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Mark is both easy-going and focused. His knowledge of all aspects of music and audio production is brilliant. And as a teacher he is  capable of adapting to the pace and needs of his students. I highl

Fantastic great lesson. Pointed out very quickly what I needed to work on in my speaking

Mark was great to work with and knew his stuff

Terrific lesson! Very inspirational and informative! Time and money well spent! Thanks Bill P!

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Very good introduction, Bill is a very experienced teacher and I am looking forward to the rest of this course.

As a podcaster, you want to look and SOUND like a STAR! That means improving your vocal projection, enunciation, resonance, pitch, tone, pace and overall audio and video presentation techniques. All are covered extensively in this series of exclusive one-on-one podcasting lessons with me...the Doctor of Speech..  That's a nickname students gave me because of my amazing ability to diagnose voice and speech problems quickly during their very first lesson. Then the work begins.  

These podcasting classes are designed to be flexible. The student participates in deciding what topics and areas are studied.  That may include pitching show ideas, role-playing in mock interviews, online presentation and speech critiques, career coaching, and more.  This is YOUR course.  You help to decide how your lessons unfold.

My proven, live, teaching techniques will train your voice to sound richer, fuller, and more audience-friendly in just a few sessions. Then, my in depth critiquing of your complete podcast performance, will help to boost your visual on screen image and vocal delivery. This will lead to a truly memorable sight and sound production, that is ready for prime time. 

Your podcasting show needs a checkup with the Doctor of Speech… the Doctor is in!

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Award winning national Radio/TV personality and voice talent for more than 25 years.

Bill's voice has been heard in thousands of national Radio and TV commercials, infomercials, audiobooks, corporate DVDs, CDs, & videos for Disney, Universal Studios, Sea World, U.S. Army, Delta Airlines, Darden Restaurants, Lowes, AT&T, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Marriot Hotels, McGraw-Hill Publishing, Wyndham Hotels, Children's Miracle Network, The Golf Channel, Animal Planet, Trane Heating & Air, Orlando Magic, Orlando Predator Arena Football, Quick & Reilly Investments, The Georgia Cup Golf Tournament, and many more.  

Appearances on NBC's America's Got Talent, Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, and Fox TV's 30 Seconds to Fame

15 years as Master Of Ceremonies/Comedian for a national touring variety show performing in over 1200 USA shows in 29 states.

National/Regional guest lecturer/speaker.

Professor, teaching broadcast, speech, and radio/TV announcing courses for 15 years at the University of Central Florida. 

BA--Radio & TV--Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Bill's extensive experience will give you the winning edge in your career and personal life.  Let Bill help you...
UNLEASH THE POWER OF YOUR VOICE!

Mark was super friendly, really informative and broke down a very complex topic in easy to digest parts. Thanks so much! 

My son (11 yr old) and I went through reviews and sample videos before we chose Mark. We have done 3 lessons so far and he has met, and even, exceeded our expectations. He gives weekly tasks, provides notes, and is very engaged during the lesson. Thank you, Mark!

Great First Lesson. I'm happy with the content covered and homework given along with the introductory session. Looking forward to more sessions.

Would you like to learn how to set up your audio perfectly for recording your new podcast concept?  Let's do it!  I'll guide you through the ways to make everything sound professional, so you can be confident in your product.

Mark is an American composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer.

I started teaching private music lessons my senior year of high school, in 2006.  Since then I've taught over 100 different students of all ages from 3 years old to 78 years old.  While still living in Ohio, I was the one and only official guitar teacher for Guitar Center Youngstown through the duration of 2008-2009.  In late 2009, after moving to Los Angeles, I continued to teach privately and with several music schools all around the city for 13 years.

Hi! I'm Mark. I'm an American music teacher, composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer.

I started teaching private music lessons my senior year of high school, in 2006.  Since then I've taught hundreds of different students of all ages from 3 years old to 78 years old.  While still living in Ohio, I was the one and only official guitar teacher for Guitar Center Youngstown through the duration of 2008-2009.  In late 2009, after moving to Los Angeles, I continued to teach privately and with several different programs all around the city for 13 years.

By the time I was 21, I had already toured nationally, performed on TV and radio, and released three albums with my old band Another Found Self.

I've had the privilege of playing with many great artists such as Dave Grohl, Paramore, The Gin Blossoms, Hanson, and Lee DeWyze (American Idol Winner, season 9).

After moving to Los Angeles in 2009, I also began composing. I created the scores for several commercials and films, two of which won me awards at film festivals. Most recently, in 2023, I had the privilege of licensing two songs to the TV show Kung Fu on the CW network.

Teaching in LA, I've worked with numerous well-known clients in the entertainment industry, and several of my up-and-coming students have already gone on to have successful careers of their own in music and film.

Reach out! Let's get to work!

