Activites, Camps and After School Classes in Cumming, GA

Location Options: In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 12 Instruments Taught: Vocal Lessons

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.

Years of Experience: 10 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 30 Genres: Rock, Blues, Acoustic, Christian Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons Formal Education: 7 years of guitar lessons from an instructor Performing Experience: Worship band 1 year-metal band 4 years (reveal the revenants). We performed at the Masquerade, The movement, Swayze's, 7 venue and His Rock- Rock band (theSAGAS) Toured. layed many different venues in Atlanta. Kat's Cafe, The landfill, Sweetwater, Star Bar, Madlife, arts exchange. Played on Warped Tour 2016. Toured Colorado, PLayed at Napertandies in Breckenridge. PLayed in Dallas Texas, APCA conference. Worked with Lilrounds (american idol contestant on tv). Worked with multiple producers in 12 studios. Experience Teaching: I've tought 5 beginners.