Darby Music

Very few private music instructors in the area are equally qualified with the necessary experience and education for providing quality music instruction. Many lack music degrees, teaching certificates, styles of music, years of experience, flexibility of instruction, and tend to overcharge for lessons.

Dr. Darby has experience teaching music to individuals and groups, beginner through advanced, including essentially all ages, levels, and styles of music.

A glance at Dr. Darby's experience and education:

1. Experience teaching since high school.
2. Performance experience in professional settings since high school and college.
3. Teaching certificate, instrumental music.
4. Two Bachelors Degrees, in Music Education and Music Performance, with additional concentrations in music theory/composition.
5. Masters Degree in Music with concentrations in performance and composition.
6. Doctorate in Music with concentrations in performance/literature and theory/composition, and additional work in electro-acoustics and studio recording.
7. Composed music that has been recorded and performed at several venues.
8. Teaches several styles of music.
9. Flexible instruction, adjusting to the learning needs and interests of each student, including rate of progress as best fitted per student.
10. Reads music, effectively teaches it, either reading or by rote/ear.