Oscar Perez Music

This page is an overview of my experience, education, and mission as an educator; both as a teacher and clinician.

Teaching Highlights

Teaching Artist, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, NY 2005-Present

-Opportunities included performing in a trio capacity for different events such as the Essentially Ellington Competition and the Band Director’s Academy.

-As part of the Jazz in the Schools Tour, The Matthew Rybicki Quintet presented two weeks of musical workshops throughout New York City for Middle and High Schools.


Clinician for the High School Jazz Residency Project
Colden Center at Aaron Copland School of Music in New York, NY since 2001

- Travel to high schools and colleges in New York offering music students different musical ideas and perspective

- Different clinics themes include:
Improvisation
Rehearsal and performance techniques
Jazz and Latin Rhythms
Styles and Analysis

- Perform repertoire from the jazz idiom with other clinicians
- Lecture on the music’s history, terminology, and spiritual elements
- Rehearse the band’s current pieces addressing areas that need improvement

Private Piano Studio since 1994

- I teach classical and jazz music to large array of students from ages 5 and up, with a specialization in adult students.
- Topics include reading, improvisation, music theory, harmony, ear training, and composition. Also offered are no-nonsense techniques for practicing effectively.


Education

Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, New York, NY
Master of Music, magna cum laude, 2001

The New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
Master of Music in Jazz Performance and Education Program, 1997-98

The University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Bachelor of Music, cum laude, 1996


If you are interested in taking lessons or scheduling a meeting about a clinic for your class or band, please go to the contact page...