3 Instructors for Music Theory, Composition, ARRANGING
Benjamin Gessel: Both in-person & online lessons available
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Mr. Gessel has been composing music since the age of 14 or so. After completing his BA in Music at Central Washington University, he completed a part time, 2 year film scoring program with the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program, led by Hummie Mann and Tim Huling. He has composed music for many different instruments and ensembles, and specializes in late romantic classical and film/media/easy listening music. Some of the most influential composers and songwriters for Mr. Gessel have been John Barry, John Williams, Leonard Rosenman, Lalo Schifrin, Jerry Goldsmith, Sir Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Sergei Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel, John Rutter, Syd Dale, Heinz Kiessling, Stelvio Cipriani, Burt Bacharach, Lex de Azevedo, Jon Schmidt and Michael McLean. He is passionate about helping composers further their abilities, and is open to teaching beginners through very advanced composition students. Composition students can expect to have very well-rounded music lessons with Mr. Gessel, as he is careful to include instruction in music history, ear training, chord/harmonic analysis, reading orchestral scores, music listening, and so forth.
Sviatlana Kebets: Both in-person & online lessons available
Sviatlana Kebets is a highly motivated professional with more than 20 years of experience in the field of Music Performance and Education. Born in Belarus, she graduated from Lida School of Music, Lida College of Music and Belarusian State Academy of Music with a bachelor's degree. Her experience includes teaching piano, directing instrumental ensembles, arranging, recording, participation in international competitions, and performing as an orchestra and choir conductor on different stages.
Since her arrival in the U.S.A., Sviatlana successfully continued her work as a piano and music theory teacher in Chicago, participated as a judge in RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) Examinations. In 2017, she moved to Seattle metropolitan area and continued her career in music instructions. Working with both children and adults, Sviatlana provides an enjoyable and optimal learning environment to maximize the students' unique potential. She also helps students who are preparing for RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) Examinations and other exams, certificates & competitions when students are ready to participate on them. Besides classical music, she incorporates and welcomes different genres in her lessons such as jazz, musicals, soundtracks, pop, ragtime, and folk.
In her free time, she enjoys, reading, watching old-fashion TV shows, barbecue, & fancy desserts. She is also enjoying decorating a new home that she and her husband recently bought.
Since her arrival in the U.S.A., Sviatlana successfully continued her work as a piano and music theory teacher in Chicago, participated as a judge in RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) Examinations. In 2017, she moved to Seattle metropolitan area and continued her career in music instructions. Working with both children and adults, Sviatlana provides an enjoyable and optimal learning environment to maximize the students' unique potential. She also helps students who are preparing for RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) Examinations and other exams, certificates & competitions when students are ready to participate on them. Besides classical music, she incorporates and welcomes different genres in her lessons such as jazz, musicals, soundtracks, pop, ragtime, and folk.
In her free time, she enjoys, reading, watching old-fashion TV shows, barbecue, & fancy desserts. She is also enjoying decorating a new home that she and her husband recently bought.
Jason Kuo: Both in-person & online lessons available
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Pianist Jason S. Kuo studied with Martha Wasley at the University of California at Berkeley and was later coached by Janet Guggenheim, whose worldwide concert credits included over thirty years of collaboration with the celebrated violinist Itzhak Perlman.
Dr. Kuo performed in public masterclasses of Richard Goode and the late Karl Schnabel while residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been teaching piano privately since 1991, and has been actively performing as an accompanist and a chamber musician. In the Seattle area, he frequently can be seen providing professional accompaniment service to students participating in festivals and competitions. Dr. Kuo also performs as the keyboard member of the Northwest Symphony Orchestra and serves on the board of Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers.
To find out more about lessons he offers, please visit his website, http://www.studio9509.com.
Dr. Kuo performed in public masterclasses of Richard Goode and the late Karl Schnabel while residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been teaching piano privately since 1991, and has been actively performing as an accompanist and a chamber musician. In the Seattle area, he frequently can be seen providing professional accompaniment service to students participating in festivals and competitions. Dr. Kuo also performs as the keyboard member of the Northwest Symphony Orchestra and serves on the board of Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers.
To find out more about lessons he offers, please visit his website, http://www.studio9509.com.