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Bret Nelson played
in several Minneapolis bands as a singer-songwriter, guitarist
and keyboardist during the 1980s. He taught choir and general
music at Vanguard Middle School in Compton, CA from 1990-1992
after graduating from the University of Minnesota and the
Teach For America Institute at the University of Southern
California. He wrote original music for the film "The Soccer
War" in 1991, played keyboards for singer-songwriter Laura
Adams from 1991-1993, and has played bass domra in the Los Angeles Balalaika Orchestra since 1997, as well as the Balanova ensemble.
He has been a music teacher at Dana Middle School in San Pedro, CA since 1992. Under his direction, the Dana Middle School Guitar Ensemble was the only Los Angeles Unified School District music group to perform at the California Music Educator’s Association State Conference at the Sacramento Convention Center on March 18, 2004. |
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He has a California Professional
Clear Credential for Secondary Music Instruction, and completed his Master
of Arts degree in Music Education from California State University, Long
Beach with a 270-page master's thesis titled, "A Study of Class Piano
Instruction in the Los Angeles Unified School District."
Currently, in addition to being
the owner/operator of Eastview Music Studio, Bret is a full-time piano
instructor at Dana Middle School, where he was chapter chair
for United Teachers Los Angeles from 2006 to 2009. Bret is also an active
member of the Music Teachers National Association, Music Teachers'
Association of California, California Music Educators Association, National
Educator Association, and California Teachers Association.
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