Private music teacher accepting new students: winds, brass, voice

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I am a professional private music teacher with over two decades of experience. I give lessons on flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba, ensemble conducting and classical and popular voice to students from ages 3 to 90. My studio is at Marrell Music Instrument Repair in Lakewood, Ohio. This means that sheet music, accessories, instruments and expert repair technicians are all accessible when you come to your lessons. Current rates are $18/half hour or $35/hour. Daytime, evening, and weekend lesson times are all available. Give me a call and let's set up a couple lessons to get you started.

My bio:

Brandyn Metzko, composer-conductor-teacher-musician, obtained his Bachelor's degree in music at Cleveland State University in 2006, where he studied flute with Sean Gabriel, voice with William Dempsey, and conducting with Betsy Burleigh. He is about to graduate with a Master of Science Degree in Entertainment Business at Full Sail University, and is now working on his Juris Doctorate with focus on Arts Industry copyright and contract law at Concord Law School.

Brandyn has had a thriving private teaching studio in Northeast Ohio, Central Florida, New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles, preparing students for milestones ranging from Conservatory and Opera auditions to American Idol performances. His students study a variety of genres including Classical Music, Opera, Jazz, Baroque/Early Music and Popular/Broadway.

Brandyn helped to found the QUO Orchestra New York City in 2009, the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony in San Francisco in 2007 and the Blazing River Freedom Band in Cleveland in 2003, and has served on the board of the L/G Band Association as Membership Services Chair. Brandyn was Artistic Director of the Blazing River Freedom Band from 2003 until 2007, co-artistic director of the Queer Urban Orchestra in 2009-2010, and served as the Assistant Music Director with the Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Band.

Brandyn has also arranged countless works for concert band and chamber ensembles and has composed a number of original works. Brandyn's performance credits include solo and chamber works; studio recording; sacred, operatic, Broadway and popular vocal music; wind band, orchestral and flute choir ensemble work; and concert and marching band direction and performance. He resumed his post as Artistic Director of the Blazing River Freedom Band's concert band program in Winter 2012 and now records and composes from his home studio when he is not teaching or performing.

Read my blog at http://musicbrandyn.blogspot.com or visit me on Facebook at http://facebook.com/musicbrandyn