Benjamin Barnes
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Imaginative Art Instructor with over 30 years of experience. Successful at teaching art and culture through didactic education and creating innovative lesson plans. Specializing in Music, Elementary and Adult Education and Artist Management facilitates up to twenty students.
Overview
68
68
years of professional experience
Work History
Violin Teacher
Benjamin Barnes Music
San Francisco, CA
08.1988 - Current
- Helped students develop aesthetic concepts and appreciations to make qualitative judgments about instrumentation.
- Collaborated with instructors and other specialists to promote commonalities, distinctions and connections in music education.
- Instructed students on theory and technique to develop performing, recording and composing musicians.
- Taught pedagogy and repertoire surveys and other supportive courses to enhance student acumen.
- Reflected critically on teaching practice to implement improvement strategies.
- Established and maintained standards of student behavior to promote orderly and productive practice, group rehearsals and violin performances.
- Offered sample lessons, coached school ensembles and participated in auditions to recruit violin students.
- Referenced teacher-developed curriculum and cover song arrangements to teach private and semi-private violin lessons.
- Implemented instructional plans and organized class to balance instruction, demonstration and working time.
- Differentiated music curriculum to meet needs of individual students.
- Attended department meetings and collaborated with other fine arts teachers.
- Scheduled shows and performances in accordance with school calendar.
- Evaluated and graded students' class work, performances, projects, assignments and papers.
Violinist, Violist, Guitarist
Benjamin Barnes Music
San Francisco, CA
08.1988 - Current
- Earned “[Award]” for exceptional performance.
- Spent [Number] hours each day practicing scales, pieces and double stops.
- Performed for [Number] minutes at [Type] event.
- Learned numerous contemporary and classical pieces.
- Played pieces with intense emotion using varying movements and facial expressions to move audience.
- Practiced 28 hours per week to maintain and improve technical skills.
- Interpreted different music by making use of voice production, harmony, rhythm and melody to present characterization.
- Selected appropriate pieces to meet performance needs and showcase skills.
- Applied knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
- Promoted musical career by maintaining website or social media presence.
- Achieved desired tonal and harmonic balance by communicating clearly with musicians.
- Selected music carefully in order to achieve balance of musical styles on program.
- Interpreted and modified music to personalize performances.
- Transposed music to alternate keys with speed and accuracy.
- Used printed text and musical notations to memorize musical selections and routines.
- Studied scores at length to learn music in detail and develop suitable interpretations.
- Provided musical background for live shows such as ballets, operas, musical theatre and cabarets.
- Composed, arranged and recorded [Number] original songs.
- Selected and arranged music for [Number] holiday performances and special events.
- Composed and arranged music and recorded music in studios for radio, film, or television.
- Branched out from violin to learn viola and guitar.
- Worked on tours, recordings and film orchestrations.
- Performed as part of international tour with Rilke String Quartet, Les Clapool, Jason Newsted, Goucho, Deadweight, Swindlefish, California Symphony, Golden GAte Symphony, group across United States region.
- Composed and taught violin jazz, rock, and bluegrass musical pieces.
- Arranged instruments to accompany vocals such string quartet, piano, violin, cello
- Toured independently and with Deadweight, Eric Mcafadden, Les Claypool Frog Brigade, Swindlefish, Gaucho, The Crooner at Large, Stuff South of Grappelli, Kind of Bleu, The Strolling Violoinist bands to promote music.
- Maintained private studio of twenty students twenty years.
- Collaborated with Mills College dance department in creating scores for choreography projects.
Education
Mutlple Subjects Teaching Credential - Education
Mutiple Subjects Teaching Credential
San Franisco State University05.2013
Master of Arts - Music Performance And Pedagogy
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA05.1994
Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance And Pedagogy
San Francisoc Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA05.1992
Skills
- Fundamentals and History
- Vocational Counseling
- Curricula Planning
- Complex Problem-Solving
Timeline
Violin Teacher
Benjamin Barnes Music
08.1988 - Current
Violinist, Violist, Guitarist
Benjamin Barnes Music
08.1988 - Current
Mutlple Subjects Teaching Credential - Education
Mutiple Subjects Teaching Credential
Master of Arts - Music Performance And Pedagogy
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance And Pedagogy
San Francisoc Conservatory of Music
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