John Gal.-

Music Interests/Strengths:

Music Instruction, Performance, Composition, Arrangement, Theory
Music Background:

For the past twelve years, I have been self-employed as President of JG Innovations, Inc., a musical instruction services company. I taught at a music store in Castle Rock early on, and eventually found a niche in private instruction, both in my home and in the homes of clients, as well as in churches and other venues.

For over twenty years, I have enjoyed performing at a wide variety of musical venues and events, including:

Started a Jazz trio “On The Rocks” which performs regularly at Nonna’s Bistro in Denver, CO. We additionally perform at events, weddings, private parties. We play a variety of Standards, Blues and great deal of my own original pieces utilizing piano, bass, drums and vocals.

Formed the John Gallion Band which played at the first annual Gateway Blues
Festival near Grand Junction, CO. The Gateway Resort is owned and operated by Discovery Channel founder and CEO, John Hendricks. Barring any budgetary constraints, I will be composing original music as a promotional tool for the resort as it evolves.

Composed original works for the Discovery Channel’s “Assignment Discovery” program, whose focus was to bring historical, cultural, technological and current events/issues into the classrooms of elementary, junior and high schools, using various media. Music consisted of a main theme, and 5 variations on that theme, as applicable to program content.
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Performed my own arrangement of the John Denver tune “Rhymes and Reasons” which was aired on CBS as part of a special program on child abuse issues.

Performed in the Men’s Chorus while at Colorado State University in the opera “The Tales of Hoffman”.
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Achieved the honor of being a Member of the Colorado High Schools “All State Acapella Choir”.

Completed the Jazz and Commercial Music Studies Program at Denver University in 2000. The program centered more on Jazz studies, including composition and performance. As a member of various ensembles while there, a number of my compositions were performed by the faculty and students. Most notably, I performed an original piece titled “Currents in Collage”, enjoying the o

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See "Formal Education" above. It is a resume with all the information you need. Various and sundry other performances in my music experience include many recitals as a young student of piano, as well as participation in "Stars of Tomorrow" type talent contests over the years, and performing at numerous weddings and private parties and fundraisers, including Martin Luther King Day in downtown Denver performing in front of city and state dignitaries, and performance in Denver for the Coalition for the Homeless.

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