Skilled Guitarist offering 15+ years of related experience. Familiar with teaching, performing and practicing hard to maintain proficiency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Guitarist
The Faith Center
10.2022 - Current
Practiced guitar chords and scales to maintain full proficiency with each piece of equipment.
Learned new songs for performances.
Performed music in styles such as gospel and ccm .
Tuned and restrung guitars on regular basis.
Memorized standards often requested at shows.
Interpreted and modified music to personalize performances.
Transposed music to alternate keys with speed and accuracy.
Studied scores at length to learn music in detail and develop suitable interpretations.
Music Teacher
Rivera Music
01.2016 - Current
Familiarized students with basic concepts of music such as notes, tempo, symphony, beats, compositions, and chords.
Planned and executed targeted lesson plans to instruct on music theory, music history, and performance etiquette.
Mentored struggling students with individualized approach to enhance learning.
Advised parents of student progress by communicating student's achievements and developing methods for improvement.
Band Leader
Yonkers Arts
04.2019 - 10.2022
Assessed musicians and assigned instruments and parts for songs and concerts.
Traveled with band to shows and art events.
Planned concerts and marketed concerts for the city of yonkers, mayors events and yonkers arts.
Collaborated with performers and producers to determine and achieve desired sound for production.
Attended regular practices to hone skills.
Rewrote original scores to adapt to different musical genres and styles.
Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
Lead Pianist
Missions United International
02.2017 - 04.2021
Used click tracks and to arrange worship sessions.
Collaborated with performer to determine and achieve desired sound for service.
Transposed pieces from one instrument to another and one key to another to accommodate worship leader and musicians .
Provided musical background for preachings and services.
Observed choral leaders or prompters for cues or directions in vocal presentations.
Transposed music to alternate keys with speed and accuracy.