Teacher Profile: Oliver Penn

About Oliver Penn

Oliver Penn is a Guitarist, Drummer, and Pianist who writes and composes his own music, and has been playing music professionally since 2015. Oliver is well rounded in several genres ranging from Rock, Jazz , Funk and Pop music. Oliver attended Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island where he studied music. While in college he performed in the Symphonic Winds Ensemble, Funk Band, Jazz Band, Pep Band, as well as gigging around the Northeast.

Since graduating Oliver's music has taken him from Rhode Island to Houston, and everywhere in between! In 2018 Oliver went on a full Spring tour where he played guitar and sang in his own band, and has been touring regularly since. His band, Oliver Penn (or sometimes known as the Oliver Penn Trio), tours all around the country, and has even played on news stations in Austin, Houston, and Bryan/College Station. Oliver can be found playing all around Houston and the U.S., as both a drummer and guitarist.

Oliver has a passion for teaching music. "There is nothing quite like seeing a student understanding a concept, or sight-reading a piece of music that they begin to realize is a famous song that they can now play," says Oliver. "While performing as a professional musician is wonderful and gratifying, it would not be the same if I wasn't also able to teach music to my students." Oliver also assists his students with audition material as they look to achieve their dreams. He has been teaching with Lessons In Your Home since May 2018, and teaches guitar, drums, and piano to students of all proficiencies and ages! Oliver has students as young as 5 and as old as 65!!

His other interests include sports, (hockey, tennis), musical theater, and film.