Stephen B.

I am a piano and Film scoring teacher looking for piano students or Film Scoring/ Basic Composition students.

I graduated from Berklee in Piano performance and Film Scoring and have been teaching since 2012. I studied under the late Bob Winter who was the pianist for the Boston Pops.

In the past, I worked at an organization called Piano Playtime, where I taught twelve Kindergarten to 4th grade group piano lessons. I also teach special needs. The genres of music I teach are: Classical, Pop, Broadway, Rock, Film Scores, New Age, some Blues and some Jazz.

In the past, I scored two local films. A documentary, titled, “The Times Were Never So Bad: The Life of Andre Dubus. His son, Andre Dubus III wrote the script for the film, “The House of Sand and Fog,” starring Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley. The film won first place in the Providence Film Festival, and premiered at the New England Film and Video Festival and Newburyport Documentary Film Festival. I also scored a local film titled “Eamons Road,” and composed music for the online college Capella University.

Capella University.

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America 250 March (Improvised) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPCEJVZ8FgE&t=4s

Bach Prelude in C major https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GiLSS8qiuU

Chopin Revolutionary Etude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX1BUSuw8PE

Chopin Prelude in E minor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JHkKKbM0oU

008 Spy Theme. (Improvised) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MlnSOMxc0g

Yesterday (The Beatles, with simple chords) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_a5oqAW8uc

LOOKING FOR COMMITTED STUDENTS

I also teach online if in-person lessons are not an option for you, Lessons are recapped by a short mp4 video which is sent to the parent/student via email.

Lessons include:

1. Setting up goals

2. Piano technique

3. Music theory related to the repertoire

4. Reading strategies – sight reading

5. Performance – how to express yourself through music

6. Study schemes – how to practice efficiently and productively

7. Working schedules, study guides, to do lists: guide your practice

8. Alternative materials: lesson recording with mp4 video recapping the lesson, worksheets, youtube videos, playlists and books.

9. Learning to create melodies for your songs. (if interested)

Teaching areas, Newton, Needham, Wellesley, Dover, Arlington, Waltham, Brookline, Boston, Lexington, Weston, Bedford, Concord, Belmont, Watertown, Natick, Dedham, Wayland, 128 areas, or online anywhere.

My time options are 30 mins, $45, 45 mins, $55, and 1 hour. $60. More if you wish.

References available

NOTE: I do not have a studio with a real piano but an excellent keyboard in my bedroom with excellent sound. I have had students at my location before. Most of the time I go to people's homes but up to you.

Thank you.