About Michael
J Michael Pope, Master Teacher and Musician
J Michael Pope is a Master Teacher and has been teaching private music lessons for forty years. He teaches guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, bass, harp, violin, hammered dulcimer, fretted dulcimer, Native American flute, voice and sight reading, music theory, songwriting, and composition.
Michael performs solo slide guitar, traditional and original blues and Delta blues under the name of Hawk’s Eye Pope and won the 1998 Triangle Blues Society Acoustic Competition. He plays lead guitar, flutes, keyboard, and backup vocals in the rock band RealTimeDreaming.
Michael has a degree in Creative Arts and a degree in Music. He also studied music composition and theory at UMass Lowell.
He does school demonstrations on Native American flutes. Michael is also available for demonstrations of other instruments as well.
Michael’s Music
Devil In The Whiskey: Won’t Be Hard To Do
http://jmichaelpope.com/MusicClips/WontBeHardToDo_Clip.mp3
He has nine albums to his credit and has also produced albums for other artists. Michael is currently recording a new project called ‘The Sacred Self’ for Native American flutes, voice, and percussion. He is also producing an album called ‘She Is the One’ for RealTimeDreaming.
Michael’s Music
She Is The One: Love
http://jmichaelpope.com/MusicClips/Love_Clip.mp3
“What makes Michael a wonderful teacher is his combination of emotional and musical intelligence. Not only is he a professional on multiple instruments and music theory, but he also understands his students. He meets each individual at their level of musical ability to help them excel. In addition, Michael intersperses his lessons with wisdom that goes beyond learning to play an instrument. Importantly, he has taught my daughter that tasks that she may have thought of as too daunting only seem so, but that she can master them by approaching them ‘little by little’. Also, she has learned that when she makes a mistake, she still needs to continue her playing. Michael is a patient and talented teacher who cares deeply for his students and about music.”
–Judith, mother of 11 year old piano student
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