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Teaching Methods
Gary enjoys teaching students of almost any age or experience level. He
teaches beginners how to play using the entire keyboard, in all key
centers, starting with the very first lesson. This method encourages
tactile and visual familiarity with the physical keyboard before
learning to read notes. It not only makes practicing more enjoyable and
productive--especially for young children-but it also allows motivated
adults and teenagers to achieve competency level skills in two years or
less.
Studio Location & Description
Basin Road Music Studios is located in a quiet and pleasant
setting, in Gary's home, close to the Bond Road-Front St. intersection
near down-town Poulsbo. His students come from all over the county: Port
Orchard, East Bremerton, Silverdale, Hansville, Kingston, and Bainbridge
Island. The studios house a variety of keyboards, computers, and music
recording equipment.
About the Teacher
Gary is a composer and specializes in teaching improvisation
and composition. He retired to Poulsbo from Alaska in 1997 and has been
teaching full-time ever since. Prior to that, he taught piano on a
part-time basis for almost 40 years. "Basin Road" is the name of the
road that leads to a gold mine in Juneau, Alaska. Living in Alaska
inspired Gary's composition work. He once composed and recorded the
score for a 90-minute television documentary that was distributed
world-wide. Gary imparts that inspiration and love of music to his
students.
Juneau, Alaska
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