LESSONS INFO

 

1. Personalized Attention: Our one-on-one lessons provide you with individualized attention and tailored instruction. Your private teacher will work closely with you to understand your unique musical goals, strengths, and areas for improvement, ensuring that each lesson is specifically designed to meet your needs.

2. Expert Guidance: Our experienced songwriting instructor, Matthew Hemmer, is an accomplished musician and skilled songwriter himself. He possesses a deep understanding of the songwriting process, various musical genres, and techniques that can help you express yourself in song creatively. He will share his expertise, provide constructive feedback, and mentor you every step of the way.

3. Comprehensive Curriculum: Our lessons cover a wide range of songwriting aspects, including discussing gear, setup of gear,  melody composition, lyric writing, chord progressions, arrangement techniques, ways to deal with writer's block, song-vomit strategies, incorporating personal experiences and imagery, and much more. Whether you're interested in writing pop, rock, folk, country, R&B, hip-hop & rap, or any other genre, our teacher will help you develop the necessary tools and techniques to craft compelling songs.

4. Song Analysis and Feedback: In addition to teaching you the fundamentals of songwriting, our instructor will also help you analyze and deconstruct songs from various artists and genres. By studying successful songs, you'll gain valuable insights into what makes a song memorable and impactful. Furthermore, you'll receive constructive feedback on your own compositions, enabling you to refine and improve your work.

5. Production: You can work on exercises to determine the fastest and most comfortable personal workflow, practice laying down and mixing tracks, and think about pre and post-production for what type of sounds accent and support the overall idea of the song as a whole. Furthermore, you can learn about concepts like sampling and sound effects for prosody. From a singer-songwriter focus, you can additionally work on things like writing parts that are easy to perform consistently and allow focus on singing the lyrics or ways to add prosody in performance or writing that isn’t rooted in production.

6. All Skill Levels Welcome: Whether you're a beginner taking your first steps in songwriting or an experienced songwriter looking to break through creative blocks, our lessons cater to all skill levels. We meet you where you are in your musical journey and help you progress toward your goals.