Private lessons with top Songwriting instructors

Wether just a beginner, or been around song writing awhile, I will teach you a few tips and tricks, Theory’s and My own Experience to help spice up you’re Songwriting!

Are you just driven to express yourself with song? Well, for years I have helped to get people's songs out of their heads and into the world. We help you with form, syntax, lyrics, melody, hooks, and on and on. For years I have helped folks to protect their intellectual property. We will help you copyright your songs using ECO the Electronic Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. I will never make any attempt to ensnare your copyrights. So let's do a song and see if we're a good fit! We can record a working recording of it the first day you bring it in! An integrated approach: Music almost always involves several skills. Below are some of the complementary skills that I can help you with. In my Semper Method, we always address several of them at every session. For example, we record, sing and play all the time. To sing you should be able to pick out intervals at the piano, or better yet, accompany yourself and everyone needs some music theory. So it really is all one thing. Accompaniment, Arrangement and Composition, Audio Engineering, Audition Prep, Composition, Ear Training, Film Scoring, Jazz Voice, Logic Pro Software, Music Performance, Music Recording, Music Theory, Piano, Singing, Songwriting, Speaking Voice, Vocal Training.

Do you write songs but keep getting stuck? Or maybe you've always wanted to write but don't know where to start? I've been writing, producing, and performing songs for over two decades and would love to help you reach your songwriting goals.

You'll learn the components of what makes a good song work. From structure, to chord progressions as well as guidance on lyric writing.

Writing songs is so much fun, and easier than you think! Having studied jazz and pop theory and songwriting at Westminster Choir College, and the Berklee College of Music online, combined with my own personal experience writing music as a singer here in northeast Florida, has prepared me to teach the beginning fundamentals of songwriting.

I write currently for film and television, published composer. Over 35 years experience as a songwriter and composer. Have won awards for songwriting; have songs in library of Fervor Records, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona. Currently teach Craft of Songwriting classes at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell, Montana. I have written over 500 pieces of music including: vocal songs, instrumental pieces (piano, guitar, violin, mandolin, solos; string quartets, Classical, Jazz pieces for solo instruments); liturgical music, choral octavos, Bluegrass songs. I have produced 6 studio albums of original music and have a web site of songs, etc. Learn all you need to know in writing, recording, and producing songs. Graduate work in composition and theory. Have fun learning and progressing quickly in lessons with me!

35 + yrs playing/teaching/composition experience Classical to Jazz Fun mixed with work

I cater the curriculum to the students skill level and desired goals. Everyone learns differently, and it is my responsibility to accommodate for this. I love to make learning enjoyable for everyone so it is important to recognize a students strengths as well as challenges, and adapt my teaching to create a better experience for the student! I teach many subjects and am used to making a variety of material enjoyable to learn for people of any age! Songwriting is easy! We will begin with various forms that are used in songwriting, then delve into genre specifics. How to choose chords and where to place them will be covered before stylizing.