Private Half Hour Piano Lessons with Samuel (In Studio)

Years of Experience: 7 Location Options: In Studio Travel Radius: 20 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Vocal Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Orchestral Lessons Overview: Sam is a trumpeter and singer/songwriter from Houston, TX, and has been a student of music for over 20 years. Now residing in Chicago, Sam is currently touring full-time with live HipHop/Jazz/Soul band, Sidewalk Chalk, and spends most of his downtime promoting his solo work. He is very active on the local scene and has been highlighted at several artist features and radio shows throughout Chicago such as The Gala, Soul Speak, New Cypher, Tweak Central Lounge Radio, and Fearless Radio. ? ?Most recently, Sam has been performing around Chicago on ukulele with his acoustic sextet, "The Acoustic Audile" to promote is latest project, SAM T PLAYS THE UKE! Throughout his original music, Sam wants to remain innovative, but also convey a preservation of down-home soul. Sam plans to remain a professional educator and continue to write, perform, and expand as a musical creator. "My aim is to establish myself as a pioneer of new direction within the music scene. Through my writing, consulting, and performing, my ultimate goal is to inspire others to do whatever it is they love most, with the ambition of positively effecting our society. It is my hope that with every path crossed, inspiration transpires." -Sam Sam is available to teach all Brass and Woodwind instruments as well as Voice and Piano lessons Formal Education: *Trumpet instruction from 3rd - 12th grade *Parker Elementary - Houston, TX (Magnet School) *Missouri City Middle School - Mo. City, TX *Willowridge High School - Houston, TX *BA - Jazz Studies - Columbia College Chicago (Full Scholarship Recipient) *Competed in several concert band competitions starting from elementary through high school - earned "Division 1" several times *Competed in Solo/Ensemble competitions from middle school, through highs school - "Division 1" rating at state *Solo/Ensemble competition both Junior and Senior years of high school *Competed in several jazz competitions with numerous "Outstanding Solo" awards, along with 3 "Most Outstanding Soloist" awards from jazz festivals held throughout Texas *Was ranked 9th in the jazz trumpet category for the state of TX Private Education: Ronald B Thornton - Master Director/Instructor - Houston, TX *Scott Hall - Director of Jazz Studies - CCC *Carey Deadman - Arranger/Orchestrator/Trumpeter - Chicago, IL Performing Experience: I have been performing my entire life, so this comes natural to me. Most recently I've gone from full-time teaching to full-time performing. I've been traveling all over North America half the year, to perform shows with Sidewalk Chalk, and we have gain lots of notoriety from industry professionals. Experience Teaching: *Independent Trumpet Instruction all 4 years in college and beyond - age ranged from 5 - 45 years of age *Director of Bands - UIC College Prep (2013 - 2014) *Peer leadership through grade school has functioned as a great deal of teaching experience for me. -Reviews- Name: Anonymous Date: 2015-06-16 20:00:41 Title: Carey Deadman Review Body: Sam was a student of mine at Columbia College. Sam is a very personable and reliable young man. He always arrives on time, and is attentive to detail. I give Sam the very highest of praise and I recommend him VERY highly. Sam will be a valuable teacher in your program, and you will be quite happy with him! Name: Anonymous Date: 2015-07-20 20:11:35 Title: review from Monica Brown Body: The lesson was great! Name: Anonymous Date: 2015-09-24 20:35:43 Title: review from Kristi Franks Body: We've loved all of our Taylor Robinson instructors. After moving a couple of times, we're now on our 3rd piano instructor, Sam, and this time we're using the virtual instruction on the web. I was skeptical at first, but it's wonderful!!! I would recommend Taylor Robinson to anyone and now, with the web lessons available, I will!