Services
Brent offers a wide range of musical services spanning education, consulting, and performing.
Learn more below and inquire here.
Voice Lessons & Coaching
Offering beginner, intermediate, and advanced voice lessons for all ages across multiple genres. Contact Brent for rates. Topics covered include:
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Vocal fundamentals (posture, breathing, range, diction, intonation, phrasing);
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Maintaining healthy and sustainable vocal production;
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Expressivity, acting, and storytelling through singing;
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Developing a diverse set of repertoire you are passionate about;
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Improving music literacy and ear training skills;
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Preparing for auditions and performances;
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Becoming a more effective communicator through vocal study.
Songwriting & Composition
Offering songwriting and composition lessons for all ages, musical genres, and goals. Contact Brent for rates. Topics covered include:
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Songwriting fundamentals (form, lyrics, melody, harmony, rhythm, arrangement);
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Learning why certain songs or musical moments work so well;
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Gaining comfortability with the process of creating a song from scratch;
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Understanding stylistic differences between musical genres;
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Developing proficient music literacy, theory, notation, and arranging skills;
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Training in notation software like Sibelius or Musescore;
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Building a portfolio by recording your original music professionally.
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Transcription & Arranging
Offering expedient and accurate song transcriptions and collaborative arrangements for singer-songwriters, music directors, producers, and more. Contact Brent for rates. Services covered include:
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Transcribing recordings into sheet music for performances or publication;
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Arranging lead sheets, piano-vocal scores, or orchestrations of existing songs;
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Engraving clean, detailed, well-formatted, professional scores;
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Collaboratively composing or 'bumping up' songs in-progress;
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Organizing repertoire for performance or publication;
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Assisting production teams on musical arrangements, copy work, and music supervision.
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View samples of Brent's work here.
Jazz Piano & Vocals
Offering smooth jazz piano or vocals for private events including cocktail hours, dinner receptions, and holidays. Contact Brent for rates. Services/clients covered include:
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Solo cocktail jazz or ambient piano booked in half-hour increments for:
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Dinner receptions, holiday parties, weddings, recitals, open houses, galas, and more;
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Coordinating musicians and musical arrangements for small groups (e.g. piano, violin, vocalist);
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Arranging set list from an extensive pool of jazz, folk, and popular music;
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Specializing in singing jazz standards, Great American Songbook, and show tunes;
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Elevating the guest experience through music for any occasion.
