Mr. Nate’s Adventures in Music

Specialties

Welcome to Mr. Nate’s Adventures in Music! Mr. Nate’s music school provides fun piano music instruction after school from September through early June. Yes, Piano classes in San Mateo. During the summer months, Piano Summer Camp is offered to provide an enjoyable music experience in a day camp setting with an unbelievable concert/​recital on the last day. Both programs are engaging and fun, while providing introductory music/​piano instruction. Mr. Nate provides a ‘kid-​friendly’ environment, so that the students can feel confident about their progress without feeling pressured to perform. Mr. Nate also offers a beginning jazz piano course as well as a jazz ensemble course that teaches jazz performance; including an extensive jazz repertoire, jazz improvisation and how to play in a jazz combo.

History

Established in 1998.

Mr. Nate started teaching piano 12 years ago at elementary schools on the Peninsula to children in after school programs. He realized the real learning did not happen in programs that are basically after care. He started teaching his friends’ children 5 – 6 at a time in his basement –including his own son when they were learning to read — Kindergarten and first grade. His classes gained popularity through word of mouth so he started the Adventures in Music School.

Meet the Business Owner

Nate G.

Business Owner

Before teaching Mr. Nate played piano and keyboards in a professional setting. His work was showcased in concerts and on recordings by Herbie Hancock, Steve Miller and Todd Rundgren and Larry Graham. He has toured Europe and America and been seen on Soul Train and other music showcase variety shows.