My career as a music educator and experience as a jazz saxophone performer, saxophone instructor, and jazz ensemble director give me a unique insight to guiding you saxophonist to the techniques and skills they need to develop to become successful practitioners and performers in the jazz saxophone performance arenas and various genres of jazz and jazz influenced music.
Individual saxophone instruction focusing on general saxophone instruction.
Technical aspects of practicing and saxophone performance practice techniques including a focus on tone production, technical facility, music reading and interpretation of saxophone literature including jazz styles, improvisation instruction and technical aspects of jazz styles, techniques, music theory, and performance application as related to either ensemble or solo performance practices.
Director of the Harpur Jazz Ensemble (1997-2023)
Adjunct Lecturer: Jazz in American Music (1997 - 2018)
Instructor for two Jazz Improvisation Courses (1997-2023)
Facilitated, developed, maintained and oversaw the K-12 Music program including staff meetings/development, staffing issues, classroom procedures, concert management, budget development, submission, and implementation of budget procurements to individual programs: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, & 9-12 music classrooms and programs.
Director of High School Senior Concert Band and Senior Jazz Ensemble
Instrumental Music Lesson Instructor
Coordinator of Music: Facilitated, developed, maintained and oversaw the K-12 Music program including staff meetings/development, staffing issues, classroom procedures, concert management, budget development, submission, and implementation of budget procurements to individual programs: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, & 9-12 music classrooms and programs, including after school music programs: Jazz Ensembles, Marching Band, and Musicals
Director of Middle School Concert and Jazz Ensembles 6th-8th grades
Instrumental Lesson Group Instructor 6th -8th grades
General Music Instructor 7th grade
7th & 8th grade Choral Director (1981-1982)
High School Senior Concert Band and Senior Senor Jazz Ensemble Director 9th - 12th grades
Directo of Elementary Band and Instrumental lesson Instruction
Elementary General Music classroom instruction
Due to my many years of involvement and organization of music festivals, events, programs, and music education experiences on the Broome County area I have been awarded a Star of the Wall of Fame at the Broome County Forum Theatre for the accomplishments and contributions to the culture and community in our area, including:
Music Coordinator and Organizer of the Binghamton JulyFest Music and Jazz Festivals from 2009-2024 (3 day music festivals curating, producing and managing over 25 hours of jazz and jazz influenced music for public performance, including sound production managing, and budget management).
Director & Curator of Jazz Programming: enJOY Jazz Concerts and associated concerts at the Goodwill Theatre Inc. Schorr Family Firehouse Stage, Johnson City, NY 2010-2025
(10 Jazz Concerts curated, produced, and managed per year)