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John and Houston

Certified Piano Tuner & Technician

Highly-trained technician, teacher and musician with an outstanding record of achievement, John Pastorius combines an uncommon blend of exceptional musical proficiency, perfect pitch, mechanical mastery, problem-solving and leadership strengths. Recognized for quickly establishing positive rapport with clients John has superior listening and communication abilities, innate organizational and planning skills, and has a commitment to producing meaningful outcomes both independently and as collaborative team member - in short, John is a pleasure to work with.

John was raised in Smithfield, Virginia and moved to Northern Virginia in the fall of 2015. He is a graduate of the School of Piano Technology for the Blind in Vancouver, Washington (www.pianotuningschool.org) and is excited to begin his new career in Northern Virginia.  

Legally blind and highly independent with a razor-sharp memory, John is fluent in literary and musical Braille codes, possesses a natural sense of humor and an infectious positive attitude. His guide dog, Volvo has been with him since 2017.  Volvo is his second guide dog.   John graduated from Lynchburg College in 2013.

Testimonials
   "My Yamaha piano has never sounded better since you tuned it this spring" - Ron Pack, Owner, Smithfield Station
   "John Pastorius recently tuned our piano.  It had been a few years and needed some extra care.  John was on time and professional.  He explained what              
    needed to be done to our piano and completed the work in a timely manner.  I highly recommend John and plan to use him again in the future".  Laurie Lowery

Technological Proficiencies
  Microsoft Word, Excel
  Facebook
  JAWs screen reading software (Job Access Window Speech)
  Kurzweil print-to-audio scanning software
  Dancing Dots music scanner, (Braille transcription and composition software)
  Braille Note (note-taking device)
  Victor Stream “iPod for the Blind” podcast, book, music download program
  VoiceOver for iPhone calls, text, e-mail and apps

Certifications, Education & Associations

Certified Piano Tuner and Technician
School of Piano Technology for the Blind, Vancouver WA 
Graduated 2015

Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance
Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA 
Graduated 2013

“Initiation to Independence”
Colorado Center for the Blind’s 8-week program for active independent living experience.
Summer 2005, 2006 and 2011

Guide Dogs for the Blind
San Rafael, California
One-month training following rigorous application process, July 2009

French Horn Instruction

In addition to his training piano technician, John is a gifted French Horn player and Instructor.
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