Russell S., Online Teacher | Teaches Private Lessons Online

Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 18+

Speaks English

Teaching since 1988

B.M, Music Composition

About Russell S.

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I have been composing and teaching music for over 30 years. I have a degree in music composition. I am a published composer and songwriter, and was the audio director for a major video game publisher. I teach most styles of music, from classical to jazz, dance, pop, rock and more. I believe that anyone who has something they want to say can be a great songwriter. I will work with you to improve your lyrics, melodies, chord changes, rhythms and arrangements. We will write songs together as well as review songs you have written and analyze songs that you admire. I will help you record your songs, whether you want to post them on the internet or pitch them to established artists.

Instructor details

Subject

Location:

Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday

5 PM-9:30 PM

Tuesday

5 PM-9:30 PM

Wednesday

3 PM-5:30 PM

Thursday

3 PM-8:30 PM

Friday

3 PM-8:30 PM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

30 minutes

$35

45 minutes

$50

60 minutes

$65

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Experience

Composer, 'The Blues'

Jan, 2015 - Present

Self

Composer and songwriter for an upcoming musical called 'The Blues (or something like it)'

Independent Songwriter

Jan, 2008 - Present

Self

Writing mostly country and adult contemporary music for myself and other artists.

Audio Director

Jan, 1990 - Jan, 1995

Accolade

Responsible for the music and sound effects in most of the internally developed Accolade games during this time, including Les Manley: Search for the King, Altered Destiny, Test Drive III and many others.

Composer

Jun, 1989 - Jul, 1989

July 4th Show

Composed and arranged big band music for the July 4th show at West LA college. Dancers from the Downey Academy of Dance performed routines to this music.

Songwriter / Keyboardist

Jun, 1987 - Jun, 1989

Coda

Keyboardist and songwriter for the rock band Coda.

Music Teacher

Feb, 1987 - Jun, 1989

Calmont School

Taught pre-K - 6th grade music at this private elementary school.

Education

A.A. Music

Sep, 1981 - Jun, 1984

Los Medanos College

B.M, Music Composition

Sep, 1984 - Jun, 1988

California State University, Northridge

Affiliations

BMI

Mar, 2018

Broadcast Music Inc. was founded in 1939 by forward-thinkers who wanted to represent songwriters in emerging genres, like jazz, blues and country, and protect the public performances of their music. Operating on a non-profit-making basis, BMI is now the largest music rights organization in the U.S. and is still nurturing new talent and new music.