar

I have been playing almost 30 years (I'm 34). I've studied with great teachers, and participated in classes and groups of guitar music of all kinds. I've been teaching guitar professionally for years now, and over the last 8 months really focused on growing my student base and making it my full-time profession.

Songwriting

I think composing is my strongest asset as a musician. I understand many types of music - most importantly jazz, classical, pop, and world. I have a concise music theory that applies across genres to help bring together different influences and styles. I am constantly dissecting pop music from different eras to find the elements that make a great or successful song, and I have excellent tools to communicate these processes and patterns with my students.
My favorite aspect of teaching!

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