I have played professionally and taught in the Bay Area and New York (1980 to 1990) over a period of 35 years. I also taught instrumental music in the West Contra Costa School District until I retired in 2010.
I would describe my approach as individualized. That is to say it is geared to the specific individual that I'm working with at any given time. I take into account the person's
age(in the case with children), background or level, musical interests, goals and/or objectives in learning the instrument. I utilize different modalities of teaching according to a student's individual learning style.
My overall objective in teaching is to help the student make music a fullfilling part of their life, whatever their ambitions are.
37.9252463, -122.383404
Pt. Richmond, CA (94801)
Full Name:
Alan Shearer
Contact Phone:
Contact Email:
Institutional Affiliation:
Current:
Dominican University of California
(Suzuki School of Music)
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts,
Richmond, CA
Music Styles:
classical, jazz, blues, rock
Instrument/Voice Types Taught:
violin, viola
Age Ranges:
Pre-School
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Adult
All Ages
Education:
M.M.. State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook
Violin ztudies with Nathan Rubin, Anne Crowden, Sidney Harth, Lazar Gosman
Years Teaching:
35
Lesson Rate:
60hr/35 half hour
Teaching Method:
Suzuki and traditional
Makes House Calls:
No