Andrew has taught privately for 9 years currently operating his own studio in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. His students placed top 5 in the 2020 RIMEA All-State in both jazz and concert band. Andrew is a faculty member at “More than Music” in Wickford, RI, Steeple Street Music Academy in Mashpee MA, and Falmouth Academy. He has given clinics all across New England and was the saxophone mentor for the Paul Elfman Honors Band.

Andrew was a long-term substitute teacher at Nuestro Mundo Charter School in Providence RI and is currently, a substitute teacher in the Mashpee School District. Andrew student taught at Letourneau Elementary School and Mashpee High School refining responsive classroom management strategies and ensemble rehearsal techniques. He completed his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance at the University of Rhode Island and Master of Music Education at Longy School of Music in Cambridge.

Here you can find my teaching resume, lesson plans, short clips of my teachings, and my philosophy!

My resume can be found here

My teaching philosophy can be found here

While teaching AP Theory, I had ear-training check-ins to evaluate student progress and reflect on what areas to improve upon. Those artifacts can be found here

You can find a short clip of me teaching elementary students about Timbre below. I enjoyed connecting the sounds of different instruments to different types of apples. It gave students an easy way to remember the word and relate the meaning to a food they enjoy. My lesson plan for the video is found here

Below you can find a short clip of me warming up a middle school ensemble. We focused on balancing a note as an ensemble according to our sound pyramid. I enjoyed exploring their dynamic range changing from loud to soft. This demonstrates they are able to watch the conductor during a piece of music making the song much more interesting for the listener. Lesson Plan for the Day.