With over 10 years of experience in private instruction, Mike offers lessons in the following areas:
- Saxophone performance (all styles, including Jazz and Classical technique)
- Music theory
- Jazz analysis, repertoire, and listening
- Music notation and arranging
- Music Composition
- Improvisation
Please use the contact form at the bottom of this page to inquire about private lesson availability and rates.
Education: Master of Music, Jazz Arranging and Composition, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bachelor of Music, Jazz and Afro-American Music Studies, Bachelor of Arts, Acoustics, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
“Mike is my son’s saxophone teacher, and I can’t recommend him highly enough…With his kind and patient teaching style he consistently inspires my son to be a better saxophonist and a better person…My son has had the good fortune to be selected to play in youth jazz and modern bands at district, state, and national levels. Mike definitely deserves some of the credit for these successes.”
-Jonathan Slate
More information about Mike can be found in the About section of this website.