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TLR Productions

TLR Productions

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About

I'm a jazz pianist, composer, band leader and recording artist with a passion for imparting knowledge about technique, phrasing, theory & improvisation. Basically 'how music works'...

I play/teach classical repertoire as well and have written a wide variety of compositions, including a string quartet that was performed by members of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra...

I started performing professionally through the 1980's in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have three albums of (mostly) original material.

BA music -- UC Berkeley - 1982,

Web site: https://www.tomreynoldsmusic.com/

https://www.tomreynoldsmusic.com/instruction for details about teaching... (links to introductory youtube clips, philosophy/approach, etc.)

https://www.tomreynoldsmusic.com/recordings for my CDs

https://www.tomreynoldsmusic.com/bands for detail on the ensembles I am currently associated with.

I enjoy nurturing the spark of learning/creativity.

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Highlights

Hired 2 times
1 employee
Serves Livermore , CA

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Specialties

Instrument(s)

Piano, Violin, Guitar, Drum, Cello, Other, Student does not play an instrument

Experience level

No experience, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Students age

Younger than 6 years old, 6 - 9 years old, 10 - 13 years old, 14 - 17 years old, 18 - 25 years old, 26 - 44 years old, 45 - 64 years old, 65 or older

Interest(s)

Fundamentals (pitch, rhythm, chords, etc.), Harmonization, Counterpoint, Music subjects (notation, analysis, ear training), Other

Lesson length

30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes

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    LT

    laverne T.

    Tom is very patient instructor and has provided challenging lessons along with excellent feedback. As a beginner student, I am pleased with my progress.
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    August 16, 2024
    RM

    Ray M.

    Tom @ TLR Productions tailors the lessons to my speed of learning. As a beginning student, he is making playing the piano fun. Very important for an adult student.
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    April 18, 2022
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    Kyle K.

    Tom is a fantastic human being with a well-rounded approach to teach, with an emphasis on listening, vocabulary, technical mastery, musicality, etc but well balanced and emphasized in the right areas and contexts. Can’t recommend enough, great great great!
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    November 02, 2021
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    Aaron F.

    Tom Reynolds is a top tier instructor with years experience teaching Piano in both Jazz and Classical. I have been taking lessons from him for years and with his instruction youll become the pianist that youve always dreamed of becoming.
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    January 15, 2021

    Frequently asked questions

    1) assess the student's level of development, interests, goals.

    2) draft a teaching plan customized and appropriate for the student. Include short-term and long-term objectives.    

    BA Music UC Berkeley, 1982

    Fees: $30 for a half-hour session, $45 for a 45 minute session or $60 for a full hour. If other arrangements need to be made, I am open to discussing options. 

    The first half-hour lesson is free of charge. Lesson fee is 1$/minute -- for beginners or very young students, typically this is in half-hour increments. For more advance students, lessons would typically be in one-hour session. 

    As an adjunct to performing.  

    Kids and adults.

    Imparting knowledge about Upper Structures and how they work.

    Identify a set of desired goals.  Order the set according to priority.

    How can I articulate my needs clearly? 

    Services offered

    Piano
    Music Theory