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Maxwell D.

Maxwell D.

Arlington, VA

Guitar Lessons, Song Writing Lessons


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10 Years

About Me

Maxwell is a composer and guitarist, specializing in new music, jazz, and improvisation, based in the Washington DC metro area. He is a founding member of Beat on the Bard, a theatre company and arts organization in DC, the founder of Glass Flower, a new music ensemble focusing on performing challenging work by contemporary composers, and is a member of the Shenandoah New Music Collective, a group of composers and performers trying to engage with communities in the Shenandoah Valley to create engaging new work. Maxwell runs workshops on contemporary improvisation, the music of Ornette Coleman, and is the creator of a pedagogical method based around Marilyn Crispell's writings

Maxwell D. has over 10 years of music experience in the Arlington area.

Maxwell D. is proficient in and teaches Guitar Lessons, Song Writing Lessons .



Formal Education:

MFA-Composition, California Institute of the Arts (currently enrolled)
BM-Jazz Studies/Guitar Performance, Shenandoah University

Private Education:

Studied with:
Rick Whitehead, Jazz Guitar
Mark Edwards, Classical Guitar
Chris Galvan, Jazz Guitar
Julian Gray, Improvised Music/Classical Guitar
Alan Baylock, Jazz Composition/Arranging

Performing Experience:

Guitarist, Glass Flower
Guitarist, Shenandoah New Music Collective
Guitarist, Beat on the Bard
Pit Guitarist, Shenandoah Summer Musical Theatre

Experience Teaching:

Improvisational Research, director/organizer
Teaching workshops about the work of:
Ornette Coleman, John Cage, Meredith Monk, Henry Threadgill, as well as about contemporary performance art and community organization in music, private instructor since 2013, mostly in jazz

Age Group Taught:
  • Young Adult Adult
Genres Taught:
  • Jazz
  • Classical
  • Acoustic
Lessons Locations:
  • Your Home
Availability:
Day Start Time End Time Detailed View
Mon 9:00am 8:00pm View
Tue 9:00am 7:00pm View
Wed 9:00am 7:00pm View
Thu 9:00am 7:00pm View
Fri 9:00am 7:00pm View
Sat 11:00am 7:00pm View
Sun 11:00am 7:00pm View
Last updated on 04/22/2016
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Points of Interest in Lower Manhattan
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