Maurice Cahen offers private instruction in his home studio in Medford, Massachusetts, focusing on diverse musical styles:
Classical
Latin
Jazz
Students can focus on various areas of study:
Composition
Improvisation
Arranging
Harmony
Theory
Sight Reading
THOUGHTS ABOUT TEACHING…
I believe teaching is an equal partnership where both student and teacher interact and feed off each other. Both sides are constantly challenged – the student has to digest new materials while he or she motivate the teacher to break down new information and techniques in a creative way. As both sides grow and get better at this partnership, they constantly re-visit the crucial “basics” with a new light and fresh perspective.
I was lucky enough to grow up in a musical environment. My father, a piano player had his share of gigs as a professional musician in France.
As a kid, I used to spend a lot of time beneath the grand piano while my father played everyday; my favorite spot, the music would just go right through me! As early as I can remember, I was trying to play on my sister’s guitar and, as a teen, rocking with my band and taking classical guitar classes at a Luthier workshop in Paris. As an adolescent, my interest grew toward diverse musical styles and I never really separated all these different approaches. It was all music and sounded great to me: rock, blues, jazz & Latin, classical, samba, whatever.
Today, I feel the same as a musician; I like diversity. I teach, compose, publish, gig, go on tour. All those different facets keep my musical experience exciting and challenging. I enjoy teaching tremendously; I like spending time with people from different venues. I find it to be an invaluable gift to witness somebody opening up to their own creativity and seeing them joining the magic of music making.
