Sam Boyle

Clarinet, Guitar, Piano

Education: Music theory, composition, performance: beginner (for guitar and clarinet) to intermediate (for piano) sight-reading, ear training, sheet music interpretation and techniques.

About: I love music because it is life. We have a heartbeat with rhythms. We play notes every day, melodies every week, songs every month, and albums every year. And the more we observe how music is the fabric of our being, the better we can express ourselves, communicate, and form bond and relation as humans.

My teaching approach will vary from student to student and occur at eye level with empathy. I venture to say like most things, teachers have been at some point where students are going, and my goal is to give students as much insight as I can based off of my own experience and with tools (exercises, techniques, demonstration, other resources, etc.) to ultimately help teach themselves. Lessons would be structured according to goals and current knowledge/natural capabilities. Practice, experimentation, and balance into daily activities are key for musical growth. Whatever trial and error there may be, we will go from there.