Teaching Philosophy: "Over my years as a musician, I have found the study of music a wonderful opportunity to cultivate discipline, poise, patience, and sensitivity. Each isolated challenge encountered in practice and performance offers itself up as a checkpoint toward greater ease and competence in every area of life. In working with students on specific skills--rhythm, phrase-shaping, reading, and the like--I try consciously to keep this bigger picture in mind. Of course, teaching itself presents its own challenges and checkpoints; learning how to attend to the wants, style and peculiarities of each student is a process that continues without end. My top priorities as a teacher, then, are to help students achieve their musical goals, find joy for themselves and others through music, and establish great practice habits that can be applied in daily life. If, years down the line, a student of mine can look back and think of even one way they benefited holistically through piano lessons, I've done my job!"
Biography: Alexander began piano lessons at age four. He holds a B.A. in jazz studies from Temple University, where he worked closely with Philadelphia and NYC jazz luminaries including Bruce Barth, Tom Lawton, John Swana and Joe Magnarelli. He also studied abroad in the Netherlands, exploring western classical and Carnatic music. After leaving Philadelphia in 2019, he lived in State College, PA, where he taught piano, performed locally and formally studied the Taubman Approach, the Alexander Technique and the Suzuki Method. During this time he also provided qualitative and harmonic analyses to artificial intelligence researchers at the Pennsylvania State University. As a teacher, he draws on a long, varied history as an accompanist, sideman, soloist and composer to nurture students' artistry, technique and musical knowledge. He currently lives in Boston, MA, where he is attending a 3-year course to train as a teacher of the Alexander Technique, a technique of psychophysical reeducation.
Alexander began teaching in 2018 and joined Note-worthy Experiences in September 2023, where he teaches piano.
Biography: Alexander began piano lessons at age four. He holds a B.A. in jazz studies from Temple University, where he worked closely with Philadelphia and NYC jazz luminaries including Bruce Barth, Tom Lawton, John Swana and Joe Magnarelli. He also studied abroad in the Netherlands, exploring western classical and Carnatic music. After leaving Philadelphia in 2019, he lived in State College, PA, where he taught piano, performed locally and formally studied the Taubman Approach, the Alexander Technique and the Suzuki Method. During this time he also provided qualitative and harmonic analyses to artificial intelligence researchers at the Pennsylvania State University. As a teacher, he draws on a long, varied history as an accompanist, sideman, soloist and composer to nurture students' artistry, technique and musical knowledge. He currently lives in Boston, MA, where he is attending a 3-year course to train as a teacher of the Alexander Technique, a technique of psychophysical reeducation.
Alexander began teaching in 2018 and joined Note-worthy Experiences in September 2023, where he teaches piano.