Bounty Music Teachers

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UUKULELEKULELE & G& GUITARUITAR::

JJONON TTODAODAhas been a working musician on Maui for over 30 years playingukulele, guitar and bass. He plays and listens to a variety of music, leaning toward

traditional and contemporary Hawaiian songs. Currently teaching ukulele at Seabury

Hall, he enjoys teaching music to students of all ages. Jon is also a part of the Hawaiianmusic group Maui Jam, which recently released their first CD.

BBENNYENNY UUYETAKEYETAKE has been playing ukulele andguitar since he was growing up in Hilo on the Big Island. His style emanates

from the diverse forms of music that were presented to him at an early age by hismusician dad. Benny went on to study music in college on the mainland then

returned to the islands to offer his varied musical skills.

Benny is a regular performer around Maui and is a teacher upcountry atKalama Intermediate School.

TTOMOM CCONWAYONWAY has taught guitar at Bounty Music since 1997 and iswell known in the Maui musical community. He has recorded three solo CD's

and has been featured in Guitar Player and Vintage Guitar magazines. Tom is

a graduate of G.I.T. in Hollywood and studied music at Wayne StateUniversity on a full scholarship. In addition, he studied privately with some of

the world's finest guitar players such as Jorge Strunz, Ted Greene and Lenny

Breau.A very active player on Maui, Tom has performed and recorded with Gypsy Pacific, Willie

Nelson, George Benson, Joe Cano, Willie K & Eric Gilliom, Ekolu, Marty Dread and many more. Tom

teaches rock, blues, metal, jazz, country, reggae and punk guitar styles.

DDIANAIANA AARPRP is a classically trained musician holding a Bachelor of Music inguitar performance. She has been teaching guitar to students of all ages and levelsfor over four years, and accepts students as young as eight. Though classical is her

main technique, she enjoys teaching and playing all styles.


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BBASSASS::

MMARCUSARCUS JJOHNSONOHNSONbegan playing bass and guitar at age ten. By hisearly teens he was gigging with his dad, a busy jazz drummer. After studying

music in college, he embarked on a career playing bass and guitar. Nowapproaching his fourth decade in the music profession, Marcus has performed

and recorded with many jazz luminaries such as George Benson, Tom Scott and

David Benoit and a variety of popular acts including the Fifth Dimension, ShaNa Na and Robert Goulet. For the last 25 years Marcus has called Maui home

where he has performed and recorded with countless Hawaiian artists such as

Amy Hanaialii Gilliom and Willie K. In recent years he was a founding

member of the popular Maui group Gypsy Pacific which recorded three groupCDs, including an album with Willie Nelson. Marcus stays busy as a freelance

bassist on Maui and beyond.

RRONON SSHADIANHADIAN has been performing on Maui for over 20years with various cover bands and original projects, most notably asone of the founding members of the band Crunch Pups. As a bassist

and lead vocalist, he is known for his ability to cover a wide range of

musical styles from Metallica to John Mayer and has honed his skillsperforming internationally as well as at countless weddings and club

gigs.

With several years of experience on Maui teaching students bass guitar and lead vocals, his

straight forward method of instruction will teach you how to perform bass and/or vocals with

confidence on stage. He will help you develop practical techniques and exercises includingmicrophone equalization, effects, inflection, posture, harmony, melody and theory which you can

use to elevate your singing and playing potential from your very first lesson.


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PPIANOIANO & V& VOICEOICE::

RRONON SSHADIANHADIAN (see bio under bass lessons)

JJOELOEL GGOLDOLD has been studying and performing music since age 12,starting on clarinet and tenor sax, then electric bass, in funk and R & B bands.

He finally gravitated to piano and keyboards exclusively and when he was 27 he

toured and played the western states, Canada, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Brazil and the'Mexican Riviera' on several Princess Line cruises. These experiences included

show bands, quartet, trio and solo. Joel has taught piano and theory relative to

multiple genres including blues, jazz, pop, standards, Latin and Brazilian.Combined with his experience, education, wit and passion for interesting

harmonies, Joel brings a unique coloration to his interactions, both musically and

personally, and makes him an empathic and creative instructor as well asperformer.

He has resided in Hawaii since 1986 where he teaches and performs full time.


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DDRUMSRUMS & P& PERCUSSIONERCUSSION::

MMICHAELICHAEL BBUONOUONOhas been playing drums for 40 years andaround Maui for the last 18. He is a top notch pro having toured andrecorded with such luminaries as Dolly Parton, Quincy Jones and The

Chipmunks! Mike has been teaching drums for the last 10 years and is

very proud that some of his students have themselves gone on to playprofessionally.

Michael teaches the way he plays, which is to understand any

style well. His resume reads like a BLUE BOOK of American Music. How about The Nitty Gritty DirtBand, Paul Williams, Larry Coryell, Jimmy Buffet, Bud Shanks, and Sarah Vaughn just to name a few of

the great artists he has worked with. His drumming is seemingly effortless, however succinct keeping it

all together and still creating tension and release.

PPETERETER DDELLAELLA CCROCEROCEearned his Bachelor of Music degree atthe acclaimed Berklee College of Music in Boston and has taught for over

eight years while keeping busy performing with various groups on Maui.

He welcomes students at all levels to learn how to play the drumset andpercussion, as well as beginning guitar students.

In addition to years of providing private lessons, his experience

includes teaching at the high school and university level at Mahidol

University College of Music in Thailand, teaching a year at KamehamehaSchools Maui Campus, teaching music theory to Boston high school

students, and being the Lead Drummer and instructor for the Isle of Maui

Pipe Band.Over the past few years Peter has been associated and performed with the Maui Academy of

Performing Arts and other non-profit organizations including the Arts Education for Children Group.

MMICHAELICHAEL BBURKEURKE started drumming professionally atage 14 in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been teaching since1984. Since then, he has enjoyed a very rewarding career,

performing full-time all over the U.S. and Canada including 10

years in Las Vegas.

Mike teaches a variety of styles; whether rock, funk,

reggae, jazz, pop or metal, you can see him perform all these styles

as the drummer for GOMEGA, Maui's most versatile band.


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Teachers Contact List

Tom Conway 572-2078 [email protected]

Peter Della Croce 280-2437 [email protected]

Diana Arp 402-679-2011 [email protected]

Mike Burke 280-7676 [email protected]

Jon Toda 281-1909 [email protected]

Marcus Johnson 575-7656 [email protected]

Robert Keller 575-9509

Michael Buono 875-9011 [email protected]

Eddie Avilas 268-8447 [email protected]

Benny Uyetake 575-9509

Joel Gold 572-5445

Ron Shadian 874-7986 [email protected]
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