Teacher, Artist, Lifelong Learner
My name is Scott. I love playing music, writing songs, spending time with my dog Moonlight, and getting lost in the woods.
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I've been playing music in some form for most of my life, but my real journey began when I was 12 and picked up my first guitar. My teacher encouraged me to learn the music I liked and to explore the things that were fun to play. That simple philosophy was the key to my success and and has become my own guiding principle as I teach young musicians. I discovered a love for piano as a teenager, and became passionate about writing my own songs as I began my music degree at the University of Minnesota.
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I've had the privilege of writing and performing with some amazing groups in my life. Most recently, my band QUAERY put out an EP of songs that I wrote with two collaborators. I'm also really proud of the work I did with my former band The Paper Days. We put out an album and later got the opportunity to compose a collaborative piece with the University of Minnesota Wind Band program.
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In college I connected with a local music studio and began teaching for them. I discovered immediately that I loved getting others excited about learning music. In the 12 years since then, I've discovered that teaching is not just a job for me, it's a way of sharing myself with the world.