Gfire is such a great teacher. I have been working with her weekly now for several months. Every week I share a song with her and she gives me very valuable feedback as to how to improve the song. She is incredibly gifted at lyric writing, song structure and making a song the best it can be. My songs are much better now because of her. If you need a great songwriting teacher, or someone to teach you an instrument, Gfire is the one! 

great instructor, provides great audio notes to practice later

How do you get started as a podcaster? I will show you the steps, from developing a great name, booking guests, setting up your podcast host site, and much more.

Gfire has been teaching and performing music full-time for over 25 years.  Based in Austin, Texas, the "Live Music Capital of the World," she offers voice, piano, songwriting, yoga, folk guitar, and DJ'ing lessons to students from 5-105 and she specializes in sculpting her lessons to the strengths and desires of each individual student.  Her students range from beginning to advanced levels, and they sing and play a multitude of musical styles, including classical, pop, rock, r 'n' b, country, folk, singer-songwriter, musical theater, blues and more.  

***For safety's sake,  I am currently offering in-studio lessons to students who are fully vaccinated and willing to wear a mask. I also offer online lessons via Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, and Google Meet.***

Gfire loves to share her talents with her students.  She prides herself on instilling a "sense of mastery" to each of her singing and piano students, no matter on which level they are.  The students come away with a real sense of knowing their songs and their instruments inside out and with a real sense of confidence in their musicianship.  Plus they have a lot of fun as they make musical progress!
 
Gfire is also an award-winning singer-songwriter and "Yoga for the Voice" innovator.  She has released 4 CDs of all-original music and is currently working on her 5th CD, to be released in 2015.  
 
As a teacher, Gfire works with students of all levels and all areas of interest.  In October 2007, Gfire became the only vocal teacher in the Western Hemisphere to gain full certification in the Science of Singing, developed by Ernest G. White of London, England.  Her unique voice training program, entitled "Yoga for the Voice," combines this knowledge of the Science of Singing with ancient yoga breathing techniques.  This technique allows each voice student to develop a "vocal tune-up" for the voice AND to discover what the natural singing range is and how to use the voice as effectively as possible.  With the internet SKYPE technology, Gfire teaches voice students all over the world, from Switzerland to the U.K. to New Zealand to New York.
 
Her vocal students have sung in touring rock bands, on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, in successful auditions, in karaoke clubs, in coffee houses and folk clubs, at weddings and for their own enjoyment amongst family and friends.  Whatever level of singing training you wish to acquire, she will show you the way to achieve it! 

Gfire was also the main voice instructor and one of 3 main piano teachers at the Austin branch of Mars Music (now defunct) for 3 1/2 years.  In addition to her vocal study and innovation, she has studied piano with top classical and jazz pianists, studied songwriting with Pat Pattison of Berklee College in Boston, gotten her full yoga teaching certification in 2004 and DJ'd at clubs and parties worldwide.  For eight years straight - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 - she has won the prestigious ASCAPlus Award for professional songwriting.
 
As a singer-songwriter, Gfire continues to write, record and perform with some of the best musicians and engineers in the world, including engineer Stuart Sullivan (Willie Nelson, Sublime, Meat Puppets, etc.), Hammond organ player Ian McLagen (Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart), cellist John Hagen (Lyle Lovett), fiddle/mandolin player Warren Hood (The Waybacks), bassist George Reiff (Ray Wylie Hubbard) and banjo picker Danny Barnes (Bad Livers, Dave Matthews).

Gfire's original songs have been played on over 200 radio and television stations worldwide.  She has toured in over half of the fifty states, plus the U.K. and Canada.



*** Lesson Details ***
NEW - Gfire is now available to teach WORLDWIDE via SKYPE or FaceTime - so you can have a music lesson in the privacy of your own home!!

Voice lessons - I have created a unique and wonderful vocal method, "Yoga for the Voice," which combines ancient yoga breathing exercises with special vocal exercises to give you a "complete vocal tune-up."  These techniques are simple, effective and easily-learned by any student of the voice, from about age 5-105.  I love to help you learn to apply these wonderful techniques to learning the songs you wish to learn - whether they are pop, r 'n' b, folk, singer-songwriter, rock, country, opera, musical theater, jazz, etc.  "Yoga for the Voice" is just as effective for professional speakers, such as teachers, lawyers, clergymen or actors - we just use a range of notes that is smaller than a singer's range, and we focus on using your speaking voice as effectively and efficiently as possible.

In 3-6 months, you will be able to:

1.  master the "breath of fire" and "one-minute breath" - the BEST yoga breaths for singers!
2.  master the "sinus humming exercises" - identifying where EACH note in your range originates in your own head
3.  master the "full-body exercises" - traditional singing exercises on "mah, mee, moh, moo, meh" - so that you can move easily between your chest voice, middle voice, and head voice
4.  master 2-10 songs or more, depending on your level and the level of difficulty of each song - being able to sing each song in TUNE, with feeling, and having a blast doing it!!
5.  if you wish, you can perform your song(s) at one of my voice and piano recitals - on a REAL Austin stage!!


