Aaron S.

I have an Audio Engineering Certification that I gained from "The Recording Workshop" in Chillicothe Ohio and have 10 years hands on experience writing, recording, composing, and producing music. My students can expect the world when it comes to producing music. We will fine tune every detail and go over each of the elements which include: Preparing for recording, arming a recording channel, recording in real time, and using plugins and techniques such as EQ, Delay, Compression, and mastering.

I understand that every student is an individual, with personal musical needs and goals. I make it a priority to tailor how I teach and what I teach to the individual needs of each student. I teach all styles from rock, metal, pop, country, worship, blues and classical. I combine the important fundamentals with the music YOU want to play. If you'll have me as a guitar teacher, I will ask you about your favorite type of music, and set goals to help accomplish whatever musical aspirations you have for yourself or your child. Together, we will develop a plan to achieve your goals! I love beginners, so even if you don't know where to begin, I can help! Thank you.

The first thing we will do is take a step back and prepare a musical idea. We'll ask ourselves, what is this idea communicating? What emotions it does express? What feeling you want the listener to feel? The structure of a song is the way in which its sections have been arranged, usually with repetition, to create the total work. An appropriate song structure will create an effective musical experience for the listener, and two main aspects should be considered. 1. Balance of Repetition and Variety-Repeating sections is a good way to build the familiarity of your musical themes, but too much feels limited and quickly becomes stale. Different sections should contrast with each other, while still sounding compatible. 2. Musical Dynamic of the Whole Song-You are telling a story, even with instrumental music. Create a sense of anticipation that builds to a satisfying conclusion as the song unfolds, with each section drawing the listener strongly to the next. Keeping these key structures in mind, my student and I will create any song structure that seems to fit their musical ideas. Other things that my students and I will go over during this teaching process-Music theory, composition, main instruments, lead instruments, background instruments, and vocalization.