The music field is malleable and ever-changing. To be successful, I encourage my students to be curious in the many avenues available to them within the larger field. In my own experience, I’ve found that crafting a multidimensional portfolio career has emboldened me to go the extra mile, take a chance, find a coinciding passion, and build lasting connections in my personal life and professional career. I bring this musical approach to my teaching in both academic and applied settings and have found that this marriage allows for deeper connections to be made, a recognition of classroom instruction’s relevance to performance practice, and a flourishing set of well-rounded and curious students. As I cater my teaching to each student, I consider their individual interests and backgrounds as I plan a path for them and their future. Whether they plan to pursue a performance career, mold the next generation of music students as an educator or community partner, or carve out a path for themselves amongst the many opportunities available within the field of music, I base my teaching on three fundamental pillars:
Creating, Guiding, and Inspiring
Saxophone Testimonials
“Jeffrey Allardyce is very well-versed and can teach at multiple levels. He pushed and encouraged me to perform challenging works that made me a better saxophonist.”
“Stupendous human being and amazing professor. Interactions with students, explanations of content, and rehearsal etiquette are all spectacular. He actually cares about you as a person, will admit when he has made a mistake with a smile, and has a great balance of serious instruction and having fun.”
“I felt like the only limit to how quickly I learned the instrument was the amount of time I was wiling to put in, and that was perfect. He was always good at giving me music for my skill level that helped me improve.”
“Very well-versed in performing saxophone at a high level, efficient in detecting errors and making corrections. I loved my saxophone quartet experience with THE best saxophone professor.”
Music Theory Testimonials
“He was very open to discussion and staying after to talk with you about your concerns. He made me feel safe in asking questions and not understanding without being judged. His positive attitude made me want to go to class.”
“Jeffrey handled every situation incredibly and taught wonderfully. I would not be in such good shape without him.”
“I think he was super encouraging and understood that this class is pretty frustrating for us as students. He provided timely grading and feedback and helped us prepare for the final exam really well. Allardyce was a great teacher!”
“Jeffrey is an amazing teacher and I’ve rearranged my schedule several times just to have him as my TA. He is very clear and concise with his teaching, and it’s easy to ask him questions.”
“Jeffrey always acknowledged you if you walked in later and was willing to stay a few minutes after class if we had questions, wanted to arrange a time to meet, or needed life advice. He’d sometimes sit amongst the students while teaching which made him more approachable and lessened the power dynamic between teacher and student. Very professional over all!”
“Jeffrey made the class a fun and safe place to be and he was very funny and caring.”
“Jeffrey was always very collaborative with us which I think was very effective with this style of class. He had a general idea of what we should accomplish during class time but was always very flexible if we had other questions. ”
“Jeffrey is the best, thorough, and kind hearted soul and educator. He takes time to explain things.”
“Jeffrey did a good job showing how to practice things, and kept things fun, on topic, and helpful. He was always very helpful breaking things down if people needed it and still kept us at a challenging pace.”
“He is amazingly clear at teaching music theory. He has many examples, he’s able to explain things and break them down into understandable chunks, he’s able to give clear directions... He was always kind and personable, making it easy to ask questions. He always offered extra help if we needed it. He really helped a lot of the things I learned in previous semesters finally all come together.”
“He was very kind and very knowledgable. He really did make the material easier to understand, and he made me feel confident in myself in what I was learning.”
“Jeffrey is awesome! Great teaching and he was so helpful, organized, professional, and personable. His teaching helped people improve a lot in their ear training, sight singing, and rhythm. He had a very solid understanding of all the topics and was great at teaching them.”
“He was an absolutely amazing professor! He always explained things very clearly and answered any questions the class had. He never made us feel stupid for having questions and his handouts were so helpful.”