About Tony Brand
Tony Brand
Music Teacher, Master
Location: Yorktown, VA
Speaks: English
Instructs: Bass Guitar, Guitar, Piano, Technology, Ukulele
Education: Masters of the Art of Teaching (English) from Christopher Newport University, Bachelor's in English, concentration in American Literature and Linguistics
Teaching Experience: 6 years Guitar Teacher at Doug Norton Music in Poquoson, VA
20 years private music instructor
2 years Guitar Teacher at Music and Arts
Has taught guitar, ukelele, piano, keys, drums, and bass, as well as mixing and production tutorials
Teaching Philosophy: My goal is to equip students with the knowledge base needed to be fluent musically while still incorporating each student's personal tastes and goals, focusing on both classic music composition and theory as well as modern trends in the artform.
Get to know Tony Brand
Anthony Brand has been teaching guitar, piano, bass, drums, and production for almost 20 years and is fluent in the jazz, blues, Latin, and Caribbean music traditions. He has performed internationally as the artist "Cultivated Mind," playing festivals in Jamaica, The USVI's, Guatemala, New York City, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and the Carolinas. and has performed with legends such as The Wailers, Steel Pulse, Inner Circle, Everton Blender, HR of Bad Brains, Marcia Aitken, Culture, Black Uhuru, and Midnite/Akae Beka throughout his 15 years of touring and producing. His college credentials include a Masters in Teaching from CNU and he was the former guitar instructor at Smithfield High School. Students of all ages are welcome and encouraged to apply!
Tony Brand teaches at:
209 Village Ave Suite I
Yorktown, VA 23693
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- Curbside Pickup
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