 
Piano lessons - I teach a wide range of piano styles at levels from beginner to early advanced, beginning around age 5.  Whether you want to learn classical, rock, blues, country, boogie-woogie, or other styles of piano and keyboard playing, I will sculpt your lesson plan so that you have a great foundation in technique AND you learn the styles and songs you wish to play.

In 3-6 months, you will be able to:

1.  master the Leschetizky, hand massage, and isometric warm-up exercises - the BEST piano warm-ups!
2.  depending on your level, master Hanon exercises 1-12, major and minor scales, major and minor arpeggios
3.  for beginners, you will be able to play with BOTH hands on the treble and bass clefs - at the same time!!
4.  master the I-IV-V progression in 3-12 keys, depending on your level - so that you can play blues, rock, country, boogie-woogie, and ragtime songs!!
5.  master 4-20 songs or more, depending on your level and the level of difficulty of each song (classical songs tend to take more time to master) - being able to play each song with great technique, with feeling, and having a blast doing it!!
6.  if you wish, you can perform your song(s) at one of my voice and piano recitals - on a REAL Austin stage!!


Songwriting lessons - I will teach you how to create a great song, in the style you wish to write in.  Country songs, pop songs, rock tunes, r'n' b, folk, etc. - all of these genres have "unwritten rules" about how to put together an effective song.  We will utilize special songwriting exercises and tools to help you learn to be a wonderful songwriter.


 
DJ lessons - I teach beat matching, turntable fine-tuning and repertoire selection to help you become the DJ you aspire to be.  I own crates and crates of vinyl records and CDs, and I have DJ'd all over the world to enthusiastic crowds, so I can teach you to attain a real joy and skill in the art of turntablism.



 
Yoga lessons - I am a fully KRI-certified yoga teacher and I can help you develop a valuable yoga routine to help you achieve your health and relaxation goals. We will choose from literally hundreds of exercises and breathing techniques specifically geared to your needs and wants.





*** Studio Equipment ***
Pro Tools mBox PRO Full Recording Studio
Yamaha U1 Upright Piano
Shure SM 58 Microphone
Shure SM 57 Microphone
Korg microKorg Synthesizer
Yamaha M06 Synthesizer
Yamaha StagePas 300 PA System
Neumann TLM 103 Microphone
Neumann KMS 105 Microphone
Nord Lead Synthesizer
Taylor Acoustic Guitar
West African Djembe
MacBook Pro Computer
Universal Audio LA-610 Pre-amp
2 Technics 1200 Professional DJ Turntables
American DJ Pro-Scratch 1 Professional CDJ
Rane MP22 DJ Mixer
Mogami Professional Audio Cables

*** Travel Equipment ***
Yamaha M06 Synthesizer
Yamaha StagePas 300 PA System
Neumann KMS 105 Microphone
Macintosh Laptop Computer


*** Specialties ***
music, singing, piano, songwriting, DJ'ing, yoga, folk guitar

I have developed "Yoga for the Voice" - a combination of my 18 years of studying and receiving certification in the "Science of Singing" (as taught by Ernest George White of London, England) and my 10 years experience and certification in yoga, specifically ancient yoga breathing techniques.  I will work with voice students as young as 4 and as old as they want to go!  Voice lessons span all styles and all levels - pop, rock, r 'n' b, country, folk, singer-songwriter, opera, classical, musical theater, etc. from beginner to advanced.  Generally beginning around age 7.

Piano - levels beginner to early advanced, most styles, including classical, rock, pop, folk, country, singer-songwriter, blues and boogie-woogie.  Generally beginning around age 5.

Songwriting - all popular styles, including rock, pop, folk, country, blues, singer-songwriter, r 'n' b, etc.

DJ'ing - all basic DJ methods, including beat matching, turntable basics and repertoire selection.

Yoga - yoga breathing AND physical exercises, depending on the needs and wants of the student.

Folk guitar - finger picking and accompaniment skills for folk singers.

In piano, I specialize in teaching students who want to play a wide variety of music - classical, pop, rock, country, blues, etc.  I begin with piano students who are 5 years of age and older, as long as they have the requisite attention span.

In songwriting, I specialize in teaching students methods of developing popular songs - pop, r 'n' b, country, rock, folk, etc.

In DJ'ing, I specialize in basic beatmatching and repertoire selection.

And in yoga, I specialize in tailoring the yogic needs of the student - whether she/he wishes to work on stretching, breathing, abdominal strengthening, etc.

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Mark is both easy-going and focused. His knowledge of all aspects of music and audio production is brilliant. And as a teacher he is capable of adapting to the pace and needs of his students. I highl

Fantastic great lesson. Pointed out very quickly what I needed to work on in my speaking

Mark was great to work with and knew his stuff

Terrific lesson! Very inspirational and informative! Time and money well spent! Thanks Bill P!

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