Advanced Simply Music Teacher

Completed the requirements to achieve the status of Advanced Simply Music Teacher, teaching this revolutionary, Australian-developed piano learning method that offers a breakthrough in music education. This remarkable approach has students of all ages playing great-sounding contemporary, classical, gospel, blues and accompaniment pieces — immediately — from their very first lessons.
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Simply Music

Accompanist, The Mop & Bucket Company

Provide improvised piano/keyboard accompaniment for improvised theatre/comedy performances.
Musical contributions range from background scoring and scene changes to collaborative improvised songs with actors/singers, including full-length improvised musicals in the long-form Spontaneous Broadway format.
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The Mop & Bucket Company

Accredited Simply Music Teacher

Completed the accreditation process to become an accredited teacher of Simply Music, a revolutionary, Australian-developed piano learning method that offers a breakthrough in music education. This remarkable approach has students of all ages playing great-sounding contemporary, classical, gospel, blues and accompaniment pieces — immediately — from their very first lessons.
Learn more at potluckcreativearts.com.
Simply Music

Founder, Webmaster; The Offhand Band

  • Founded this music act to create satisfying songs that are cool for kids, fun for families and great for the grown on their own.
  • Webmaster for theoffhandband.com.

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Licensed Simply Music Teacher

Completed the training process to become a licensed teacher of Simply Music, a revolutionary, Australian-developed piano learning method that offers a breakthrough in music education. This remarkable approach has students of all ages playing great-sounding contemporary, classical, gospel, blues and accompaniment pieces — immediately — from their very first lessons.
Learn more at potluckcreativearts.com.
Simply Music

Author; Lost, Found: An Ongoing Look at the Meaning of a Landmark Television Series

Launched this blog at Potluck, covering the television series Lost episode by episode from a systems perspective.
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Founder, Webmaster; MarkSMeritt.com

  • Founded this web site to serve as a central hub for information about my pursuits and background, including an innovative WordPress/database-driven interactive resume.
  • Webmaster for marksmeritt.com.

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Founder, Editor; Potluck Creative Arts’ YouTube Channel

Founded this YouTube channel to present original content via Potluck, Potluck Creative Arts and other sites.
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Founder, Principal, Webmaster; Potluck Creative Arts

Potluck Creative Arts, Red Hook, NY

  • Promoting my activities as a musician, songwriter, composer, lyricist, arranger, music producer, pianist/keyboardist, music/arts/creativity educator/facilitator and writer/director for motion pictures and theatre.
  • Services offered include Songwriting Workshops; Singalong Workshops; Custom Songs; Custom Instrumentals; Custom Writing; Creativity Coaching; Music Lessons; Piano/Keyboard Performance; Musical Arrangements and Production; Directing for Motion Pictures and Theatre.
  • Webmaster for potluckcreativearts.com.

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Founder, Principal Contributor, Webmaster; Potluck

  • Founded this web site to present original works, including many that explore familiar topics from a systems perspective.
  • Webmaster for potluck.com.

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Business Consultant

Business consulting specializing in Microsoft Excel, creation of databases and other information management tools, project management, data analysis, forecasting, quality control, research, and both technical and academic writing.
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