Writing Classes in Austin, TX

Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 23 Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Drum Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Hello! My name is Dustin, I’m 21 years old, and I’ve been writing/performing music for over 10 years. Now I’m here to teach you everything I’ve learned throughout that time! Whether you’re just learning your first guitar chords, or you’re looking for instruction on how to write your first song, I would love to be a part of your musical journey! Hope to see you soon :)

Years of Experience: 16 Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 4 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop, Musical Theater, Metal, Folk, Funk, Soul, Reggae Age Groups: Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Drum Lessons,Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Vocal Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Orchestral Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: I've been performing music for over 20 years, since I was just ten years old and formed a band with my soccer teammates. Later, I continued studying, becoming very interested in punk, alternative, and metal music. At the University of Arizona in Tucson, I studied classical guitar and music theory, as well as piano, voice choral and solo, composition, conducting, and minored in Spanish language. I am fluent in Spanish thanks to my Cuban father speaking Spanish with me since childhood. Later, I traveled North America and Europe, attending music festivals and studying for eleven months in Vigo, a city in northwestern Spain. I returned to Tucson in 2019 and finished my master's degree in music theory, and moved to East Austin in 2023 to pursue a career in music full-time. I currently perform in town as a solo classical guitarist, performing both classical music and arrangements of popular tunes. Furthermore, I compose original music. I had a band named Soakset back in Tucson which can be found on Spotify. -Education- Degree: Bachelor of Music School: University of Arizona Dates: 2017-05 Degree: Master of Music School: University of Arizona Dates: 2020-05 -Awards- Name:David Russell Bach Prize Finalist Institution:University of Arizona Awarded:2017-02

Location Options: In Home Age Groups: Adult Instruments Taught: Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Vocal Lessons,Song Writing Lessons Overview: I have been singing since infancy and have been playing piano for 16 years so far! I am an aspiring musician with a deep love for teaching others to aspire a life in music. I sing pop, jazz, opera, and anything else! I am a 3 year TMEA all state accomplished, have been in ACDA and SWACDA national choirs, and have also sang for many audiences!

Years of Experience: 3 Location Options: In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 10 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop, Musical Theater, Metal, Folk, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Vocal Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Orchestral Lessons Overview: Sean has always loved music from an early age. He began playing saxophone at the age of 11, began learning guitar at 16, and continued his education by attending the University of Missouri-Kansas City for Music Composition. His musical influences include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Audioslave, Beck, Fleet Foxes and more. Sean's favorite thing about music is when entire worlds are created through effective performance and arrangement, and his favorite thing about teaching music is sharing his passion and knowledge with students that are eager to learn. One of his favorite teaching experiences is writing songs with his after schoolclass, where students have the opportunity to dictate the music and lyrics themselves. When taking lessons with Sean you can expect a friendly approach that focuses on what's right for each student. He looks forward to getting to know you as a student and learning about your specific goals, interests, and learning style. Book a lesson now and get connected right away! -Education- Degree: BA Music Composition (Minor in Film Studies) School: University of Missouri-Kansas City

Years of Experience: 10 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 25 Genres: Rock, Blues, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Drum Lessons,Song Writing Lessons Overview: My name is William. I'm 18 years old and I have been a musician for 10 years. I started playing guitar in a program called Natural Ear Music without the use of tablature or written sheet music, learning songs by ear and playing them in bands with kids my own age. Needless to say, I believe the key to growing as a musician is training and developing relative pitch. With guidance and motivation, I know that anybody can learn to play the songs that they want to play. With the skills I learned at Natural Ear Music, I picked up other instruments such as Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Harmonica, and Vocals. In High School I took two years of Music Theory and three years of Choral Music which extended my musical knowledge and taught me how to dissect compositions into basic parts. With everything I have learned in the last 10 years, I am confident in my skills to help kids learn and master their instrument of choice. Formal Education: I took two years of Music Theory and three years of Choral Music, Barbershop Quartet, and Show Choir in High School Private Education: I had minimal private lessons as a child, I was taught how to use my "natural ear" to play my guitar parts, as well as learning other kids' parts to match pitch. Performing Experience: I have been playing in and out of bands since I was 8 years old. Played at many Austin venues such as: Jovitas, Antone's, La Zona Rosa, Beerland, Stubb's, Red 7, The Mohawk, Alligator Grill, and many more. Experience Teaching: I gave my younger cousin guitar lessons for about a year or so. He had reached the point to where he was able to learn and play his own songs, and no longer needed my guidance. I have also brought friends over that know little to none about music, and have taught them drum or guitar parts well enough so that I was able to jam with them.

Years of Experience: 3 Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Genres: Rock, Blues, Country, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop, Folk, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons Overview: Hello! My name is Alonzo. I’ve been a musician since I got my first guitar at 11. My favorite band is The Mars Volta. I’m an excellent bassist and guitar player. I have a few synthesizers I play, but I wouldn’t say my piano skills are worthy of teaching. I have my own band I’m getting up and running and I’m going to school for music production. I’ve been finding frustration working off jobs while going to school but it never hit me to work in music until this week. I’ve taught guitar before when I was stationed overseas in Japan. The MWR offered free guitar lessons to service members and their families and I volunteered to host it. I had classes of anywhere from 3-7 people twice a week in person. Thank you for reading all this, I look forward to speaking with you!

