|
The American guitarist and music teacher, Matthew Ocone, is a graduate of The Eastman School of Music, where he earned his Bachelor of Music degree with distinction while studying with Nicholas Goluses. He has also played in master-classes for Paul O'Dette, Manuel Barrueco, William Kanengiser, Jason Vieaux, and Martha Masters.
Matthew Ocone is an active performer and teacher on the classical guitar in the Ithaca area. His repertoire ranges from Baroque guitar transcriptions to 20th-century masterpieces. In addition to classical guitar music, he also plays Brazilian popular music in the virtuoso tradition of Garoto, and Dilermando Reis, and has professional experience playing in rock, pop, and Latin groups. He worked as Freelance Concert artist and studio musician (2005-2011).
As a teacher, Matthew Ocone has years of experience working with students of all age levels. He has worked as Guitar Teacher at Atlas Music (February 2008-June 2009); Professor of Guitar at Calderone School of Music (July 2009-June 2010; taught classical guitar, music theory, music history, and coached music ensembles). In particular, he has done a lot of work teaching classical guitar to young children and developed his own materials and methods for this purpose. Since January 2011 he maintains Matthew Ocone Guitar Studio, where he teaches guitar lessons and music theory to people of all ages. He strives to give all his students a well-rounded musical education by focusing on music theory and aural skills in addition to guitar playing techniques and to help every student discover the joy and satisfaction of creating music. He currently lives in Ithaca, New York. |
