Marc Rosen

• Assessed each student's playing talent to tailor instruction to meet individual needs of students.
• Taught students how to clean, polish, dress frets, tighten screws and properly store guitar in case.
• Assisted students in preparing for performances
• Took excerpts from music texts to provide students with well-rounded knowledge and retained interest.

* Assessed each student's abilities to create personalized lesson plans

* Assisted students in preparing for performances

* Taught chord scale theory to students as used in jazz improvisation and accompaniment

* Assisted students in skill of playing time with other musicians

* Provided guitar instruction to students of varying age and skill

levels.

* Created relaxed environment and built strong rapport with

students and families, resulting in more productive lessons.

• Encouraging student participation
• Keeping student focused on lesson
• Providing safe space for student to improvise, listen and interact
• Achievements:
• Learned 6 different jazz guitar chord voicings
• Learned how to improvise on 4 different types of scales (including blues scale)
• Performing original folk and rock music

• Taught classes of 10 adults basics of guitar playing including tuning, picking strumming chords .
• Taught class commonly used chord progression enabling them to play chords to 7 popular songs.

Composed and arranged 16 compositions for television commercials and series worldwide.

Performed in Persistence Duo at Cold Spring Hills Nursing Home in Woodbury, N.Y., Starry Nite Cafe in Hicksville, N.Y., and Village Green Nursing Home in Levittown, N.Y.

Planning, organizing and directing Music Therapy activities designed to improve patient's psychological and behavioral status.

Provided familiar music for groups of 12 dementia patients to:

* Improve cognitive functioning

* Tap into long term memory

* Improve interaction to raise self-esteem

Increased competence, confidence and self-esteem of 15 client ensemble.Designed group music therapy sessions using improvisation to promote self expression.

Designed music therapy programs utilizing familiar music to abate symptoms of dementia.

Created Music Therapy Programs using hand-held percussion instruments to promote self -expression.

Collaborated with recreation Therapists to create musical activities to stimulate long term memory of dementia patients.

Guitar Teacher-Long Island area

Private Guitar lessons for youth and adults of all ability levels and interests.

Increased skill and confidence of students through:

* playing familiar music

* sight reading

* learning scales

* improvisation

* Adapting teaching methods and instruction materials to meet

students' varying needs, abilities and interests

* Identifying developmental needs of students

Performed with The Cayenne Jazz Band featuring clarinetist Ken Peplowski at Kool Jazz Festival and Beacon Theater .

Performed with guitarists Bill Frisell and Mike Stern in 7 piece guitar ensemble at Berklee Performance Center.