Saxophone Clarinet Flute Lessons with Ken Moran

Specialties

Saxophone Clarinet Flute lessons with Ken Moran specializes in the best private music lessons on Saxophone, Clarinet, or Flute. Ken recently returned to his beloved home of the San Francisco Bay Area after more than 8 years of teaching and playing professionally in the Los Angeles area. He has private lesson studios located in Mountain View, Cupertino, Pleasanton, and Dublin. Ken’s studios are a short drive from Mountain View, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Atherton, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Los Altos, Pleasanton, Livermore, and Dublin areas. Check out the website for more detailed information.

* Over 8 years experience teaching students of all ages and ability levels.

* Proven teaching success with award winning students.

* Great with kids and students of all ages.

Students Will Learn:

* A solid basic foundation of saxophone, flute, or clarinet technique including major and minor scales, arpeggios, intervals, and technical etudes.

* Appropriate musical etudes. This includes everything from standard concert etudes to contemporary pop and traditional jazz repertoire.

* Elementary to advanced music theory.

* Elementary to advanced jazz improvisation techniques.

* Music appreciation. This includes lessons on «active» music listening.

* Insight into playing in the top school bands as well as local, statewide, and nationwide honor bands and orchestras.

* How to be the BEST at what they do!

Meet the Business Owner

Ken M.

Business Owner

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ken Moran grew up in a very musical environment and studied with many renown saxophonists in the area. Ken began playing saxophone in elementary school and soon discovered his love for Jazz and music around age 12. Ken was recognized for his musical talent at a young age, winning numerous awards in high school like the Woody Herman Jazz Award and Outstanding Musicianship at the Reno Jazz Festival every year from 1998 – 2002.

In 2007, Ken completed his Bachelor of Music degree from California State University, Northridge. He has performed numerous times internationally in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, and Japan. Performances have included acclaimed festivals like the Reno Jazz Festival, the Umbria Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz a Vienne, and venues like Jazz at Lincoln Center, Catalina’s Jazz Club, Yoshi’s Jazz Club. His saxophone teachers have included Dann Zinn, Dave Ellis, Rob Lockhart, and others.