PIANO
Ty is a classically trained pianist who loves to teach, compose, and collaborate regardless of genre. He believes that classical music can help him cross into other worlds and create even more music. His earliest exposure to music was joining his Catholic Church’s children’s choir. He became interested in classical piano and film composition. Ty stubbornly persisted putting himself through lessons during his high school years. Ty then attended Central Piedmont Community College and obtained his Associates in Fine Arts in piano studies. Ty then moved onto study at University of North Carolina in Greensboro School of Music where he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in Music.
While studying at UNCG, Ty started learning more about experimental “New Music.” He loves learning about new musical theories and experimental performance. He sees it as a way of having an arsenal of tools when composing music for concert music and film score projects. Ty was fortunate to be showcased as a composer collaborating and performing alongside with UNCG Sinfonia String ensemble performing his piece “Lost Child,” (2020) for Strings and Piano that aesthetically resembles film music.
In a continued quest to expand his knowledge, Ty studies at University of California of Los Angeles Extension program in Film scoring, continuing to collaborate with filmmakers, composers, and musicians