Years of Experience: 2 Location Options: In Home Travel Radius: 10 miles Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop, Musical Theater, Metal, Folk, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop Age Groups: Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Drum Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Hey there! My name is Cory. I’m 25 and have been a musician for 19 years. Music to me has always been the one thing I’ve always been self-driven and self-disciplined to pursue. My biggest influences for drums are Tommy Lee Motley Crue, Thomas Pridgen The Mars Volta, and Luke Holland The Word Alive; guitar: Slash Guns N’ Roses, Shakey Graves, Jimi Hendrix, and Leah Wellbum Slothrust My goal as a teacher is to inspire and nurture passion within the student. The teachers I had that spoke to me as equals and left me with insight into how to reinvent myself as an artist as well as helped me shape my playing and technical proficiency in a way that made me hunger to learn more were the ones that I’ll remember forever, so I hope to offer that to others. The world needs musicians. The perspective I have to offer is balanced, authentic, and therefore the student to expand upon. As a teacher, I believe nurturing the passion of the student is what supports their ethic and outlook on music for the rest of their life.

Join our 10-week Weekend Filmmaking Club for kids (ages 8–14) starting Saturday mornings this September! Each week, students will explore a new part of the filmmaking process—from storytelling and scriptwriting to acting, camera work, sound, editing, and production design—while creating their own short film in teams. ‍ Along the way, they’ll learn directly from special guests including professional screenwriters, actors, cinematographers, editors, and more. The program ends with a red-carpet premiere where families can celebrate their child’s creative journey. No experience needed—all gear provided!

Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 25 Miles Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Hello! I'm Nick. I am a guitarist, producer, audio engineer and composer. I have been playing guitar for 11 years now and I'm excited to share my knowledge with people eager to learn! Performing Experience: I have been performing guitar since I was 16 years old, playing in local venues around my childhood home. -Education- Degree: Music Production Contemporary Writing School: Berklee College of Music Dates: 2014-09

Location Options: In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 3 Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons

Years of Experience: 10 Location Options: In Home Travel Radius: 55 Genres: Rock, Blues, Country, Acoustic, Christian Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Drum Lessons Overview: I am a very social, fun, outgoing guy. I am originally from Chicago. Huge love of music of lots of variety. Professionalism is my goal whenever writing music. Formal Education: Various music related online courses from Berkelee. Private Education: Started off by playing classical piano as a child until I found my love of percussion. After that I took every opportunity I had to play drums which lead to touring nationally. Performing Experience: Experience touring with Grammy award winning artists

Years of Experience: 2 Location Options: In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 16 Genres: Rock, Blues, Classical, Acoustic, RB, Pop, Metal, Funk Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Orchestral Lessons Overview: My name is Alejandro and I have played guitar since I was around age 12 and I taught myself actually. It was through this that I began writing songs and playing other instruments and I now attend Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts with a double major in songwriting and production. I do not have much professional teaching expirence unless you count being a camp counselor on and off for a few years. But I have expirence with teaching friends and young family members for a few years now. I also play bass and am a classically trained trombone player. I enjoy teaching others because I love everything about music and being able to help others enjoy it as much as I do is a dream. Thank You! -Education- Degree: Songwriting and Production School: Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Dates: 2024-06 -Awards- Name:Grand National Championship Institution:Bands Of America Awarded:2019-11

Years of Experience: 1 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 20 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult Instruments Taught: Drum Lessons Overview: My interest in music first began as a kid listening to The Beatles. I loved it so much that I got my parents to enroll me in piano lessons at age 8. I played the piano and studied basic theory until I began to play percussion in the school band at age 12. My passion and dedication for music really began to grow throughout highschool as I became involved in drumline, jazz band, symphonic orchestra, percussion ensemble, musicals and any other group I could squeeze into. While attending the University of North Texas I was able to play with the Afro/Cuban, Brazilian, and Steel Pan ensembles as well as many local bands. A few of these bands had moderate success around Texas and even had songs featured on the radio. Over the past few years I've picked up the guitar and began to take an interest in songwriting as well, but my real passion has always been the drums. I am interested in all kinds of music from various places and backgrounds and am always open to learning more. Music is a gift that I love to share and have been successful at helping others discover their own talents. Formal Education: I have a bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Texas but played in the Afro/Cuban, Brazilian and Steel Pan ensembles. I took piano lessons from age 8 to 12 before switching to percussion. I played percussion throughout high school where I learned theory and earned several honors as AHS percussions of the year, several 1 rankings for UIL solo and ensemble, and played with the All Region Jazz Band under Jay Saunders. Private Education: I took private lessons for percussion throughout highschool. Some teachers were better than others, but one of my best was a former snare player for the Cavaliers. Performing Experience: I have been performing in formal recitals and and concerts from age 8 to 18. During high school and college I was able to start playing in my own groups outside of school and learn more about putting on an awesome show. I have played all throughout the DFW metroplex as well as parts of central and south Texas, and a handful of out of state gigs. I have performed as a percussionist and drumset player in rock, funk, jazz, blues, reggae and acoustic settings. I have also performed in Austin as a rhythm guitarist/vocalist for a couple of years as well. Experience Teaching: I have experience teaching formal lessons for about 6 months, but have seen my students grow a lot in a short amount of time. My real strength is not my musical background, but my ability to communicate clearly and adapt to different learning styles. I am all about going the extra distance to figure out how a student can best reach his or her goals.