"Hi there, I'm Dan! I started teaching when I was six years old, and since then, I've only gotten better— I've been honored with the Mary Lou Williams Music Mentorship award on the one hand, and on the other, I've gotten dozens of local students 1400+ scores on the SAT. My teaching philosophy is rooted in giving you the framework and basic understanding necessary to succeed long after our lessons; my goal is to make everything you learn going forward make as much sense as the very basics. As for credentials, I currently study Music Education at the Berklee College of Music as a World Tour Scholarship recipient, and graduated High School as a National Merit Scholar with a 4.87 GPA, 1580 on the SAT, and extremely high marks on several AP exams and SAT Subject tests.

I am an award winning multi-instrumentalist (with my most fluent instruments being Piano, Accordion, and Bass) and educator. I have performed at such venerated venues as the Jazz Standard NYC, the Panama Jazz Festival, and the Boston Celtics Tip-Off Gala, and my work extends through the idioms of Jazz, Classical, RNB, Rock, Pop, and Folk music. I teach performance lessons in each of these styles as well as lessons on Music Theory, Improvisation, Ear Training, and Arranging.

Alongside my musical career, I have continued to hone my academic abilities during my time in college, having continued work as a tutor of SAT prep and Biology, as well as finding work as an Ophthalmic Technician at local medical clinics. In my view, all academic pursuits at a high-school level or below are fundamentally organized around only a few core concepts— once I help you master those, the rest falls into place. Standardized tests follow similar rules, allowing the application of a few choice strategies to guarantee success reaching your target score.

Whichever subject you choose to learn from me, I very much look forward to meeting you and helping you be the best student you can be!" less...