Learn GarageBand: songwriting & home production

I'm Andy Basiola, I'm a guitar teacher and guitarist with over 20 years of experience, based in Acton, London. I offer personalised guitar tuition tailored to suit everyone from complete beginners to advanced players. My approach focuses on fostering a love for music while honing your skills in a friendly and encouraging environment. Whether you are picking up a guitar for the first time or looking to refine your technique, my lessons are designed to meet your unique goals and musical interests. Don't hesitate to get in touch and start your musical journey today!

Highly energetic and creative teacher. Utilising technology to deliver a truly unique and personal musical education. With grade 8 on every brass instrument, as well as a Diploma on the Trumpet and Piano, Hugh is undeniably experienced on every instrument he teaches.. Hugh is also the inventor of the world’s best selling trombone – the pBone. It is fair to say he has a huge understanding of how Brass instruments work, and what it takes to play them.Hugh has worked as a, professional muscian, musical director and educator for many years, and is passionate about all aspects of music. He is a super nerd revelling in music theory and technique, as well as being a creative who can become emotional over a beautiful melody or chord progression! In a lesson with Hugh, he will quickly assess where you are at and use his vast experience and knowledge to create lessons and practice plans that will help you progress quickly and efficiently whilst also retaining a huge level of enjoyment. Hugh teaches exclusively online, utilising a super fast Starlink internet connection, that combined with leading music software enables him to deliver very effective music lessons. “In lockdown I was forced to move my teaching online, I quickly found much to my surprise that with the ready access to modern technology, that my students progress did not suffer. In fact in many cases I found the opposite, and that I was able to introduce concepts and techniques more easily, along with being able to monitor, asses my students effectively and therefore generate personal lesson plans that resulted in fast progress. With the help of some fantastic specialist music software I can deliver fun, engaging and productive music lessons.”Please get in touch for a free first lesson, where we can meet each other and get a feel for what lessons together might be like.

I am a professional guitarist and qualified music teacher with extensive experience as a soloist, accompanist, and band member across various genres including Rock, Soul, Funk, Folk, Latin, Reggae, Gypsy Jazz, Classical, and more. I play Lead Guitar for the band El Misti and we’re about to release our third album in 2022. I have a Degree in Music Education from the international contemporary music awarding body, Rockschool, as well as Grade 8 Electric Guitar (Rockschool) and Grade 8 Classical Guitar (ABRSM), and an Audio Engineering Diploma (SAE Institute International). I have travelled the world extensively researching world music genres, especially in Latin America. During a 2.5yr journey through Latin America, I attended the School of Mariachi in Guadalajara, Mexico and performed with Cuban street band, Los Jubilados del Caribe, in Santiago de Cuba. I am originally from the musical city of Liverpool, UK, however in September 2020, I relocated to Mexico where I am continuing my research into Latin American music genres and sharing my knowledge with my students. Interactive Notation App Permanent access to custom courses for a wide range of songs and techniques on a state-of-the-art interactive guitar notation app, allowing you to follow tab interactively, slow it down and loop. Studio Multitracks I have original individual instrument multi-tracks for hit songs with full transcriptions so you can learn directly from the best guitar performances ever put to tape, as if you were a fly on the wall in the control room. Artists include: The Doors, Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Blue Oyster Cult… Audio Resources High-quality custom backing tracks and neck diagrams to help you visualise and internalise. Direct High-Quality Audio into Zoom I plug directly into Zoom via a Helix Floor Multi-FX unit and Shure mic. Goal-Focused Beginner or experienced, my approach is to build the lessons around your goals and tastes. Music Qualifications & Achievements: RSL | Level 6 Music Diploma in Teaching (2015) RSL | Grade 8 Electric Guitar (2013) ABRSM | Grade 8 Classical Guitar (2013) SAE Institute | Audio Engineering Diploma (2007) NSPCC | Child Protection Certificate (2014)

Hello, my name is Chris and I’m a teaching professional based in Nottingham. I have years of experience and in my time I have taught one to one, in groups large and small and at schools and colleges. I teach all styles, ages and abilities. Each lesson is tailored to your needs. If you would like to go down a guitar grade route I teach the Rockschool and RGT syllabus and have a 100% pass rate on my students’ exams. I cover all aspects of learning from technique, theory, composition, improvisation, sight reading and more. Music, guitar and teaching are my passion and I always strive to make my lessons as enjoyable, interesting and tailored to individual needs as I can. I can do home visits or you are welcome to come to my studio in Nottingham city centre. When I’m not teaching guitar I’m an active live musician I play in bands and get the privilege of travelling across the country playing for people. Music Qualifications & Achievements: RGT Guitar Grade 8 and Associate Diploma with the London College of Music Playing to a few thousand people at gigs across the country, I still play live most weekends, it’s always an honour All my students who take exams have passed, never a fail and I’m incredibly proud of that

I  have been a full-time music teacher for over 35 years now and this is my main focus so you can expect a competent, well prepared, structured lessons aimed at your needs and level. I am usually available 52 weeks of the year so you also get an uninterrupted schedule. Besides teaching the other part of my music career is songwriting and production which I also have a long track record of. Over 80 tracks are my SoundCloud but that’s about 20% of my output. So besides the technical niceties of guitar, I  have a good understanding of form structure and lyrics and also the recording process. I play a number of instruments including banjo, ukulele, bass, lap steel, mandolin, mandola, harmonica and keyboard. I have performed in a large number of local bands in the 90s in Coventry and Birmingham but this is historical and I am not active in the live music scene at the moment. I have also been a journalist for a street worm a local music journal. Music Qualifications & Achievements: Highest qualification MA uni Warwick

