Workshops and Education
Teaching is one of Bob Thompson’s favorite activities. "I love to teach." says Bob, "For me teaching is also very much a learning process. Each time you put a concept into words and convey it to someone else, it further crystallizes that concept in your own mind. Also, I love the feeling that I get when the light flashes in a student’s eyes indicating that an idea has, at that moment, become clear."

Bob is also very proud of his many former students who are pursuing careers as professional musicians. "I enjoy seeing how different people take the same information and develop their own personal way of creating music. That is the goal of my method of teaching.

I have found over the years that when someone has difficulty moving forward with the creative process it is usually due to the fact that somewhere in his or her musical foundation there is some missing, or misunderstood information.

Therefore, I take the student, or group, through a logical progression of information that not only insures that there are no "holes", but that also gives meaning to the elements of music and encourages the student to develop an individual perspective.

In a sense, once they understand how to mix the colors, they are then free to paint the pictures that they themselves can imagine."