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John M.

Professional musician, educator, computer application tutor

Professional musician, educator, computer application tutor

$55/hour

5.0 (97 ratings)

  • 345 hours tutoring

About John

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Hi, I'm John. I have been a music educator and professional musician for many years, with degrees in music education, educational technology, and educational administration. I have years of experience teaching middle and high school students, adult intensive workshops, and one-on-one tutoring in a large variety of computer applications and music. Important aspects of my instruction include individualized teaching to help my learners lock in to the concepts they want to know and have a fun...

Hi, I'm John. I have been a music educator and professional musician for many years, with degrees in music education, educational technology, and educational administration. I have years of experience teaching middle and high school students, adult intensive workshops, and one-on-one tutoring in a large variety of computer applications and music. Important aspects of my instruction include individualized teaching to help my learners lock in to the concepts they want to know and have a fun and enjoyable experience while building skills. I love to see the light bulbs go off for my learners.

I have extensive knowledge in music technology, music theory, music production and have taught all of these in classroom and one-on-one settings. I also have expert knowledge in a variety of computer applications including Logic Pro X, Finale, Photoshop, Office and more. I bring years of professional knowledge in music performance, engineering, recording technique, mastering, instrumental and theory instruction. I have taught week-long intensive workshops as well as tutoring sessions in web design, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, iPad, and many other apps for over 22 years to adult and middle/high school learners.

I am happy to tailor tutoring to meet your needs and goals. If you are interested in music production, theory, composition skills, or computer application skills, feel free to contact me. I am easy to reach and provide prompt responses.

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Education

New England Conservatory of Music, Boston
Music Education
Central CT State University
Masters
092 Sacred Heart University Administative/Leadership and 6th Year
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Art

Adobe Photoshop,

Adobe Photoshop

22 years experience teaching intensive adult workshops in computer apps, including Photoshop for Beginners and Intermediate users.
Composition (Music)

Composition (Music)

I am a Music Educator in the public schools with 35 years experience at middle and high school levels. Band, chorus, composition, digital music and composition (23 years experience), including Logic Pro X, Garageband, Finale. Professional musician for over 35 years - acoustic bass, electric bass, piano, trombone - jazz, salsa, Caribbean, classical, musical director, recording engineer, producer.

Business

Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word

Computer

Adobe Photoshop,

Adobe Photoshop

22 years experience teaching intensive adult workshops in computer apps, including Photoshop for Beginners and Intermediate users.
General Computer,

General Computer

22 years experience teaching computer applications to educators in weeklong intensive workshops including Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Windows OS, Mac OS, integrating technology into the curriculum, using iPad for Education.
Macintosh,

Macintosh

I have been an Apple Macintosh computer superuser for 35+ years. Managed educational Macintosh labs and networks for 23+ years. Have taught middle/high school Macintosh use, as well as intensive workshops for adult learners on Macintosh platform.
Microsoft Windows,

Microsoft Windows

I taught a required course in Microsoft Windows at the local community college (Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT).
Music Production,

Music Production

I have 23+ years of experience teaching music technology, music production, composition in group and one-on-one settings. Specialize in individualized instruction - building solid skills as well as focusing on the desired paths of the learner. Specialize in Logic Pro X, Finale, Garageband, digital music software. Professional experience engineering, producing and mastering music projects in studio and live recording settings.
Web Design,

Web Design

I was an instructor/facilitator in a week-long intensive workshops in Adobe GoLive, Adobe Dreamweaver for educators at the Taft Educational Center Summer Workshops for Educators. I have also created published websites in iWeb, Wix, and Blocs.
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word

Corporate Training

General Computer,

General Computer

22 years experience teaching computer applications to educators in weeklong intensive workshops including Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Windows OS, Mac OS, integrating technology into the curriculum, using iPad for Education.
Web Design,

Web Design

I was an instructor/facilitator in a week-long intensive workshops in Adobe GoLive, Adobe Dreamweaver for educators at the Taft Educational Center Summer Workshops for Educators. I have also created published websites in iWeb, Wix, and Blocs.
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word

Music

Composition (Music),

Composition (Music)

I am a Music Educator in the public schools with 35 years experience at middle and high school levels. Band, chorus, composition, digital music and composition (23 years experience), including Logic Pro X, Garageband, Finale. Professional musician for over 35 years - acoustic bass, electric bass, piano, trombone - jazz, salsa, Caribbean, classical, musical director, recording engineer, producer.
Music Production,

Music Production

I have 23+ years of experience teaching music technology, music production, composition in group and one-on-one settings. Specialize in individualized instruction - building solid skills as well as focusing on the desired paths of the learner. Specialize in Logic Pro X, Finale, Garageband, digital music software. Professional experience engineering, producing and mastering music projects in studio and live recording settings.
Songwriting,

Songwriting

I am a professional musician, songwriter, and teacher of music production for over 20 years. Music production instruction includes all aspects of songwriting - including song form, style, basslines, lyrics, harmonies, and more.
Music Theory

Examples of Expertise

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Great lesson by a Great teatcher!!

I really recommend John if you are passionate and serious about youre musik. He s very knowledgeable, dedicated and meeting you where youre at. Looking forward to continue working with him!!

Christoffer, 2 lessons with John

Outstanding computer teacher!!

John is a wonderful and patient instructor. He is a joy to work with and I have a lot of fun in our lessons. I'm so happy to have found him. He is a true gem!

Athena, 4 lessons with John

Knowledgable and patient tutor.

John is a rarity in that he is a pro musician with lots of experience AND a great educator with lots of experience teaching. He handled my scattershot issues with patience and clarity. Highly recommended!

Donato, 1 lesson with John

A really useful session.

John was able to find my missing files which were numerous. Then he taught me how to put them in order. I only hope I remember how. John knows everything about the computer

Dorothy, 5 lessons with John

Excellent tutor!!

John has been super knowledgeable about all things computer & a wiz at helping me get up and running in garage band! Great guy and an incredibly exceptional teacher.

Adam, 9 lessons with John

Great teacher!

A superb teacher who helps you learn by doing. Excellent instructor! Helped us learn the process effortlessly. I highly recommend John for not only Logic Pro X help, but all sorts of help with computer navigation.

Michael, 7 lessons with John

Friendly, generous and knowledgable tutor

John went out of his way to troubleshoot my programming issues on his own time. He also offered me a free 'meet and greet' session, where we made some significant headway on exploring the major issues I needed help with. John is patient, humorous, and easy-going, with experience as a teacher in a variety of areas. I would definitely hire him again and would easily recommend him to others.

Daniel, 1 lesson with John

smart, kind very knowledgeable about Apple devices

He is an excellent teacher. And helped me with the things that I wanted to know. I recommend him for all things Apple. He has helped me save items and know how to retrieve them. Also to get charts from my Imac to my cell phone and Ipad.

Richard, 26 lessons with John

Awesome, all around.

John is above all knowledgable in both his subject and how to teach it. With each lesson he built only on what I understood. His lessons are presented in a technically professional manner as well.

Wayne, 3 lessons with John

easy to work with. Lots of help with i movie

went over basics of i movie editing on mac. very helpful on general i mac instructions. I will keep learning from John. Great teacher. If I need him in a pinch he always come through for me. I am pretty new at this stuff and he makes it easy for me to do what I need to do.

Danny, 13 lessons with John
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$55/hour

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Response time: 2 hours