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Music Lessons by Musician
Scott Martin
Piano Lessons, Drum Lessons, and Percussion Lessons
Serving Edison and Central New Jersey Areas including Middlesex, Union,
and
Monmouth Counties
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About
Scott Martin
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 I
received my Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Alberta
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where I studied with Brian Jones. After
my Bachelors Degree, I completed a two year program focusing on drumset
performance with Brian Thurgood at Grant MacEwan College, also in
Edmonton. During these years in Edmonton I played as an extra with
the Edmonton Symphony and spent four summers playing with the National
Youth Orchestra of Canada. I then came to New Jersey to do my Master's
at Rutgers, studying with William Moersch. During my Master's study,
I met my wife, with whom I live in Edison, NJ, with our two daughters.
These days I spend most of my time teaching and playing with several
NJ orchestras. |
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Professional
Experience
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Teaching
Philosophy
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10 years of teaching experience with students of all ages and ability
levels.
- 18 years
of professional performing experience on all percussion instruments,
including drums, mallets (xylophone, vibraphone, marimba), timpani
and hand drums.
- Principal
Percussionist for the Monmouth Symphony and the Manalapan Battleground
Symphony.
- Principal
Timpanist for the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra.
- Head Teacher
at the Academy of Music on Main Street, in Spotswood, NJ.
- Percussion
Coordinator and Instructor for the New Jersey All-State High School
Orchestra.
- Percussion
Instructor and Director of Percussion Ensembles at the Pingry School.
- DMA candidate
at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University.
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I've
been fortunate to study with some great teachers over the years.
My time with them in addition to my years of experience teaching
my own private students has helped to form my teaching philosophy.
The thing I value most of all in a teacher-student relationship
is trust.
Trust from the student comes from the teacher being prompt and
consistent in lesson attendance, always being patient with mistakes
and questions, giving honest and fair evaluations of progress,
and never using ridicule or intimidation as a teaching tool.
Trust from the teacher comes from the student being consistent
and prompt in lesson attendance, listening and asking any questions
that come up during the lesson, and practicing thoughtfully and
consistently between lessons.
My goal in teaching is to provide each of my students with the
best possible music education, to help them reach their full potential
on the instrument, and to encourage them to build more of their
own musical experiences through performance and concert attendance
of their own.
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E-mail me today to set up weekly private lessons in your home!
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