About this site
First and foremost, it's important to know that I like to teach. Some people like to design things. Others like to work with their hands. I get enjoyment from teaching. I enjoy the challenge of organizing in my mind a subject I know well, figuring out what's most important, and then crafting a clear and easily understood explanation that is useful to a student. It has taken me years to organize this instruction and build out this site. The value, I believe, is in the quality of the explanations, their organization, and the removal of the cost barrier that is often found with this type of instruction.
About Jeff
I started playing music quite young. At 4 years old I was figuring out how to play the small organ in my parents' home. I had begun lessons at age 6 and at by 9 years old, was playing for church services. For my high school and college years, I continued to provide music for liturgies, played piano for musical theater, and performed with vocalists. Since that time, I have worked almost exclusively as a teacher, providing instruction in Spanish to high schoolers and music lessons to students of all ages. Apart from my teaching work, I continue to play and perform. For my current project, I work as an arranger, composer and pianist for the live performances of Danny Joe's Tree House, an award-winning kids' show modeled after classic children's TV. My education: I received a B.A. in modern languages from The University of Scranton. I studied at the Berklee College of Music and used its core curriculum as a guide in creating this site.
