Violin Lessons in Dallas, TX

Years of Experience: I have been a performing Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 0 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop, Folk Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Orchestral Lessons Overview: Hi, my name is Benjamin and I have been a performing musician in all styles in the DFW since 2001 and have taught professionally in the area since 2015. My primary instrument is the electric bass guitar but most of my students up to this point have actually been for acoustic, classical and electric guitar. I also play and teach drums and percussion, piano, and can teach ear training, music theory and songwriting/composition. I also compose music in a variety of styles for multiple instruments. I have an Associates degree in the Arts from the Dallas County Community College district, studied jazz and classical performance at UTA, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Art and Performance from UTD. My focus as a teacher is to identify the specific personal goals of each student and tailor their lesson accordingly. While I believe this is the best place to begin, in order to ferment growth as a musician I will gradually work to expand my students' goals beyond their original intent. Assuming the student shows promise and, more importantly, motivation and willingness to put in the work, the intent is to bring the student to levels of success even greater than their original goals. As a music educator I strive to maintain a balance between teaching music as a science and as an art. I will stress the importance of having at least a basic understanding of reading music, music theory and ear training, but only as a part of a greater whole. I believe that emotional impact, on the performer, and from the performer to the audience, is the most important aspect of music by far. Formal Education: Graduated high school in 3 years at age 16 from Bryan Adams high school. Associates degree awarded from DCCCD in Music. Studied jazz and classical performance at UTA, Bachelor's Degree awarded in Arts and Performance from UTD Performing Experience: I have performed throughout the DFW area since 2001 Experience Teaching: I spent most of my college years tutoring music theory informally. In 2015 I starting teaching music professionally. -Education- Degree: Bachelor's degree in Art and Performance School: UTD Dates: 2014 Degree: Associates degree in Music School: DCCCD Dates: 2010

Years of Experience: More than 10 years Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Genres: Classical Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Orchestral Lessons Overview: Elis has always loved music from an early age. She began playing cello and piano at the age of 6 years old. Her musical influences include classical music, jazz, soul, rb. -Education- Degree: Education School: Universal Academy Dates: 2015-08

Years of Experience: 10 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 20 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Drum Lessons,Orchestral Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: I graduated Lexington High School in 1997 to go straight to UNT majoring in Music Education. I spent the better part of a year in 1999 up in Boston doing Drum and Bugle Corps playing snare. I came back to Dallas to join various other bands, tour, and record several other CDs. After 2 more years of playing out and trying to get the most out of school, I decided to try my luck at home. After acquiring a lot of band experienced from SC, I moved back to Denton, Texas at the end of the summer of 2006. Now, many new and exciting things are in the works. I play Mapex, Istanbul, UFIP, Wuhan, Axis, Latin Percussion, Remo, DDrum, and Vater Sticks. I have been teaching private drum lessons an educator for 11 years and teach all styles, performance, and experience levels.

Years of Experience: 2 Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 6 Genres: Classical, Country, Christian, Gospel, Pop Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Orchestral Lessons Overview: Valory began playing violin at the age of five. Over the years, she developed her skills further by practicing and performing! She gained performance experience in the New York area by playing at such venues as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and with acts such as Lauren Daigle and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Though Valory can teach many genres of music, her musical personal favorites are classical and pop which had great influence on her style of playing. Valory loves music because it is an amazing way to express herself and emotions and loves teaching music because she wants to inspire others to express themselves too. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional, Valory can help you expand and enhance your playing. Valory is excited to learn how she can help you reach your musical goals. Sign up now to schedule a meeting! -Education- Degree: Bachelor of Music School: Bard College Dates: 2015-08

