I have experience teaching both applied music courses (rhythm and pitch training, improvisation, music theory, string bass, and various ensembles), general interest music and media courses (jazz history, digital arts), and courses that are of interest to both music specialists and students pursuing art, science, computer, or math based concentrations (music, math, and computing). In all my teaching I strive to provide stimulating materials for motivated students at every level, clear curricular goals and grading schemes, and a challenging but fair classroom environment. All courses include use of online materials including internet database research, study of web-based creative projects or critical discourses, and online quizzes or computer based assignments. Skills based courses and courses with a focus on digital arts or computer music utilize custom applications and/or compositions I have written using max/msp/jitter and other programs.
The video below is from a 2009 lecture I gave for students (musicians and nonmusicians) studying Digital Arts at UC Irvine. In this lecture I discuss my current creative work and topics relating to music, math, and computing:
As a teacher I am influenced by the work of Leonard Bernstein, Maxine Greene, Rudolph Steiner, Pauline Oliveros, and string bassist and pedagogue Francois Rabbath.
Video of one of my jazz history lectures can be found here.
Teaching interests:
rhythm and pitch>
music, math, and computing>
jazz history>
ensembles>
string bass>
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