Private lessons in songwriting, composition and saxophone.
 

I am currently taking private students in
songwriting, composition and saxophone.

If you are interested, please contact me
via e-mail at
lessons@shanecadman.com.
 


Education:
  • Bachelor of Music and Master of Music, CSU Fullerton (studied composition with Michael Bayer and Lloyd Rodgers, saxophone with James Rötter)
  • CSU Summer Arts Program (Computer Music)
  • Master Class with Philip Glass
  • Playwright-Composer Studio Workshop, A.S.K. Theater Productions
Credentials:
  • California Community College Teaching Credential, Music (Lifetime)
Experience:
  • Music instructor at Santiago Canyon College, Santa Ana College, Rio Hondo College, Friends of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, as well as private instruction
  • Classes taught include Music Fundamentals (wrote textbook), Music Theory, Music Appreciation, Music Composition, Musicianship, Song Writing, World Music, Rock Music History and Appreciation, Finale Music Notation, Applied Saxophone
  • Composer/Performer/Artistic Director - The Illustrious Theatre Orchestra (saxophone, keyboard, electric bass)
  • Composer of rock and art music for concert, modern dance, theater and film
  • Commissions from Los Angeles Opera, Rosanna Gamson/Worldwide, the Friends of California Plaza (with a grant from the Lila Wallace Readers Digest  Foundation), and Piano Productions
Recordings:
  • Pythagorean Xydiko Machine (Trompe l’Oreille), The Illustrious Theatre Orchestra (1995)
  • Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Trompe l’Oreille), The Illustrious Theatre Orchestra (1993)
Achievements / Recognitions:
  • Adjunct Faculty of the Year, Santiago Canyon College, Orange, CA (2003)
  • Lester Horton Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Dance - for “Grand Hope Flower” by Rosanna Gamson/Worldwide (1998)
  • ASCAP Standard Panel Award for music composition (1997 to Present)
Memberships:
  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

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