Years of Experience: 17 Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 30 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, RB, Pop Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: I was born in 1981 in Dallas, TX as the fifth generation of a family of artists and musicians. I grew up in a household environment that had paintings and instruments everywhere; but it wasn’t until I turned 11 that I was inspired to pick up the electric guitar and learn the alternative rock riffs and sounds of the day. I started playing a nylon string guitar for a music class at school since I had no desire to play recorder, and met my first jamming buddy and we formed our first band. All this time I was absorbing the sounds of the nylon string guitar through the music of Ottmar Liebert, Gypsy Kings, Segovia and Sabicas that my parents listened to, so I decided to undertake the task of teaching myself sight reading and classical guitar technique. I was accepted to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as a music cluster student. Once I was there I attended workshops w/ concert artists, played solo recitals, as well as with various ensembles, and even formed a jazz-fusion-rock band with my peers. Following years of jazz studies and private classical lessons, I received a full scholarship to attend SMU as a classical guitar performance major with Robert Guthrie, the master student of the Romeros and Segovia. I completed my studies and earned my BFA at SMU in 2005. I began to pursue a professional career as an artist collaborating on several recording projects for soundtracks and albums, solo gigs, in addition to, performing locally as a member of several Swing, Jazz, and Rock bands. I have performed at local festivals such as ArtFest, The Swiss Avenue Historic District Home Tour, and at many other local events and venues. In 2008, I realized one of my greatest passions is to instruct the guitar and pass the knowledge of its sublime musical language, proper technique and posture to future generations. My students have competed in UIL competitions and have been accepted to the music cluster of Booker T. Washington, University of North Texas, and most recently the Master’s Program of Berklee School of Music in Valencia, Spain. Formal Education: High School: Booker T. Washington School for the Visual and Performing Arts Music Cluster ; Bachelors of Fine Arts : Souther Methodist University, 2005 Private Education: Electric and Rock Guitar Studies w/ Brad Maclemore 1, Jazz and Theory Studies w/ Chuck Pangburn and Kent Ellingson 1, Classical Guitar Studies w/ Robert Guthrie 1. Performing Experience: I have performed in solo recitals, solo performances, at weddings, with guitar ensembles, rock bands and jazz bands. Bands I've played at such events as Dallas Artfest, and with bands including the Three Quarters Fast Dixieland Band, the Southland Swing Band, Lynch Perry w/ drummer David Lynch, the Monoliths of Phobos, Constellation Flight, SpaceKraft and many more. Experience Teaching: I have taught private solo and group guitar classes for more than a decade. I've worked for various studios and coordinated many student recitals, but I've been teaching only one-on-one Skype lessons for the past 3 years. My teaching specialties include: Youth Education, Sight Reading, Music Theory, Solfeggio, Classical/Flamenco/Jazz Technique, Right Hand Technique and Fingerpicking, Chord Melody, Interpretation, Lead Rhythm Electric Guitar, Travis Picking, Open Tunings, DADGAD and alternate tunings, Celtic music, Ambient Guitar, Pat Martino's Sacred Geometry of the Guitar/Nature of Guitar/Linear Expressions, and Contemporary Guitar and Recording Technology, Recording, Editing, Mixing and Mastering and Effects. -Education- Degree: Bachelor's of Fine Arts School: SMU Dates: 1999-09 -Reviews- Name: Tejaswi Gorti Date: 2016-09-12 22:33:53 Title: Most Inspirational Guitar Teacher!!! Body: I took classical and flamenco guitar lessons from Perry from 2012 to 2016. These four years of my life have been nothing short of a mind-blowing experience. Perry introduced me so many different types of music, expanded my knowledge, understanding and intuition of the guitar. I noticed my musicianship exponentially improve thanks to his guidance. He had been an incredibly patient and perceptive teacher during my years of learning. Last but certainly not least, Perry has been a source of deep musical inspiration for me. It was under his tutelage, that I became energized to pursue my passion for music by enrolling in the Berklee College of Music Master's degree program, as a music producer. Name: Kim Kelly Date: 2016-09-13 14:09:56 Title: Perry N Body: Thank you for reaching out about Perry. He has been teaching my daughter to play guitar since 1/5/13, and he has been working with me since November. My daughter is now 10 and was 7 when she started. She has built tremendous strength and aptitude for sight reading, keeping a steady rhythm and developing musicality and emotion into her playing over time. Perry's style is extremely professional. He is incredibly reliable and punctual. He provides Myra with different styles to influence her range of options. He has brought music and suggested progressive learning books to choose from. He challenges Myra while not frustrating her, and they gradually increased her lesson time from 30 to 60 minutes as she built the aptitude to play for longer periods of time. Perry does a great job of mixing scales with chords with picking, and provides a range of ways to achieve the same sounds with minimal stress to her body structure. In addition, Perry takes the time to teach theory and history so that she has a well rounded perspective of the art. There are days when she is not at the top of her game, and Perry recognizes this- on those days he tries to have fun and just allow her to jam. I love listening to the two of them together. They have built a solid relationship around their mutual love of music and the guitar. We've had the fortune to see Perry play at one of his local gigs, and his talent and professionalism always continue to impress me. I fully recommend Perry for this job and hope that his is considered as a strong candidate. Kim Kelly Name: Nic Fatemi Date: 2016-09-20 05:10:27 Title: Perry - classical and flamenco Review Body: I've been working with perry for more than a year and half. He is musically very talented and has a great foundation of musical knowledge that is difficult to come across these days. He is very flexible and patient with any musical level. Simply put, he works with you and where get to on the guitar. I have studied flamenco and classical guitar underneath him. He also teaches other types of styles ( electric rock, chords, jazz and etc...) He has been playing guitar since a very young age and has studied under other great guitarists(academically). He shares all of his knowledge with his students that was taught to him plus more!! I have played violin for 14 years into university. I was looking to learn guitar and Perry was recommended to by a co-worker. I can recognize he is a quality teacher with passion for music a mile away. Lastly, he is a honest individual and carries himself professionally. I highly recommend him!

