Composition and Music Theory
- Classical, modern, jazz, pop, R&B, hip-hop, rock, blues and film scoring
- Scales and harmony
- Melody and motif construction
- Approaches particular to individual instruments
- Music history
- Song and compositional forms
- Lyrics
- Inspiration and individual vision
Performance
- Private lessons from beginning to advanced levels in voice and various instruments (guitar, keyboard, voice, bass, woodwinds, strings, percussion, etc.)
- Structured units with regular milestones including recitals and recordings
- Solo work
- Ensemble performance both live and in studio sessions
Creating your CD or producing others
- Creative vision
- Artist relations
- Responding to the marketplace (A&R)
- Song and composition development and selection
- Eliciting and delivering excellent performances
- Advanced programming using state-of-the-art software
- Sampling