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Mark Christopher Brandt



Pianist composer improvisor EDUCATOR. Author


Email Mark: creativmusic101@gmail.com



Private Lessons



Mark Christopher Brandt has operated a successful private instruction studio, built solely on word-of-mouth advertising, since 1991. In 2011, he received the Virginia Governor's School Award for exemplary service and dedication to education. Many of Mark's students have achieved high honors and scholarships at both the high school and the collegiate level. Many have successful careers in the music industry as performers, educators, producers, and engineers.

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After his 1999/2000 New Year’s performance at the Cosmos Club in Washington D.C., Mark decided to step away from performing so that he could be close to his wife and to his children during their young years. During this break, he built one of the most reputable teaching studios on the East Coast, regularly placing students with scholarships into the top music colleges and universities in America. After his return to the world of performing and recording Mark’s studio and his reputation as an educator continued to flourish. To this day Mark teaches students from all over the country via zoom, FaceTime and even email. His private instruction studio has remained active and busy since he first opened his doors.


Many of Mark's first students have remained in contact with him over the years. Some of them began with him as children and they now have children of their own.



Mark's Theory .com



The true musical artist is comprised not simply of one personality but three:


The Improvisor/Composer, the Performer/Recording artist and the Permanent student/Educator.


If one of these is missing or derelict in any one artist, the art form of music suffers wherever that particular artist treads.

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Procrastination is the deadly enemy of the artist. There are one million well described reasons why you can not practice today. There is one reason alone why you will. You love it. If that love is not there then you are not an artist.

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Come and visit the personal side of Mark Christopher Brandt's artistry at

Mark's Theory.com


I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!


I HAVE BEEN LIVING AS A PERFORMER, A RECORDING ARTIST, A COMPOSER AND A MUSIC EDUCATOR FOR MANY, MANY YEARS!


THIS SITE IS MY WAY OF THANKING GOD AND YOU FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE!


~ Mark Christopher Brandt



Mark's Theory VIdeos



If an artist truly recognizes the origin of his music, he has no need of human validation.He requires only a place to pray, to practice and to create and the trust to remain in that place with love, joy, and gratitude.


In due time, God opens the venues and brings forth the listeners to receive each artist that He has created.
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I believe that every inspiration, every good idea, every cool thought, every insight into theory, every beautiful piece of music, every great performance, every successful recording, all my gifts of soul and all my temporal goods to enable me to share these gifts with the world have been offered to me and placed in me by a loving, omnipotent, all powerful and Triune God.

While I may not state this in every video I place on YouTube or every piece of music I place on my website, I believe with all my heart and moreover, I know this to be true.

I also believe it to be true about each and every individual on the planet, whether we admit it, acknowledge it or accept it.

God is the Creator. I am the creature.

~ Mark Christopher Brandt



Spotify



As of 2024 Mark’s presence online is minimal by his own choice. In recent years he removed all of his social media accounts so that he could begin a new approach to his artistic career.


You can now hear all of his music for free on Spotify (and pandora). Mark continues to sell hard copies of his CD’s and downloads as well, but he remains uncommitted as to when he might perform in public again and in what musical configuration or outlet that might be. ​



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