Years of Experience: 34 Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Genres: Classical, Country, Christian, Pop Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Orchestral Lessons Overview: Megan grew up in a very musical home and loved music from an early age. She began playing piano at the age of six and violin at the age of seven. She has enjoyed using her musical talent in the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestras, as the lead member of a string quartet, at many performances with her family group, and as an accompanist for other musicians. Megan's favorite thing about music is the ability to connect with and express emotions of all kinds, and her favorite thing about teaching music is helping others to find the joy of musical expression. Megan loves the challenge of finding the way a student learns and connects and patiently walking with them as they discover the joy of music for themselves. She looks forward to getting to know you as a student and learning about your specific goals, interests, and learning style. Book a lesson now and get connected right away! Experience Teaching: 24

Years of Experience: 15 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 25 Genres: Rock, Blues, Acoustic Age Groups: Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons Overview: I am a 26 year old Dallas native. I can teach you almost ANY rock song that you want to learn, so you can get right to playing the music that you want. * Formal Education: Currently Iam a full time student in collge, and I am a navy veteran. Private Education: Ihave taken guitar and private music lessons with various teachers over the years. Performing Experience: I have performed with multiple bands and multiple instruments. I learned violin first, then guitar, then bass, then drums, then piano. I play by ear and can teach you how to play by ear. I was also in choir all through high school. Experience Teaching: Ihad several students(8) on my ship while in the navy as part of the navy morale, welfare, recreation program.

Years of Experience: 11 Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 20 Genres: Rock, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Orchestral Lessons Overview: I have been playing the Cello for about 9 years. I began in my home country of Chile when I was in the 2nd grade. My father is a composer and renown musician so music has been a part of my life since day one. I recently began a music career as an artist, as a result I now have music on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon and other music stores. I began teaching about 4 years ago, I worked for TakeLessons in which I did both Online lessons and face-to-face. I pride myself in making my students succeed, I've had students start taking lessons with me starting in the lowest orchestra and after some months they are in the top orchestra and in a couple of occasions they were also first chair. I love children and I also like getting the best out of people, I've had student much older than me and they, to this day, still thank me for helping them reach their goals. Formal Education: I am currently studying at Brookhaven College to get my teaching certificate while minoring in music. Private Education: I have had many private instructors but the one I remember the most was Alejandro Tagle. He was a very famous cellist in Chile and he taught me most of the more advanced side of the instrument. Performing Experience: I have performed in many occasions, ranging from weddings to church event I adapt very well to the need of my employers. Experience Teaching: I began teaching about 8 years ago, I worked for TakeLessons in which I did both Online lessons and face-to-face.