Music - Teaching

In March of 2007, I discontinued my Ticklin' The Ivories pop-piano workshop business. This was a 10-year pursuit, connected to the NSAM (New School of American Music), where I presented afternoon workshops in chord piano, blues, playing by ear, and more. I taught at dozens of colleges from Alaska to Florida, including Jacksonville University, University of Idaho, Portland Community College, Everett Community College, and more.

The "self-instructing" materials are still available (at 5% discount) through the following link: www.pianofun.com/~jimivories. (I still have a few available at home as well (at 30% discount!); contact me if interested).

For instruction in classical or jazz piano, composition, and jazz theory, contact me personally. Instruction is at my studio in Vancouver.

Who me--a teacher?

Well, not much anymore. After beginning massage school in 1998, I pretty much put music on the shelf: stopped hustling gigs, discontinued private teaching. Did continue with the chord style workshops at Everett Community College until 2007.

Prior to that, I had taught college music in Pensacola, University and Conservatory music in Denmark, and Music at Spokane Falls and Whitworth in Spokane. And private lessons incessantly...