Location of Teaching: Plano, Texas.

Instruments Taught: Guitar, Voice, Piano, Keyboard, Bass, Saxophone, Flute, Oboe, Music Composition, Song Writing, Music Theory, Praise and Worship, and other areas.

Times Available: Monday through Saturday - 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Rates: $70.00 to $80.00 per Month - Half Hour Lessons.

Educational Background: Mark Black, the founder of Promethean Studios, began teaching students in 1978. His teaching methods have made thousands of students successful in music while both student and teacher had a great time. He attended Loyola University in New Orleans as a double major in oboe performance and music composition/theory. He was a member of the Loyola Orchestra, Loyola Jazz Band, Loyola Chorale, and the Loyola Band, as well as woodwind quintets.

Experience: He traveled for a year with the contemporary Christian music group Majesty, has led worship for 26 years, and has spent 14 years as a music director of churches. He studied privately with such teachers as Fred Korman, Dr. Pat McCarty, Helen Erb, Dr. William Horne, Michael Carubba, Dr. Thomas West, and has performed in Christian, rock, classical, and jazz ensembles and as a soloist in such cities as Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York City, St. Louis, and Washington D.C. His musical skills include professional performance in guitar, voice, sax, piano, keyboards, bass, flute, oboe, and other instruments and professional composition, arranging, and orchestration. He has taught in seminars and conferences and led bands throughout the southeast and southwest. He taught applied instruments, voice, theory, conducting, and song writing for 6 years at Christ for the Nations Institute, where he enjoyed teaching students from dozens of countries as diverse as Bhutan, Iceland, Japan, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, and Switzerland. He was also the instrumental director and led the orchestra there. Also, he's extremely humble.

Additional: Unfortunately, you are wasting your money on lessons unless you have a great teacher with a great program. In our studios, you will have a personable player as a teacher, who crafts our program to enable you to play your music, not ours. Our students become musicians and players, not just people who take lessons. ¼ of the time in lessons is spent on music theory (making music work for you), ¼ on instrument technique (learning your instrument or voice and making it work for you), & ½ of your lesson is spent on the songs you pick. Our goal: you hear it, you can play; you see it, you can play it; you create it, you can play it. For $30 off one month of lessons call or send an email.

Member Number: 1196

Beginning Date: 9/8//04