Teaching
I teach music, audio engineering, and entrepreneurship - but what I really teach is how to be brave enough to ask questions, how to set goals that lead to fulfillment, and how to be self-sufficient. Through guided experimentation, students become empowered to pursue meaningful endeavors, and (if I’ve done my job) get themselves to the point where they no longer need me.
Feel free to reach out for more details, and to design a teaching session that will best suit what you're currently looking for at saladbarcl@gmail.com.
Improvisation Masterclass
I firmly believe that improvisation is critical to the development of expression. With improvisation, a musician must make musical decisions without the aid of a score or mentor. This process, over time, increases any musician’s confidence in their ability to make musical decisions as well as the originality of their interpretations. This workshop is designed as an introduction to improvisation for all instruments, where participants will be guided through experimentation in a safe, friendly and encouraging environment. By the end of this workshop, participants will have a foundational knowledge of how to use improvisation to develop expression spontaneity and bursts of dynamic in-the-moment playing. And, when in the middle of your performance, the music stand falls – and the music flies every which way on stage, improvisation might come in handy.
Intermediate & Advanced workshops in improvisation are available by request.
Inspiring Kids to Compose Music Workshop
We all know that musical expression is powerful, and can have a huge impact on children’s lives. As a longtime composer in multiple genres, I think there are few things are as satisfying as performing one’s own music. And when children and teenagers are the ones doing the composing, that satisfaction level goes through the roof. I’ve found that children can be some of most fearless creators out there, and when we work together – when they realize they can be free to create from their imagination, little hearts swell, and the enormous satisfaction that comes from hearing what they’ve composed simply cannot be measured.
Composing is also therapeutic, calming, and can bring about increased levels of focus. I relish those same enriching feelings when I compose. That’s why I enjoy teaching young people; I get the additional satisfaction of passing on each of those benefits to the next generations to follow.
In my “Inspiring Kids to Compose” Workshop, each participant leaves with a recording of their own composition… but they also leave with a confidence in themselves, and a desire to create new wonders in our world.
