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Randy K.

Piano All Genres JazzImprovisation Songwriting Lyrics/Music All Levels

Piano All Genres JazzImprovisation Songwriting Lyrics/Music All Levels

$85/hour

4.9 (37 ratings)

  • 140 hours tutoring

  • Upper West Side New York, NY 10024

About Randy

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Music is a cumulative art form: what you learn from the song you are writing or learning is what you bring to the next song you write and learn. My motto and key phrase is 'The art of writing is re-writing.' I give honest, clear and concise evaluations. I am by nature a cheerleader and encouraging. I really want you to learn and to become a great songwriter. My years of experience give me an objective point of view toward the craft and helping you write your song. I very much enjoy working...

Music is a cumulative art form: what you learn from the song you are writing or learning is what you bring to the next song you write and learn. My motto and key phrase is 'The art of writing is re-writing.' I give honest, clear and concise evaluations. I am by nature a cheerleader and encouraging. I really want you to learn and to become a great songwriter. My years of experience give me an objective point of view toward the craft and helping you write your song. I very much enjoy working with writers of all levels. And most important, my love for the process is what I share with you.

Randy is the winner of 4 EMMY Awards for PBS/BBC songs and film/documentary scores and 2 Gold Records for songs written for R&B legend, Millie Jackson. He is the winner of the US Songwriters Contest in the Jazz song category/2nd place best all around. He is a longtime member of the esteemed BMI Musical Theatre workshop and has had many productions of his musical theatre shows. He has a strong musical and lyrical background. He is comfortable with all genres of songs and will evaluate lyrics independently of music. He is the president of an independent Jazz label and an exclusive Steinway Artist.

Awarded the Simons Public Humanities Fellowship at the Hall Center for the Humanities - University of Kansas (2011-2012), BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Award - Outstanding Creative Achievement in Musical Theatre (2009), his song cycle, Lineage won 2009 CAP Grant (American Music Center). Winner of four Southern Regional Emmy Awards: 1996 - original score to 90 minute film-documentary - Richard Wright (Black Boy) PPS/BBC, 1998, 1999, 2002 Southern Regional Emmy Awards - "Outstanding Collaborative Achievement for Composer" - Ticktock Minutes (PBS). Ticktock Minutes is the winner of 1999 National Emmy Award for Best Public Service Announcement. Nominated - 1998 and 2010 Jerry Boch Award in theater composition. Winner - USA Songwriting Competition 2005 in the Jazz category for his composition “Data”. Winner of gold records for songs recorded by Polydor recording artist Millie Jackson, composed/produced dance hit "Watch The Closing Doors" for RCA group IRT. Songs recorded by Candy Staton, Sarah Dash (formerly of LaBelle), rap group Black Sheep, Memphis Bleak, and Sesame Street.

Long time member of advanced BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, The Dramatists Guild, NARAS, an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music and a music educator conducting clinics on music and the business of music to universities and conferences. Randy is an exclusive Steinway Artist.

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Education

Berklee College of Music
undergrad

Policies

  • Hourly rate: $85
  • Rate details: I do offer half hour lessons. The rate is $42.50. These lessons works very well for young students.
  • Tutor’s lessons: In-person
  • Travel policy: Within 2 miles of New York, NY 10024
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 1/8/2014

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Composition (Music)

Composition (Music)

Randy is an award winning composer/pianist and educator. Winner of 2 Gold Records, 4 Emmy Awards, USA Song Contest – Best Song – Jazz Category. Winner of Jerry Harrington Award for Musical Theatre composition. Teaching experience includes: Berklee College of Music, University of Kansas – Simons Fellowship. He has 30 plus year experience in the music business and has written over 1000 songs. He is a member of Dramatists Guild, BMI, NARAS, and an exclusive Steinway Artist. Music Composition - from basic understanding of melody, harmony and rhythm to advanced concepts of breaking musical composition rules. Music Composition is an individual study and the work in this is custom designed based on the music and requests of the student for specific information.

