Private Full Hour Song Writing Lessons with John (In Home)

Years of Experience: 30 Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 5 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Song Writing Lessons Overview: Pianist/Keyboard Artist/Accompanist/Teacher ¥ Keyboard Artist for bands and entertainment gigs. – Cumming, GA – 2013 – Present ¥ Accompanist and Music Director for several musicals – Various Cities – 1990 – Present ¥ Classically trained, proficient sight reader, well-trained ear and very harmonically literate. ¥ Major in Applied Music Composition – Lincoln University – Jefferson City, MO – 1976 – 1980 ¥ Taught music composition and piano instruction – Various Locations – 1985 – 2004. ¥ Studied piano with Eugene Haynes and others – Jefferson City, MO – !970 – 1980 Songwriter/Composer/Lyricist ¥ Composer/Lyricist for youth musical – “City Mice!!! Country Mice…” with Jack Dyville Lyrics/Book – produced by Willetsville, ND – 2010 ¥ Composer for youth musical – “The Magic Spinning Wheel” with Don Abramson Lyrics/Book – written for Opera In Focus Puppet Theatre, Rolling Meadows, IL – 2004 ¥ Composer/Lyricist/Book Writer for musical – “Nap!” based on the life of Napoleon Hill – Commissioned by the Napoleon Hill World Learning Center and produced at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN – 2003 ¥ Composer and producer of several pop song demos Actor/Singer ¥ Gypsy Theatre Company in Cumming, GA – Role as “Tom Lamont” in “Bad Year For Tomatoes” – 2009 ¥ Polk Street Players in Marietta, GA – Role as “Alan Baker” in “Come Blow Your Horn” – 2008 ¥ Curtain Call Theatre in St. Louis, MO – Role as “Robert” in “Jane Eyre, The Musical” – 2004 ¥ Curtain Call Theatre in St. Louis, MO – Minor roles/chorus in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” – 2004 Formal Education: BA in Applied Piano Performance and Music Composition from Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO Masters from University Of Missouri Private Education: Piano Instruction 3 years with Eugene Haynes Performing Experience: Keyboard Artist for bands and entertainment gigs. ndash; Cumming, GA ndash; 2013 ndash; Present Accompanist and Music Director for several performers and musicals ndash; Various Cities Experience Teaching: Home lessons given since 1995. 5 years teaching theory and composition at Columbia College, Columbia, MO -Reviews- Name: Sudha K. Date: 2016-11-07 18:46:42 Title: This teacher is truly devoted Body: Classes are good.john takes special interest in teaching my daughter Name: Sudha K. Date: 2016-11-07 19:00:05 Title: Great teacher for my kids Body: Liked the way John teaches my daughter.very well thought key board lessons . Name: Sudha K.. Date: 2017-02-16 16:49:02 Title: Nice! Body: Very nice keyboard lessons Name: Cam Levitan Date: 2018-03-01 12:53:03 Title: First piano lesson went great Body: John was really good with my kids. My daughter has already started working on a song in her first lesson. John was very good with my son who has autism. He was very patient with him. Name: Tracy Stephens Date: 2019-02-27 09:15:41 Title: My daughter enjoyed John's style Body: My daughter's first lesson with John was yesterday and she really liked working with him.