{"id":43762,"date":"2022-08-09T18:50:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T08:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davespicer.com.au\/?page_id=43762"},"modified":"2022-09-07T18:46:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T08:46:47","slug":"about-dave-spicer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davespicer.com.au\/about-dave-spicer\/","title":{"rendered":"About Dave Spicer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davespicer.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/749\/2022\/08\/davespicermusic.jpg\" alt=\"davespicermusic\" height=\"528\" width=\"804\" title=\"davespicermusic\">\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tPleased to meet you\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m Dave Spicer\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p>Musician | Pianist | Vocalist | Educator | GeekOn a mission to passionately share the joy of music and music making with the world.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davespicer.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/749\/bb-plugin\/cache\/11056430_872342776184943_8747285161857660707_o-square.jpg\" alt=\"11056430_872342776184943_8747285161857660707_o\" height=\"2048\" width=\"1365\" title=\"11056430_872342776184943_8747285161857660707_o\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davespicer.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/749\/bb-plugin\/cache\/298728430_5343233725762470_1991808650459150272_n-square.jpg\" alt=\"298728430_5343233725762470_1991808650459150272_n\" height=\"2048\" width=\"1505\" title=\"298728430_5343233725762470_1991808650459150272_n\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davespicer.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/749\/bb-plugin\/cache\/bricl-square.jpeg\" alt=\"bricl\" height=\"419\" width=\"600\" title=\"bricl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davespicer.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/749\/bb-plugin\/cache\/IMG_4465-square.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4465\" height=\"1500\" width=\"2000\" title=\"IMG_4465\">\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tMUSICIAN\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMusic is my life\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p>Dave Spicer is very active within the music scene in Australia and shares an equal love of performing, educating and business.As a Singer, Pianist, and Songwriter, Dave has spent the last 25+ years supporting and collaborating with some of Australia&#8217;s biggest talents. He has numerous recordings, television, radio and festival appearances to his credit all over the world.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tPianist\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMy Piano Career\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p>In addition to commissioned works, my compositions and arrangements continue to be presented and recorded by various ensembles. In my professional career as a pianist, accompanist, and singer, I have worked with an &#8216;A&#8217; List of performers including:<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/davespicer.com.au\/how-to-accompany-yourself-or-your-students-on-piano\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davespicer.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/749\/2022\/08\/How-to-accompany-yourself-on-piano.jpg\" alt=\"How-to-accompany-yourself-on-piano\" height=\"630\" width=\"1200\" title=\"How-to-accompany-yourself-on-piano\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>SingersPianistsTeachers<\/p>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tZOOM WORKSHOP\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to accompany yourself (or your students) on piano\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Over 4 weeks I will teach you how to pick up a lead sheet and confidently play chords in a variety of styles without stopping! 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