Computer

Music Production

Music Production

I have been producing recordings for over 30 years. I have worked in all aspects of the craft from arranging music, to recording instruments, to working with midi and sequencers. I have also mixed and mastered hundreds of recordings from demos to fully released project. My company has worked with major distributors and I am completely experienced in the process of releasing a recording to the general public. This is my area of expertise.

Homeschool

Piano

Piano

Your original voice, learn about the colors of the instrument and infinite palate that you can explore. Randy's approach will have you playing musically. Randy Klein is an award winning composer/pianist and educator. Winner of 2 Gold Records, 4 Emmy Awards, USA Song Contest – Best Song – Jazz Category. He has numerous piano improvisation CDs released worldwide. Teaching experience includes: Berklee College of Music, University of Kansas – Simons Fellowship. He is a member of Dramatists Guild, BMI, NARAS, and an exclusive Steinway Artist. His years of exploring the world of improvisation can enhance your experience as a pianist. Because music is an intangible form, it has to be taught with this understanding. We hear and feel music. It is also quite an individual art form and has to be taught with this concept in mind. If you are an improvising musician, please consider Randy's teaching services.

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Piano

Piano

Your original voice, learn about the colors of the instrument and infinite palate that you can explore. Randy's approach will have you playing musically. Randy Klein is an award winning composer/pianist and educator. Winner of 2 Gold Records, 4 Emmy Awards, USA Song Contest – Best Song – Jazz Category. He has numerous piano improvisation CDs released worldwide. Teaching experience includes: Berklee College of Music, University of Kansas – Simons Fellowship. He is a member of Dramatists Guild, BMI, NARAS, and an exclusive Steinway Artist. His years of exploring the world of improvisation can enhance your experience as a pianist. Because music is an intangible form, it has to be taught with this understanding. We hear and feel music. It is also quite an individual art form and has to be taught with this concept in mind. If you are an improvising musician, please consider Randy's teaching services.

Music

Composition (Music),

Composition (Music)

Randy is an award winning composer/pianist and educator. Winner of 2 Gold Records, 4 Emmy Awards, USA Song Contest – Best Song – Jazz Category. Winner of Jerry Harrington Award for Musical Theatre composition. Teaching experience includes: Berklee College of Music, University of Kansas – Simons Fellowship. He has 30 plus year experience in the music business and has written over 1000 songs. He is a member of Dramatists Guild, BMI, NARAS, and an exclusive Steinway Artist. Music Composition - from basic understanding of melody, harmony and rhythm to advanced concepts of breaking musical composition rules. Music Composition is an individual study and the work in this is custom designed based on the music and requests of the student for specific information.
Ear Training,

Ear Training

I taught ear training at the Berklee College of Music for 4 years. I currently teach ear training as part of every private lesson that I give. It is an essential part of all music lessons. I have been teaching ear training for the last 7 years. Part of the learning process in music is developing the inner ear. This is the mechanism that feels the music inside and can help a player/musician sing it or play it back. If you can't hear it, you can't play it. My method for developing the ear is based on first, discovering what musical elements are giving the student the most difficulty to hear and then creating original exercises that include the problems until they become friendly and part of the student's listening vocabulary.
General Music,

General Music

Randy is an award winning composer/pianist and educator. Winner of 2 Gold Records, 4 Emmy Awards, USA Song Contest – Best Song – Jazz Category. Winner of Jerry Harrington Award for Musical Theatre composition. Teaching experience includes: Berklee College of Music, University of Kansas – Simons Fellowship. He has 30 plus year experience in the music business and has written over 1000 songs. He is a member of Dramatists Guild, BMI, NARAS, and an exclusive Steinway Artist. General Music - from basic understanding of melody, harmony and rhythm to advanced concepts of breaking musical composition rules. General Music study is individual to the student and the work in this is custom designed based on the music and requests of the student for specific information.
Music Production,

Music Production

I have been producing recordings for over 30 years. I have worked in all aspects of the craft from arranging music, to recording instruments, to working with midi and sequencers. I have also mixed and mastered hundreds of recordings from demos to fully released project. My company has worked with major distributors and I am completely experienced in the process of releasing a recording to the general public. This is my area of expertise.
Music Theory,

