Fog
is available for workshops as a group or as individual band
members. Rhythm, group playing, harmony, melody, improvisation
and theory are emphasized. All styles of music are encouraged
in the teaching. All three band members have an extensive
educating background.
Brian
Melvin
has taught worldwide in masterclasses-workshops along with
individual studies. He has taught at universities, high
schools and private institutions. Brian is the author of
"Tao of Drumming", available at brianmelvin.com
or amazon.com.
Brad
Buethe
has taken part in the San Francisco Symphony's "Adventures
in Music" program that gives educational performances
in the San Francisco public schools. He was also a faculty
member of the Young Musicians Program at the Univerity of
California, Berkeley from 1995 to 2001
Peter
Barshay is
a faculty member of The Jazzschool (Berkeley, Ca.), JazzCamp
West
(CA), UC Berkeley Jazz Studies Program, The Stanford Jazz
Workshop and A.I.M. (music in the public schools, sponsored
by The San Francisco Symphony). Clinics: San Francisco,
Sonoma, Sacramento, Chico and Hayward State Universities.