Thank you for the opportunity to assist you with your music education. I feel that my skills would be of benefit to you, as I have highly developed skills in the areas of Music History/Theory/Composition/Drums/Percussion, band/Ensemble direction. I am also quite skilled and experienced in the area of curriculum development and departmental management. I am primarily interested in Music Theory/History and analysis, instrumental music and ensemble work, and have extensive experience in all these areas. I have experience running Music classroom, both small ensembles as well as large orchestras and Big Bands. I have worked in a number of well respected schools, both private and departmental, and have been successful within the departments I have worked. Apart from teaching experience, I am also a working musician working with bands in the Rock, Jazz and funk genre, as well as having working in studios producing music recordings. I studied at Swinburn, in the Audio Engineering course, however, due to overcommitment I was unable to complete the course.

During my professional, performing career, I have had the opportunity to work with a large range of diverse bands and ensembles, with styles ranging from Rock, Jazz, Latin, Swing and Progressive/Alternative. I have also had the opportunity to work with ensembles that required me to read and produce charts. I am quite adept at chart reading and composing.

Throughout my entire teaching career, I have been able to incorporate a vast array of technology, MIDI and compositional computer software. I have also had the opportunity to incorporate Technology into live ensemble performances.
As a teacher and head of a music department, I have had the opportunity to develop skills in curriculum development, reporting, progress tracking and skills to assist my students in passing all assessments, both theoretical and practical.