Music Theory

I have taught music composition and theory for over 25 years. This experience along with my being an award winning composer with Gold Records and Emmy awards makes me highly equipped to teach music theory. My students learn from a basic theory point of view surrounded with an artful approach.
Piano,

Piano

Your original voice, learn about the colors of the instrument and infinite palate that you can explore. Randy's approach will have you playing musically. Randy Klein is an award winning composer/pianist and educator. Winner of 2 Gold Records, 4 Emmy Awards, USA Song Contest – Best Song – Jazz Category. He has numerous piano improvisation CDs released worldwide. Teaching experience includes: Berklee College of Music, University of Kansas – Simons Fellowship. He is a member of Dramatists Guild, BMI, NARAS, and an exclusive Steinway Artist. His years of exploring the world of improvisation can enhance your experience as a pianist. Because music is an intangible form, it has to be taught with this understanding. We hear and feel music. It is also quite an individual art form and has to be taught with this concept in mind. If you are an improvising musician, please consider Randy's teaching services.
Songwriting

Songwriting

Randy is an award winning composer/pianist and educator. Winner of 2 Gold Records, 4 Emmy Awards, USA Song Contest – Best Song – Jazz Category. Winner of Jerry Harrington Award for Musical Theatre composition. Teaching experience includes: Berklee College of Music, SongU.com (active coach), University of Kansas – Simons Fellowship. He has 30 plus year experience in the music business and has written over 1000 songs. He is a member of Dramatists Guild, BMI, NARAS, and an exclusive Steinway Artist. Songwriting - This course of study is based on the song that the student presents for evaluation. From this song, concepts are learned about songwriting which filter to the next song the student will write. The basic thought is the art of writing is re-writing. In songwriting, the more you do it, the better you get at it. It is also a completely individual art form that explores the original voice of the student.

Summer

Piano

Piano

Your original voice, learn about the colors of the instrument and infinite palate that you can explore. Randy's approach will have you playing musically. Randy Klein is an award winning composer/pianist and educator. Winner of 2 Gold Records, 4 Emmy Awards, USA Song Contest – Best Song – Jazz Category. He has numerous piano improvisation CDs released worldwide. Teaching experience includes: Berklee College of Music, University of Kansas – Simons Fellowship. He is a member of Dramatists Guild, BMI, NARAS, and an exclusive Steinway Artist. His years of exploring the world of improvisation can enhance your experience as a pianist. Because music is an intangible form, it has to be taught with this understanding. We hear and feel music. It is also quite an individual art form and has to be taught with this concept in mind. If you are an improvising musician, please consider Randy's teaching services.

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Very great Tutor!

I have followed Randy for about 5 classes so far. He inspired me each class - the best piano teacher I have ever met. As a physician, I don't have enough time to practice. Most of the time, it feels boring or difficult to even sitting in the front of the piano after a long day. However, he inspired me that you could make your own music in 1 minute. You can sing and feel inside while playing. We all know that not everyone can be a pianist. However, we all can enjoy music as much as we could - Randy will make you fall in love with piano, fall in love with your own feeling on the instrument. We obviously work as the best team so far. Of course, if you do want to be a pianist, I do believe that he has enough experience to work out with you and find the best way teaching you. Yes. Choose him. He is the best!

Nicole, 18 lessons with Randy

Very knowledgeable and kind

Randy has always been very encouraging. I have learned so much from him. Best songwriting teacher! When I first came to him, I was so anxious about how am I going to do... I know nothing about songwriting, I didn't know where to start. Then randy taught me from the very basic skill set and knowledge, guide me step by step to improve my songwriting skills. Now I can write my own songs and notate them on finale.

Haoyu, 36 lessons with Randy

Great piano lesson

I had good time with Randy, it is helpful. I hope I can learn more useful piano skills from him.

Xi, 1 lesson with Randy
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