Sami C.-

This is what I do. I make my living from songwriting and music lessons. Songwriting is about understanding melody and song structure. There are many tricks and tools I teach on how to write a well structured song. It all begins with the student understanding melody first.

Vocals is the most difficult instrument. That is because it can't be tuned with metal components. Vocal chords can't be replaced with metal strings. First is understanding how to use and preserve the voice. I teach breathing, proper technique, how to emote, how to perform live, and of course pitch and tone. Vocals take time to learn, I recommend a minimum of 6 months of lessons to actually benefit from vocal lessons. This is by far my favorite skill to teach. I teach my students form and pitch from day 1. We will do lots of warm-ups every lesson. As we get lessons under our belts, I stick them in the studio with headphones and recording software to start learning how to be a recording artist. This is key to vocal development. Hearing yourself in the studio.

Bass is very reliant on drums. I always teach my bass students the art of following drum patterns and understanding how to play to a metronome. This is key to develop early good musical habits to be able to play the bass with confidence and accuracy.

I teach beginner drums. Most of my students are under the age of 16 for drums. We do a lot of monkey see monkey do with drums. It is a physical instrument and timing is everything. We play to a click track and a full on band recording of the students choice to learn how to fill the pocket as well as fill the roll as the backbone of a band.

Expect to learn from an actual songwriter and touring artist in a professional recording studio environment. I have trained with the worlds best vocal coaches and have over 10 years experience training singers for the Voice and American Idol. I can train anyone to sing as long as they are not tone deaf. I use guitar and bass pro software to help the students learn their desired song while hearing accompanying instruments. I teach right hand rhythm technique first, so that my students understand timing and pocket. I recommend for beginners to learn on Acoustic first, being that it teaches timing and rhythm. In a month I will have my students playing a full song from beginning to end, and they should have a full understanding of basic chords and finger placement. I am the best at what I do.

I teach audio engineering, and all microphone technique using PROTOOLS software. I navigate all my lessons with Protools for recording, and I always show my students first, how to properly use preamps, compressors and EQ.