TEACHING OBJECTIVES:

1. Jazz Improvisation
2. Jazz theory and harmony
3. Saxophone basic and advanced
4. Ensemble coaching
5. Jazz composition and arranging

SELECTED METHODS AND BOOKS USED:

1. David Liebman “Developing A Personal Sound”
2. George Russell “Lydian Chromatic Concept”
3. Yusef Lateef “Repository Of Scales And Melodic Patterns”
4. Oliver Nelson “Patterns”
5. Sigurd Rascher “Top Tones For The Saxophone”

SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1. 16 years of private teaching in Israel, Germany, United States
2. State Music Schools in Germany (1999-2003) - middle and high school students, adults
3. Teaching Assistantship at the University Of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Music (2003-2005)
4. Amherst Red Barn Music School (2005-current)
5. Workshop at Lyndonville State College, VT with Ambassadors Of Light (2004)
6. Workshop at the Berkshire Hills Music Academy (2005)

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