Curriculum Vitae: The Course of Life
Experience Educator
Various
1996 – Present
Freelance Musician
Brendan works as a commercial composer, arranger, teacher, transcriber, and producer.
Brookline Music School - Faculty
2006 – 2021
Teaching Artist, Guitar
Brendan was a BMS faculty member for 15 years. He was the coordinator of the guitar department for…
Endicott College
Fall 2018
Visiting Professor
Brendan created a one-semester medium-ensemble arranging course for Endicott College that outlined…
TuneFoolery
2006 – 2016
Instructor & Consultant
Tunefoolery Music, Inc. is a non-profit organization for musicians in mental health recovery.…
JamPlay.com
2010 – 2016
Instructor
Brendan created 177 instructional videos that cover theory, technique, and the playing styles of…
Newton Community Education
2001 – 2007
Teacher
Brendan designed and taught Beginner Guitar, Beyond Beginner Guitar, Intro to Photography, and…
Education & Skills
Berklee College of Music
1994 - 1998
Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Professional Music with a focus on arranging & composition
- Volunteer: Berklee's Music Mentoring program; teaching gifted High-School students in the Boston Community
Private Studies
1998 - 2009
Master Training
- Jay Weik
- Tim Miller
- Charlie Banacos
Computer Skills
Software
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Final Cut Pro X
- iMovie
- Logic Pro X
- Garageband
- Sibelius
Website Design
- Craft CMS
- Wordpress
- Languages:
- HTML
- CSS
- Twig