Matthew Burkett
Matthew Burkett

Matthew Burkett

$70/hour
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Interested musical styles

Responds in about 1 hour

Introduction
I'm a professional saxophonist and composer with 14 years playing and 7 years teaching experience. I have a virtual and in person studio in Inwood, NYC. I take great pride in tailoring lessons to meet my student's wants and interests with the saxophone, while still making sure that the fundamentals of the instrument are thoroughly understood. Ultimately, my goal is to give people the skills needed for them to teach themselves what they want to learn! I owe everything to teachers that inspired me when I was young. There's nothing like the feeling of doing the same for someone else! I love passing on what I know, and to learn from my student's unique viewpoints and experiences.
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Hired 8 times

Serves New York, NY

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10 years in business

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Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.

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Eric B.
Nov 6, 2022
My son Tom was a first-year public school band student (saxophone) in fourth grade. I wanted to keep him playing during the summer, and Matt really came through with challenging and engaging practice sessions. Tom said it was harder than band practice, and pretty soon I found that he was opening the case and practicing on his own without any prompting from me. Matt helped him pick some music to work on, set some goals, and they consistently worked and advanced, and worked and advanced. Tom did his lessons over Zoom and it was ideal. I could hear in the tone in my son's voice that he really liked Matt and felt relaxed. And then I would hear this organized, structured practice session, and I was amazed at how Tom improved. This fall a buddy of Tom's from another school asked the Band teacher if he know my son. The Band teacher said yes he did, and that Tom was the best saxophone player in the fifth grade! I'm grateful to Matt for working with my kid, and I'm looking forward to hiring him again.
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Gilberto R. A.
Feb 17, 2022
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Hired on Thumbtack

Matthew was patient, while offering clarity and a deep understanding of every step of our lesson. I learned more in one lesson than I have any other lessons I have taken. It’s now a regular lesson I will attend with Mathew, looking forward to expanding my knowledge with his detailed instruction , and natural ability to educate. Finally I found the instructor that will help me guide and nurture my talent 🙏🎷

Details: 26 - 44 years old • No formal training; some self-taught experience • Yes, the student can read music • Jazz • Yes, the student has an instrument • 60 minutes • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc.

Saxophone Lessons
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Thumbtack Customer
Sep 26, 2021
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From Google

From Google

I've been playing the saxophone for 10 years, and I have never sounded as good or felt as confident since taking lessons with Matt. Matt plans lessons around achieving my goals as a musician, specifically improving my improvisation. Matt explains ideas I have struggled to comprehend in a way that makes me feel like I could have discovered these musical ideas myself. We work on everything from fundamentals, sound, technique, and theory, and Matt provides fun exercises that allow me to put ideas into practice. Contemplating concepts like voice leading, chord progressions, and substitutions have given me a plethora of material to keep me busy, and makes me excited to pick up the saxophone and continue working on my musical journey. I highly recommend lessons with Matt for any level player.
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Allison G.
Jun 29, 2022
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Hired on Thumbtack

I really enjoyed Matthews lesson content and adaptable teaching style.

Details: 26 - 44 years old • No formal training; some self-taught experience • No, the student cannot read music • Jazz • Rock • Blues • Classical • Country • Folk • Yes, the student has an instrument • 60 minutes • At the pro’s location

Saxophone Lessons
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Thumbtack Customer
Sep 25, 2021
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From Google

From Google

I used to play alto sax when I was in Middle and High School and stopped playing after my freshman year. I always regretted that.. I started lessons again after COVID. I have been taking Saxaphone lessons from Matt for about 10 months now and I can say that have experienced consistent improvement. In 10 months I have a better understanding of music and music theory than I had in all my years that I played earlier. Matt is extremely patient and understanding. I totally recommend him to instruct you or your child!
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Matthew Burkett