Bio

devlinmusicstudio@gmail.com

(321) 674-7165

Lesson Location: Online via Zoom

Course Name: MUS 1150 04

I have always been passionate about teaching and sharing my love for music with all students.

My personal teaching philosophy has been centered around positive motivation alongside the techniques of fundamentals and performance. The “art of practicing” is definitely a lost art in my opinion. I work to have students develop a daily routine where practicing is more fun, goal-oriented, and organized. I feel this can help provide students with what they need mentally to come back to the music building inspired the next day. 

Specifically, at the college and high school level, performance-based teaching is what I like to center on. Having students explore and fine-tune the interpretation of the music they are working on and understanding how to musically communicate these aspects to the audience is challenging but also fun. I hope students leave my lessons with them inspired! 

On the jazz side, I like to have students play for longer periods and work on the art of jazz “improvisation” throughout our lessons. They should expect to play during the majority of the lesson. Listening to jazz, exploring the history of jazz players and professional experiences from my travels through this career in music performance are also covered.