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R&B Voice, Musical Theatre, Songwriting...
Teacher of the Year 2023 for Pop Voice & Pop Arranging, 2022 for Pop Arranging & 2020's Voice and Pop Piano for Lessonface. I am a professional singer, songwriter, pianist, recording artist and touring dancer. My music performance videos have built a community of over 1 Million YouTube Subscribers and 1.4 Million TikTok followers.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
Eliza Waldman is a jazz and classically trained musician with a BA in Music from Vassar College, where she was awarded the Elisabeth Locke Scholarship in music. She was Lessonface's 2023 Songwriting Teacher Of The Year. She is a touring songwriter and musician and teaches both private students and rock ensembles.
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Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Songwriting...
I have been teaching guitar for over 25 years. I started teaching almost as soon as I began playing as I wanted to make music with my friends. I grew up playing classic rock and metal and gravitated towards jazz in my teen years. I attended Berklee College Of Music and The New School Jazz Program.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
I hold a BA in music and a MMEd (master’s degree in music education). I have toured the US with various bands and ensembles including an indie-rock quintet, a 10-piece chamber rock ensemble, a big band orchestra and as a solo musician. I compose and perform my own music and just released my second album of original music.
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Songwriting, Piano, Music Theory...
Natalie is a working songwriter and musical theater composer/lyricist with over 15 years of experience crafting songs and 12 years experience teaching. Her work has been performed in New York Off-Broadway, Nashville, and L.A.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
I've been making music since the age of 5 and have been teaching since I was 15.
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Jazz Piano, Songwriting, Piano...
Composer, music theorist and educator. I teach how to play piano, write songs and everything about music theory and composition. ----- For scheduling, PLEASE CONTACT ME so we can work out a time slot :) ----- I studied Music Theory and Composition and I hold a Masters in Composition as well.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
{multiple Teacher of the Year awards} Hey there! I'm Emily Zimmer, a music lesson teacher with over 20 years of experience in recording, performing, and playing guitar, bass guitar, and writing music professionally. Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of teaching music lessons and classes to thousands of students for over 16 years.
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Acoustic Guitar, Country Voice, Songwriting...
I'm a professional singer, songwriter, producer, and performer with over 25+ years of experience in the music business. I am currently a full time staff writer at Sony Music Publishing Nashville and have written for both major and independent publishers such as Spirit Music Nashville, Better Angels Music, and Swat Music Group. I have had over 120 accredited songs recorded
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Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Songwriting...
"A musician of many talents who is passionate about playing all styles of music," is how I would describe myself. My focal points are on the viola along with the violin, but I certainly am not limited to those two instruments.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
Hi, my name is Tyson Farmer and I'm an online guitar, vocal, ukulele, banjo, and music theory teacher who teaches students of all skill levels. I love traveling the world, hiking & camping in nature with my fiancee and our dog Kaya, learning new ideas and philosophies, and laughing until my face hurts.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
Guitarist, composer and producer Rod Ferreira has performed across the USA sharing the stage with lots of talented musicians. He has recorded several albums and enjoys teaching musicians of all ages and styles. While living in Brazil he earned several diplomas in piano, harmonica, bass, music theory and guitar.
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Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele, Songwriting...
**I'm pretty booked at the moment, but please feel free to join my waitlist and I'll let you know when something opens up! (Current availability listed is for current students only, thanks!)
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Jazz Voice, Songwriting, Voice...
Lourdes Moreno is a singer, songwriter and composer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She lives in Canada since 2016. She is an active performing and recording artist. She has over eight years of experience teaching voice, guitar, piano, music theory, and songwriting to kids and adults.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
Born in Toronto, Canada, Rose Devika is an award-winning singer-songwriter and spoken word poet whose unflinchingly honest verse disarms with its vulnerability and raw daring. Painting with sparse guitars, mellow upright pianos and majestic string arrangements, Rose Devika creates beautiful spaces for listeners to crawl into and explore.
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Jazz Piano, Songwriting, Piano...
(Examples of my music below)I am an international touring musician (singer, pianist, songwriter) from Israel. Graduate of Berklee College of Music. I have lived and toured around the world (6 years in the US, almost a year in south America, and many tours in India, Canada, and all throughout the US). I've collaborated with incredible artists (such as Grammy Award winner A.
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Electric Guitar, Blues Guitar, Songwriting...
Not currently accepting students! Born in 2001, Ayla has been deeply passionate about music since even before she played any instruments or wrote songs. Having grown up in a family where the music of the Gipsy Kings, Buena Vista Social Club, and the Beatles were always playing, she began singing at an early age. Ayla started her musical journey at age 8 with the cello, picked
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
Guitarist, composer, and educator, Will Ross has been teaching music for over 9 years. At Oberlin College and Conservatory, he graduated with degrees in Jazz Guitar Performance and Economics from their double degree program. While at Oberlin, he taught guitar to college students each semester with experience varying from beginner to advanced.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
whats up!!My name is Joey and I'm 32. I began a career in music in West Palm Beach, Fl as a singer/songwriter- guitar player at the age of 18. I moved to Nashville in 2012 to further chase my dream of becoming a premier touring artist. I founded a Rock n Roll band called "Roanoke" that has been on the road since 2014.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
Producer, Musician, Songwriter, Singer and Educator | 15 years Experience As a professional artist-producer and graduate of Los Angeles College of Music, I know how important teaching and mentor-ships can be to students. My experience ranges from students as young as 4 years old just beginning to learn the piano to adults who would like to take their skills to the next level.
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Flute, Saxophone, Songwriting...
Spencer Edgers is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer based in Seattle, WA. With an educational background in saxophone performance and film scoring, Spencer has explored many avenues of music-making, and teaches saxophone, flute, clarinet, piano, music theory, music composition, film scoring, and production in Logic Pro X.
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Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Songwriting...
He was born in Sassari, Italy and raised in Genoa, Italy. he first took interest in music at the age of 14. Since then he deepened his artistic knowledge through professional studies and training in guitar, piano, and vocal. He holds a diploma from art school Liceo Artistico Paul Klee of Genoa, Italy.
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Keyboard, R&B Voice, Songwriting...
I am a UC Irvine Graduate with a Drama/Musical Theater degree, with over 15 years of professional voice, songwriting, and piano experience in the music industry in Los Angeles. In addition to being trained for over 20 years, I have been teaching voice, piano, and songwriting for nearly ten years. I have been working as a music instructor at Guitar Center for the past three and
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Keyboard, Jazz Piano, Songwriting...
Jason Cairati is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, playing and writing music in varying styles from jazz, pop, rock, classical, and EDM. A graduate of Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. Jason had the privilege to work and perform with the world-renowned alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, playing a range of indo-jazz and free jazz compositions.
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