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Ted
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- Piano
- Musical keyboard
Professional Jazz/Session musician teaches piano, improvisation, saxophone, composition! Featured on Grammy and Juno Award Winning albums, MFA from CalArts and Bachelor's Of Music From The Eastman Sch
- Piano
- Musical keyboard
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About Ted
Education:
● Master of Fine Arts in Jazz Reeds, California Institute of the Arts 2014
● Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media, Eastman School of Music 2012
Employment History:
● San Gabriel Unified School District
408 S Junipero Serra Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776 (concealed information)
Position:
Music Immersion Experience Resident Artist at Roosevelt Elementary, August 2015-August 2019
Responsibilities:
Develop curriculum, prepare, and teach the following elementary music classes:
● General music instruction for 3rd grade (2015-2016)
● General music instruction Kindergarten (2017-2019)
● Woodwinds instruction for combined 4th/5th Flute and Clarinet class (2017-2019)
● Flute instruction for 4th grade flute class (2016-2017)
● Combined 4th/5th Grade Band Class (2017-2019)
● 3rd Grade Percussion Class (2016-2017)
● Improvisation/Composition Class (2016-2019)
● CAD (Creativity Ability Development) Class (2016-2017)
● Assistant for 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade level choir classes (2017-2018)
● Rhodes School of Music
3706, 215 N Larchmont Blvd unit c, Los Angeles, CA 90004 (concealed information)
Position:
Woodwinds Instructor, October 2016-Present
Responsibilities:
● Private instruction on saxophone, flute, and clarinet students aged 6-adult
● Electronic Music and Audio Production, June 2021-2022: Private instruction in Ableton,
Logic DAWS and composition/arranging aged 8-adult
● Point Blank Music School
1035 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90019 (concealed information)
Position:
Ableton online instructor, January 2023-present
Responsibilities:
● Online 10 week cumulative course on Ableton Live recording software, class size of 30+
adults for Winter/Spring quarter 2023
● West Coast Music Academy
26635 Valley Center Dr #109, Santa Clarita, CA 91351 (concealed information)
Position:
Woodwinds Instructor, August 2013-December 2016
Responsibilities:
● Private instruction on saxophone, flute, and clarinet students aged 8-adult
● South Pasadena Music Center and Conservatory
1509 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA 91030 (concealed information)
Position:
Woodwinds Instructor, October 2016-August 2017
Responsibilities:
● Private instruction on saxophone, flute, and clarinet students aged 13-adult
Selected Performances, Recordings, and Film/TV work:
● 2023 Montreal Jazz International Festival saxophonist with Efajemue quartet
● 2024 FAYE documentary on HBO Max, performer on Tyler Strickland’s soundtrack
● 2024 The Express Way with Dulé Hill on PBS, performer on Cyrus Melchor’s soundtrack
● 2024 Who Is Stan Smith, produced by Lebron James, performer on Melchor’s soundtrack
● Spoon: Hot Thoughts Matador Records, co-composer and saxophone on “Us”
● Spoon: Lucifer On The Sofa 2023 Grammy Nominated album, saxophone on title track
● Chef’s Table Netflix Original Series Season 4 by Duncan Thum, saxophone
● Street Foods USA Netflix Original Series, New Orleans episode by Tyler Strickland, woodwinds
● Street Foods Latin America Netflix Original Series, Bogota episode by Duncan Thum, flute
● Lost LA Shindana Toys Company Documentary by Tyler Sabbag, woodwinds
● 2023 Lexus 2022 LX 600 Commercial by Sam Broido, alto saxophone
● 2023 Sprite Limelight Trailer alto saxophone
● Telemakus: The New Heritage Radio Juicy Records, saxophone
● Efajemue: Aesthetics JUNO nominated album, saxophones, flute, and co-composer
Awards:
● 2006, 2007 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award
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About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I can help you to play by ear, improvise, compose, and arrange music. My lessons focus on ear training (learning to play what you hear/imagine), learning repertoire (standards, solo transcriptions), and improvising techniques. I have taught all age groups Kindergarten through adult and I have worked as a session musician on many projects for Netflix, HBO Max, Spoon, Sprite, and other major musicians/networks/brands. My lessons are available for all ages in the following categories:
-audio production (Ableton)
-jazz piano
-jazz saxophone
-improvisation
-composition
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Rates
Rate
- $85
Pack prices
- 5h: $425
- 10h: $850
online
- $85/h
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The first lesson with Ted will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 1hr
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