Brian Pendleton Music Lessons

Specialties

Private music lessons for Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Recorder, Trumpet and Music Theory for students of all ages and skill levels.

History

Established in 1980.

I began teaching private piano lessons to my friends children in the early ‘80s and discovered that I liked teaching. I began writing arrangements of popular songs to make the lessons more fun which led to the gradual creation of a series of piano lesson books I call Learning Piano. That then led to the creation of a series of support books that cover a broad range of styles including classical, folk, rock, jazz, boogie, and blues. My first instrument as a child was saxophone, so I’ve always loved jazz and have published a number of transcription books for students. I played saxophone, clarinet, and flute professionally for many years but now I only teach.

Meet the Business Owner

Brian P.

Business Owner

I started playing saxophone at age 8. My older brother played piano and by the time I was in high school we had formed a jazz combo and won 1^st place for small jazz combo at the Lighthouse Jazz Competition in Hermosa Beach, CA. I went on to college majoring in aerospace engineering and after graduation worked at Lockheed Missile and Space Corp. in Sunnyvale, CA. That’s when I began teaching piano to some of my coworkers kids. I played saxophone in various rock and jazz bands. I studied flute with Joan Butterfield and clarinet with Clarence Savage and trumpet with Modesto Briseno. I taught music lessons at Curlin’s Music City in San Jose, CA. then World of Music in Cupertino, CA. for 25 years. I now teach private lessons at Canon Music in Cupertino, CA. and also do some in home lessons.