Patrice – Clarinet, Saxophones

Level Taught:  beginner, intermediate, advanced

Ages: All – children, youths, adults, seniors.

Subjects: Classical, Popular, Musical Theatre

Teaching Approach and Lesson Topics:

Learning to understand the individual components of music such as time, rhythm, intonation, melody, harmony, etc. are the most fundamental way we can improve our skills as musicians.

I teach all of my students how to practice efficiently; to turn a 2 hour session into a 30 minute session. I don’t believe practicing has to be boring but it can be efficient. I always get to know my students and their goals so that we can create a plan that suits their individual needs and goals. In my lessons, we cover:

• Tone Production, Scales, Articulation, Posture, Phrasing, etc.
• Etudes
• Excerpts
• Music for band, orchestra, or other ensembles
• Chamber music
• Solo repertoire

Education:

• McGill University – Montréal, Québec – Masters of Music (2023)
• University of Miami – Coral Gables, Florida – Bachelors of Music (2020)
• University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Winston Salem, NC 
• High School Diploma (2016)

Patrick offers at-home lessons in the following locations:

Downtown, most areas accessible by STM metro.

* an additional 10$/per lesson add-on is charged for transportation. 

Online video lessons available

• Zoom
• Face Time