"Last night I played Nature Boy - totally fresh, man!"
- WQLN Radio DJ Rob Hoff

"Dorris's voice and delivery are a combination of Louis Armstrong, Tom Waits, and Harry the Hipster."
- WQLN Radio DJ Al Lubejeski

"Now 50, Singer has been playing guitar since age 11, and most area jazz fans are familiar with his playing-intelligent, expressive, swinging, and often a technically dazzling mix of rich chords and fleet, cleanly articulated single-note runs.

You'll hear plenty of Singer on the CD, not only soloing, but also in his intros and often exciting and sensitive accompaniment of Dorris' soulful, swinging, scat-filled vocals."
- WMCE Radio DJ Bob Protzman
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"Last night I played Nature Boy - totally fresh, man!"
- WQLN Radio DJ Rob Hoff

"Dorris's voice and delivery are a combination of Louis Armstrong, Tom Waits, and Harry the Hipster."
- WQLN Radio DJ Al Lubejeski

"Now 50, Singer has been playing guitar since age 11, and most area jazz fans are familiar with his playing-intelligent, expressive, swinging, and often a technically dazzling mix of rich chords and fleet, cleanly articulated single-note runs.

You'll hear plenty of Singer on the CD, not only soloing, but also in his intros and often exciting and sensitive accompaniment of Dorris' soulful, swinging, scat-filled vocals."
- WMCE Radio DJ Bob Protzman

Online Music Lessons with Skype

Frank Singer, instructor in American Music for over 30 years, specializing in Jazz, is now available online for lessons and consultations. Simple requirements include a fast internet connection, some basic hardware, including a webcam, and arrangements for advance payment.

Skype is a free software program that allows Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VOIP) video/audio phone-call-style two-way connections. Essentially, it allows for two computers to work like phones, with each caller able to see and hear the other.

1. Broadband/Highspeed internet connection
2. Computer and Operating System compatible with free Skype software from Skype.com
3. Video Web Cam for visual connection
4. Input/Recording mic for two-way (Full-Duplex) audio connection
   ***NOTE***: A Logitech USB mic is recommended for this task. It seems to deliver clear and consistent audio, and avoids the problem of including the motor sounds of the computer that built-in mics have.
5. ***RECOMMENDED***
   A USB or Firewire Sound-Card/Interface
   Recommended for output to good audio speakers. This will provide clarity and volume control for the lesson or consultation.

Lessons are $30 per half-hour and $50 per hour. Payments are accepted by check or PayPal. It is asked that bulk payments be limited to a maximum of $200 (four one-hour lessons.)

Time for checks (payable to Frank Singer) to clear their deposit into a bank will be required (generally about a week after recieving a U.S.-issued check.)

You will be contacted once the check is cleared via the emial address used to contact me initially, or another specified in advance. In order to maintain a steady lesson schedule, regular advance payments will be required, allowing time for checks to clear ahead of time.

Payments by PayPal will require verification time. This is typically less time than waiting for a check to clear.

Time

One Half-Hour Lesson $30.00 One Hour Lesson $50.00 Two One-Hour Lessons $100.00 Four One-Hour Lessons $200.00

Once payment has been cleared, a time will be scheduled for the first lesson. Examples of times that are typically available include Tuesday at 10pm, Wednesday at 3pm, and Friday at 3pm. At times, weekend times might be available, as well as other times during the week. All times are subject to the whims of a working musician's and family man's schedule.

I will email you my "skype name" so you can initiate the skype call. ***NOTE*** Be sure to test your connection prior to each session. Also learn to change the input/output settings in the skype software to match your hardware (your mic/input and sound-cart/output.) An email account should be open throughout the lesson, preferable one that can recieve mp3 files if necessary.

Please note that while playing together might be possible when internet server traffic is very low, typically the lag time of signal transmission precludes direct jamming. In addition to existing materials, the lesson might include having an mp3 emailed to you to play along with.

Lessons will begin to wind down a few minutes before the end of the allotted time. For this reason, I ask that we maintain focus from the beginning of the lesson.

Who, What, Where, Why, When, How

• Berklee College of Music Graduate 1980 (Composition; Magna Cum Laude)
• Charlie Banacos Graduate 1982 (Guitar/Jazz Studies)
• Private Instructor for over 30 years
• Appearances with Larry Coryell, Arturo Sandoval, Pete Mills, G. Calvin Weston, Claire Daly, Jay Ashby, Kim Nazarian, Frank DiBussolo, Vanessa Williams (Miss America Show), Cab Calloway, Lou Stellute, Ernie Krivda, Deborah Gibson (Grease), Eddie Fisher, Mike Methany, Eddie Baccus Jr., Dominick Farinacci, Bruce Johnstone, Valerie Gillespie, Carmen Intorre, Christian Howes, Cecil Rucker Jr., Dave Schiavone, Tony Campbell, Dwayne Dolphin, Les Arbuckle, John Novello, Chris Hemmingway, Basil Ronzetti, Bill Burke, M'Baye Rama Diagne, Rick Della Ratta, Floyd Williams, Mark Ledford, Eric Wills, Cheryl Hodge, Michael Boothman, D.J. Chilly J.
• Recordings with Cat's A Bear, One World Tribe, JD and the Sons of Rhythm, Too Big Power, James Ligons, Plato's Cave, Jay Hitt, Jake and Jean, Mark Lemaire

• Guitar, Electric Bass, Piano/Keyboards, Sax
• American Music, including Blues, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Latin, Funk, Reggae and more
• Music Theory, Arranging, Composition, Functional Reading, Practical Performance Advice

Modern technology provides us with this way to reach out from any computer to any other, properly equipped, and converse in real time without leaving the comfort of your home or office, or wherever you might find yourself! Although a more sophisticated setup is recommended, this process can take place with a small laptop with a built-in webcam/recording-mic, and any broadband/high-speed/wifi connection. Thus, on-the-road lessons are easy with skype.

Frank Singer has been teaching professionally since 1975, and performing as long. Fortunate to have recieved some of the best instruction in the world from Berklee College of Music and Charlie Banacos, Frank is eager to pass along the knowledge he has obtained. The techniques developed and used in the lessons are time-tested and proven successful; all the student need do is find the practice time and do the work, and success is assured. Having the proper instruction can save years of time achieving your goals, and allow you to get on with the playing and the fun!

Lessons can be scheduled on a weekly basis, or on an as-needed basis. If you are looking to clarify a point of theory, or get an exercise to develop a new technique, individual consultations can be scheduled when you need the information. This flexibility is a great advantage for those who are on-the-go.

To get the ball rolling, contact Frank at frank@franksinger.com and indicate your interest in Skype Lessons.