An industry professional for nearly ten years, I’ve obtained the experience of working as a live musician, recording artist, composer, producer, and educator. I’ve collaborated and worked with a multitude of artistic projects playing different styles of music all the way from jazz, rock, blues, pop, contemporary singer- songwriter music, to latin and modern jazz fusion music. I’ve performed internationally at venues and festivals in France and New Delhi, the likes of which include The India Habitat Centre, The Oberoi Hotel, and The Piano Man Jazz Club among many others, whilst also actively having played venues the likes of Hyde Park Book Club, Sela Bar, and Northern Guitars in Leeds. A scholarship student at the prestigious Leeds Conservatoire, I graduated with a major in Jazz with the guitar as my principle instrument, as well as a minor in Music Production. I also studied Music Composition, Arranging and Orchestration, Advanced Improvisation, Jazz and Music History, Film Music Composition and Production, and live and studio Recording Techniques as part of my programme. I started my teaching practice a few years ago whilst I was working as a musician. I’ve taught many students as an educator working with music schools and as an instructor running my own practice. I believe music is so much more than what it seems – being able to play an instrument, or being able to hum a tune. Whilst those aspects still remain to be the essentials at its core, I’ve found that learning about this art can be such an enriching, nurturing, and rewarding experience. I believe that it brings a certain level of understanding and command over your expression, and through that, seldom an understanding of your own self. It’s the same knowledge and experience I hope to share with the students. While learning how to play an instrument a tune would remain to be the core inescapable aspects of learning music, you may be surprised how much the art may have to offer you for your life. -> Tailor-made lessons to suit your level, age, and lifestyle, gradually working towards accomplishing objectives in order to achieve your vision and any aspirations you may have revolving around music. -> Courses and subjects include: – Ear Training (recognising chords, scales and notes by listening; learning songs aurally), – Core and Advanced Harmony and Rhythm, – Improvisation and Soloing, – Technical Proficiency, – Music Theory and Fundamentals, – Sight Reading and writing musical notation – Musical Notation Softwares. – Repertoire – Learning through playing various genres including rock, pop, jazz, blues, acoustic/ singer-songwriter music, progressive rock and any other style you’d like to play. – Composition including Arranging and Orchestration, – Music Production and Technology. -> Whether you’d like to learn how to play a tune, perform in your local community, or be a full-time professional musician, a personalised course structure and our combined dedication will make you a more technically proficient musician, an evolved listener, and an even more artistically inclined individual. -> I gladly welcome discussions about music and anything associated with it. I love to share music with people and be introduced to music I may not have heard before. I’ve found that there’s so much we can learn about cultures and the world simply through listening to and sharing music since there is so much to discover as we study any form of art.

Hi, my name is Maja Benevrkic and I am very passionate contemporary artist/musician. I have finished my education here in England on De Montfort University getting my Bachelor’s in Arts, however, prior to that I have lived and studied in Croatia where I received most of my musical education. I can offer private tuition for Violin, Viola, Guitar, Piano, Music Theory, Composition and Singing for £35 per hour. (Lessons paid for in advance.) Your current knowledge of music can be at any level. Are you someone without any previous knowledge of music who wants to learn and explore it more? Or are you an experienced musician who wants to boost your knowledge of music to even higher level? Or are you someone who is seriously preparing for auditions to enter music academy? I’d be happy to take all of you on. Since I was very engaged in classical music community for the past 15 years, my music base is mainly rooted in classical music. However, using that knowledge I was able to expand to every style and can explain every music genre and technique. I can confidently teach you how to read and write sheet music, site read, improvise, transcribe pieces of music or write your own music arrangements. Furthermore, if you want to record your own songs, I can teach you how to properly record an edit it in programmes such as GarageBand. How I teach… My method of teaching varies from person to person I teach. The first step I take is finding where my students interests lie because that is the firmest base to build up on. Once I understand my student better I find as many correlations between their main interest and the subject I’m teaching. Pulling strings between the two peaks their interest more and they have less trouble with paying attention to the subject (or at least that’s what my experience of helping my friends during school years thought me.) I like to adapt the speed to the one that my student is most comfortable with because I believe that anyone can learn anything, but the only difference is the speed we are able to learn/understand it and I am ready to prove that claim. Since I have my Bachelor’s in Performing Arts I’m more than used to seeing the same concept through many different lenses, so let’s find a new way to see music through your lens. Cancellation & Rescheduling Policy: At least 24 hours notice before lesson Missed sessions will be charged at the full cost of the lesson Discounted lesson packs must be purchased in advance. (Sessions purchased this way can be cancelled or rescheduled with proper notice, but refunds will not be available.) Music Qualifications & Achievements: University: De Montfort University (2019-2022) Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts (First Class) College/high school: High school of music Ivan Matetic Ronjgov, Pula (2013-2017) High School Diploma (Professional violinist) A Levels: Croatian, English, Math, Violin