About
Over 30 years of experience teaching and performing, taught hundreds of students around the world.
I love teaching, and see my students grow by the day, with a method tailored to each individual.
Teaching Rock, Blues, Jazz, Funk, Brazilian and more.
To make sure it is the right fit for you, I will give a FREE FIRST LESSON.
SUNY Purchase Graduate, as well as Rimon (affiliate of Berkley) School of Music.
Learn online at a reduced rate, come to my studio, or have lessons in the convenience of your home (this is temporary suspended during covid 19).
See more info @:
http://kobyhayon.com/kbhy/?page_id=727
https://www.facebook.com/kobyhayon/
I am teaching for almost 30 years, I have students that have been with me for almost 15 years!
I am still am trying to get better every day. I aim at getting to know the student, what motivate him (and what turn him/her off).
Graduate of two music schools, and recording artist, I teach and perform for decades.
Here is more information from my website:
Koby Hayon is a world renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer based in New York who plays Guitar, Oud, and Bass with the internationally acclaimed Trio Shalva.
Born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel, Hayon studied at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Tel Aviv, where he gained experience as a guitarist with the DGK Trio, Hulon Big Band, and many other notable groups. In 2001, Hayon moved to the United States, where he earned his BFA in Jazz Performance at SUNY Purchase. A recipient of the Ullendorff Memorial Foundation Scholarship there, he studied with jazz greats John Abercrombie, Hal Galper, Todd Coolman, and Jon Faddis. Hayon has since played in a number of venues throughout the United States and abroad as the leader of a jazz trio, duo, and quartet. His renditions of jazz standards as well as his own compositions have earned him acclaim along with several weekly gigs in the New York area.
As a sideman, Hayon has performed and toured throughout Western New York and Canada, playing and recording with countless bands, from Dixie/Swing Band, led by the legendary Sol Yaged, to playing alongside bass legend Bill Crow and with various bands playing traditional Israeli music. He can be heard regularly at the 55bar, Cornelia St. Cafe, Watercolor Cafe, birdland, and other reputable New York clubs.
In 2009, Hayon formed the Koby Hayon Jazz Trio. With bandmates Kermit Driscoll and Jerome Morris, he fuses his heritage with his vast musical training by performing classic Israeli songs in a jazz setting, as well as his own compositions. Hayon’s work combines two of the many facets of his musicality: a cultural legacy along with his malleable and innovative jazz technique. In the spring of 2010, the Koby Hayon Trio released its debut album, “Gemini”, a recording that is already gaining recognition and critical acclaim.
In addition to his self-named trio, Hayon is also an integral part of Trio Shalva, formed in 2009 with pianist Assaf Gleizner and percussionist Nadav Snir-Zelniker. Trio Shalva’s debut album, Riding Alone, was released on January 1st, 2011. Their sophomore effort, “Breeza”- a miscellany of Israeli and Bedouin folk tunes interspersed with original compositions and jazz arrangements of popular songs- will be released on March 6, 2014 at Birdland, NYC. Trio Shalva’s most recent shows include performances in Brazil and as an opener for Pat Metheney at the Belleayre Festival in New York. Koby Hayon’s most recent acoustic project is a globally-influenced group of musicians from Lebanon, the United States, Pakistan, and Israel, which draws on each artist’s unique musical voice and their various backgrounds to create a new global musical vocabulary. This group will also release an album in 2014.
In addition to playing live music, Koby Hayon is the musical director of “Nigunim – A Festival of New Improvised Jewish Music”, this festival aims to create a stage in Westchester county for wide range of Jewish improvised music. Through Hayon’s efforts, the festival became a recipient of the Arts Project Grant from Westchester Arts Council in 2009-2011.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
First thing is to get to know the student, and figure out his goals, both long and short term, and set the lessons according to that.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am a graduate of "Rimon" School of music, as well as a Jazz Major at SUNY PURCHASE. I have over 30 years of teaching experience.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
30 minutes online lesson: $35
45 Minutes online lesson: $50 (recommended)
60 Minutes online lesson: $65
How did you get started teaching?
Always loved teaching, especially when the students are enthusiastic, and almost 30 years later, and I still love it.
What types of students have you worked with?
I worked with any age group (younges 6, oldest 75).
A lot of rock and blues students, some jazz students, on three instruments: Guitar (both acoustic and electric), Bass & Oud.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
The consistent practice is the most important element, just play as much as possible.
What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs?
Students should ask themselves what would be their goal in music lessons. Clear goals always leading to success.