"Hello future student! I'm Eric. Though I call myself a composer, my path in music has never been a straight or predictable one. Through the years, I have thoroughly pursued varying musical interests ranging from music theory and composition, jazz, polyrhythmic cycles, sound engineering and sound design, guitar and piano. Because I refuse to reduce the wonders of music down to a single way of thinking, my approach has involved a mix of rigorous self-teaching, private instruction, work experience and academic schooling, through a Music major at the University of Pennsylvania and a sound engineering degree at a school in New York. I hope to instill my students with an attitude that balances a holistic view of music with a serious investigation of particular musical world-views.

Great teachers have been absolutely crucial in my own development, and from them I've learned how to transmit musical knowledge in an engaging and effective manner. I will base my approach off your own musical goals and interests, then I'll show how they relate to a broader musical vocabulary and together we'll zero in on specific concepts to work on. For example, we can use a song that you're interested in learning as a starting point to dive into concepts like harmony or form, and we'll develop an understanding of these concepts that will enrich your experiences with music in the future." less...