Teaching Bio

Eric Glick Rieman, MFA

I was originally taught piano by my mother, who was a private piano teacher at that time, and I began rudimentary lessons at the age of 3 1/2. Music was a large part of my early family life. I had three older sisters who all played piano and another instrument, and we often sang as a family in our home. Our family belonged to The Church of The Brethren, a church closely associated with the Mennonites, and a church which features much music making in its services. I sang in the children's choir at church as well as performing in church on the piano and other instruments. I have studied piano and pipe organ with a number of teachers over the years, including (most recently) improvisers Brett Carson, Chris Brown and Myra Melford. I have studied composition and improvisation with Fred Frith, Pauline Oliveros, John Bischoff, Douglas Ewart, and Alvin Curran, and electronic music with John Bischoff, Chris Brown, Maggi Payne, and Eliane Radigue.

I am the Daddy of two boys, ages 14 and 10, and I like kids and how they think.

I have been teaching privately since 2002.
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Education

Mills College, Oakland, CA (1998 – 2001): Master of Fine Arts degree in Electronic Music and Recording Media.

Cincinnati State Technical College, Cincinnati, OH (1987 – 1989) : Associates of Applied Science degree in Electronic Engineering Technology.

Manchester College, North Manchester, IN (1980 – 1985): Bachelor of Arts degree in Peace Studies and Philosophy.

I can provide you with references at your request.

Performer/Composer/Improviser
I frequently perform my own and other's compositions in several contexts.
For info on my performances and compositions (with audio and video), see my composer and improviser website, linked below:

http://www.ericglickrieman.com