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    Conall
    IslingtonUnited Kingdom
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    Islington, United Kingdom
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    Music Theory made simple! (ABRSM, Rockschool, Trinity)

    Music Theory can be daunting, or even boring. With over a decade of professional experience as a teacher, copyist/arranger, performer & composer, I can teach you or your child Music Theory in a bitesize, friendly way.

    This class would be ideal for those who are:
    - studying for any theory exams with ABRSM or Rockschool/Trinity, from Grade 1 all the way up to Grade 8.
    - applying to a college/university degree programme where they might need to brush up on their theory knowledge or qualification
    - an enthusiastic or gifted musician in practice, who wants to contextualise and bolster their general understanding with the 'whys'/'hows' of music, and not just the 'whats'.

    Extra information

    You'll need a sharpened HB pencil. If you are already working towards a graded exam, you'll need to purchase the relevant workbook (I can provide purchase links if you need, or recommendations as to what grade to study for).

    Location

    At student's location: Around Islington, United Kingdom
    Online via webcam

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    General info

    suitcase iconSkills:
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    Age:
    Children (7-12 years old)
    Teenagers (13-17 years old)
    Adults (18-64 years old)
    Seniors (65+ years old)
    Student level:
    Beginner
    Intermediate
    Advanced
    Duration:
    45 minutes
    60 minutes
    The class is taught in:English

    About Me

    ABOUT ME
    I am a friendly, solid, inspiring, patient, real-world music teacher, with over a decade's professional experience as a performer, composer, educator and producer.

    It's easy enough to find a music tutor, but genuine insight is much harder to come across - over the years, I've seen it all, and I want to use my experience to help you or your child!

    APPROACH
    Creating a nice atmosphere is really important to me. I'd love to know more about your goals and what excites you - this might be preparing for an exam, or just learning for your own reasons. Both are valid, and I can help!

    TOPICS
    You'll see from my profile that I offer tuition in the following:
    - Guitar (Electric/Acoustic) of all genres
    - Bass Guitar
    - Music Theory
    - Production
    - Songwriting/Composition

    FIRST LESSON
    This would be an introductory session, where we get a feel for each other and what your aims are. By having a chat, I find that "what we should work on" flows pretty naturally from this, and we'd be able to set out a rough syllabus of what we would work on for the next while.

    Education

    - MA Music (Composition & Production): Leeds Conservatoire 2021, 1st Class Hons. Recipient of Leverhulme Scholarship Prize
    - BMus Music: University of Leeds 2015, 1st Class Hons. Recipient of Lord Snowden Award for highest mark amongst all students that year.
    - University of North Texas Jazz Programme 2014, 3.9 GPA

    Experience / Qualifications

    - Professional musician for over a decade, most notably touring as a guitarist with US Artists Theo Katzman and May Erlewine, as well as a Fleetwood Mac tribute show.
    - Taught 1-on-1 and ensemble lessons both privately and in schools, with a wiiiiide range of ability levels.
    - I produce and release my own original music with 17k monthly listeners.
    - Have worked as a session guitarist on a huge variety of genres (I can help you with pretty much any kind of music you can think of, but I'll be open and upfront with you if I feel my expertise doesn't match what you want. I'll be sorry to disappoint you that my, say, Bulgarian Folk knowledge isn't too hot...)
    - Have composed/arranged music for national TV ad campaigns (TUI, Redbull and Vodafone IE) and I have conducted an orchestral session for a BBC documentary.
    41.00GBP/ h

    Guitar (Electric/Acoustic/Bass) of any genre or ability level

    It might be easy to find an average guitar teacher, but genuine insight is much harder to come by - over the years, I've seen it all, and I want to use my experience to help you! ABOUT ME I am a friendly, solid, inspiring, patient, real-world music teacher, with over a decade's experience as a working, touring, studying, writing, teaching, musician! APPROACH Creating a nice atmosphere is really important to me. I'd love to know more about your goals and what excites you - your dreams might be as big as building a career in music, or as small as being able to perform a few songs to no-one but yourself and your cat. Anything and everything in between is totally valid and worth exploring! THINGS I CAN HELP WITH - How to get the most from music, whether that be through following a grade system, or just learning how to play the music you love. - Getting to that "next level" of guitar playing, wherever you are at the moment - Organising the fretboard, rhythm, inspiration, what to practice (at any level) - Providing helpful real-world context for the things you might be learning at school/college/university/YouTube - Songwriting/Arranging/Production, from very first steps to advanced concepts - Blocks/worries you might have about any aspect of music, or a kind of music coaching role (I'm not a licensed therapist but I'm here for it!) FIRST LESSON This would be an introductory session, where we get a feel for each other and what your aims are. By having a chat, I find that "what we should work on" flows pretty naturally from this, and we'd be able to set out a rough syllabus of what we would work on for the next while. FURTHER INFO/EXPERIENCE - Professional musician for over a decade, most notably touring as a guitarist with US Artists Theo Katzman and May Erlewine, as well as a Fleetwood Mac tribute show. - Taught 1-on-1 and ensemble lessons both privately and in schools, with a wiiiiide range of ability levels. - I produce and release my own original music with 17k monthly listeners. - Have worked as a session guitarist on a huge variety of genres (I can help you with pretty much any kind of music you can think of, but I'll be open and upfront with you if I feel my expertise doesn't match what you want. I'll be sorry to disappoint you that my, say, Bulgarian Folk knowledge isn't too hot...) - Have composed/arranged music for national TV ad campaigns (TUI, Redbull and Vodafone IE)

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