COMPOSITION/THEORY/ARRANGING

FOR THOSE SEEKING MUSIC INSTRUCTORS AND/OR PERFORMERS: The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music provides the names of its students and other individuals who are available to teach or perform solely as a convenience to the public and in response to public demand. All individuals providing music instruction or performing are acting as independent contractors. Their services are not endorsed or guaranteed in any way by the School or The Regents of the University of California, or their respective officers, employees, and agents; the School does not conduct background checks on listed providers. Additionally, neither the School nor The Regents is a party to any such arrangements. Any disputes that arise are strictly between the provider and the retaining party, who retains such services at his/her/its own risk.

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COMPOSING/ARRANGING/ORCHESTRATION, THEORY AND MUSICIANSHIP:

1.  Kevork Andonian
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     Telephone: 323-649-9033
     Current school year:  4th year Ph.D. Student
     Geographical areas available to teach:  Los Angeles and Orange Counties; willint to go to student residences within a 20-mile radius
     Years of teaching experience:  15 years    
     Areas of specialization (age groups, musical genres, etc.):  Composition, orchestration, arranging, theory, musicianship, and computer music applications to all age groups in either English, Armenian or French.
     Able to travel to student residences

2.  Emad Borjian
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     Telephone: 415-948-1303
     Current school year:  1st year graduate student    
     Years of teaching experience:  1 year
     Year in Ph.D. Program:  1st year
     Geographical areas available to teach:  Los Angeles County and San Fernando Valley
     Areas of specialization (age groups, musical genres, etc.):  Theory and Musicianship
     Available to travel to students' residences.

3.  Jennifer Dirkes
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     Telephone: 5136733492
     Current school year:  1st year Ph.D. student
     Geographical areas available to teach:  At UCLA or within a 10-mile radius.
     Years of teaching experience:  2
     Areas of specialization (age groups, musical genres, etc.):  piano, composition, theory (beginner to intermediate)--all ages.
     Available to travel to student residences

4.   Joshua Fishbein
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     Telephone:  412-913-6584
     Current school year:  3rd Year DMA
     Years of teaching experience:  6 years total.  1 year teaching sight singing and music fundamentals at the University of Maryland (2007 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient), 2 years tutoring musicianship and thoery at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  1 year teaching solfège (Kodály) at the Cathedral School for Boys, San Francisco.  2years teaching musicianship and keyboard harmony at UCLA.
     Ph.D. student year of study:  Ph.D. 3rd year student.
     Georgraphical location where available to teach:  Please inquire with instructor.
     Areas of specialization (age groups, musical genres, etc.):  Music Thoery, Solfège, Dictation, Keyboard Harmony, Sight Singing, Choral Music, Composition (is comfortable working with children, adults, and college age students).
     Available to travel to students' residences.

 5. .  Daniel French
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     Telephone:  818-613-9917
     Current school year:  1st year masters
     Years of teaching experience:  Five years
     Geographical areas within which instructor will travel:  San Fernando Valley
     Areas of specialization (age groups, musical genres, etc.):  Composition, orchestration, arranging, theory, musicianship
     Available to travel to student residences.

6.  Yuchun Hu
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      Telephone:  917-957-7095 
      Current school year:  3rd year doctorate program
      Years of teaching experience:  11years
      Year of Ph.D. Study:  4th year Ph.D. student
      Areas of specialization: Composition, film scoring, orchestration, arranging, theory, musicianship, piano
      Georgraphical location available to teach:  Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Malibu, Woodland Hills, Long Beach
      Available to travel to student residences.

7.  Zach Neufeld
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     Telephone:  909-725-8408
     Current school year:  1st year master's degree
     Years of teaching experience: 
     Areas of specialization: Piano, voice (bass-baritone) composer/arranger, conductor (see instrumental performer referral page)
     Georgraphic areas within which instructor will travel:  Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties; will consider Orange county also.  For teaching, will go to students' homes within radius of 25 miles.