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    Fundamentals of music: Composition lessons for beginners

    Writing music is an expression of your musical identity.

    In composition lessons, we will build your musical identity through a combination of listening, writing, and making music on your primary instrument.

    You will start recording your musical thoughts on paper or on audio. Together we will search for music, art, and ideas that inspire you and discuss your intuitive reactions to what you come across.

    Through the exploration of your musical identity, we will discover what music wants to be said by you.

    Extra information

    Bring your voice/instrument to class. Reading music an asset but not required. All styles welcome.

    Location

    Online via webcam

    General info

    Age:
    Children (7-12 years old)
    Teenagers (13-17 years old)
    Adults (18-64 years old)
    Seniors (65+ years old)
    Student level:
    Beginner
    Duration:
    30 minutes
    60 minutes
    The class is taught in:English, French, Italian

    About Me

    My highly individualized approach will help you find your unique way of expressing yourself through music.

    In voice lessons, we will bring together music, movement, vocalizations, and mental images that will free your voice.

    In composition lessons, we will build your musical identity through a combination of listening, writing, and making music on your primary instrument.

    In-ear training, we will study music that you like to not only understand how this music is made but also what about it speaks to you.

    I also teach improvisation and piano and am open to teaching two subjects in one lesson.

    Music has the potential to express each person’s special way of being in the world. Finding mine has been affirming and transformative for me. I would like to guide others in their journey to do the same.

    Education

    M.A. Music Composition, University of California, Berkeley
    B.Mus. Composition, Rice University

    Voice studies with Nicholas Isherwood, Cecilia Engelhart, Lisa Harris, and Karol Bennett

    Experience / Qualifications

    I am a composer of contemporary music with a Master’s in composition from UC Berkeley.

    I perform as a classically trained experimental vocalist with experience in many vocal styles, including jazz, world music, and early music.

    I have two years of experience teaching musicianship and coaching singers, and I have been a piano accompanist for 13 years.
    Your voice is a unique expression of who you are. In beginning voice, we will begin to discover your voice and work on exercises to free the voice and body. In voice lessons, you will learn fundamentals of resonance, breath support, and stage presence. You will bring songs to sing that are personally meaningful to you, and I will suggest additional songs for you to learn based on the style of music you like and your vocal goals.

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