| Education |
| Randy Masters received his BA
in Interrelations of Music and Film from UC Santa Cruz. He has done
extensive post-graduate studies in Music, Sacred Geometry, Acoustics,
and Alternative Healing Methods. Randy has also studied music with
Roger Adams and Henry Mancini. |
| Performing and
Teaching Experience |
| Randy has been a professional
musician since 1964. He has played with Tito Puente's Latin Jazz
All-stars, Cal Tjader, Charlie Byrd, Lou Harrison, Batucaje (Brazil),
Tocara (Mexico), Ashwin Batish (India), Hedzoleh Soundz (Ghana, Africa),
Samba Ngo (Belgian Congo), O.J. Ekemode (Nigeria), Bob Brozman, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown,
Ruth Brown (Jazz Blues vocalist), Bobby Darin, and Randy Masters
Multi-national Band.
Randy has been an active composer since 1966, writing hundreds
of pieces for theatre, films, and recording groups in diverse styles,
including classical jazz and world music. His instruments include
trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, guitar, piano and percussion.
Randy was formerly a lecturer in jazz and composition, Head of
Jazz Studies, and an Artist-in-Residence at UC Santa Cruz. He also
taught at San Jose State University, Foothill, DeAnza, and West
Valley Jr. Colleges over a period of 10 years. He has taught jazz
piano, trumpet, and guitar since 1968, both privately and at major
universities. He was the recipient of two NEA grants in composition,
jazz studies, and world music. Currently Randy teaches Music and
Consciousness at California Institute of Psychoacoustics in San
Francisco.
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| At CSMA |
| Randy, a CSMA Distinguished Teacher,
has been a member of the Music Faculty since 1991. He teaches jazz
piano and composition/arranging. |
| Teaching Philosophy and Approach |
| "I treat each student as
a holistic individual who is seeking to grow as a musician and on
a personal development level. I focus on the knowledge of varied
musical styles, including jazz, classical, world music, and music
theory, harmony, arranging, repertoire, and in developing communication
skills. Each student's course of study is based on desired goals,
skill level, personal interest, requirements of each idiom and what
I perceive as a student's soul development and expression. Study
material is developed for each student as well as taken from the
repertoire of each idiom, including special materials developed over
a 38-year teaching career. I specialize in all styles of jazz, popular,
blues and world music styles, as well as composition. I teach intermediate
to advanced students only. Beginners accepted if they have a good
background in music." |
| Personal |
| Randy has been teaching sound healing
and the spiritual side of music and the Universe since 1982. He places
emphasis on individual spiritual development and an understanding
of sonic cosmology used in ancient cultures. Randy is the president
of Resonant Living, a company that designs wind chimes, tuning forks,
sacred geometry jewelry, and energy products. He has also designed
environmental energy products for Springlife Polarity Research. |
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