 | I offer lessons in:- Accompanying
- Arranging
- Audio Engineering
- Audio Production
- Pop Bass
- Rock Bass
- Funk / R&B Bass
- Bongos
- Composition
- Conga
- Jazz Drums
- Rock Drums
- Funk Drums
- R&B Drums
- Rudimental Drums
- Acoustic Guitar
- Jazz Guitar
- Electric / Rock Guitar
- Improvisation
- Instrumental Coaching
- Pop / Rock Keyboard
- Mastering
- Basic Music Theory
- Intermediate Music Theory
- Advanced Music Theory
- Percussion
- Songwriting
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Stu Johnson | Offering private lessons in
Columbus, Ohio |
Introduction
Hi,
I have been playing and teaching for a long long time. I specialize in Drums and Guitar; although Bass and Piano lessons are available too. I teach all levels and all styles of music and offer services for pro audio recording and production as well. We have top engineers on site to help you with any and every audio project you may have! Our audio engineers are all honors graduates from the Institute for Audio research in New York City. We also offer lesson/recording packages as well for those who are interested to hear what they sound like on a "big" radio mix. We can also compose company jingles and have many other services. Be sure to check out our site! References available upon request!
My Teaching Background
I am a Musician of 26 years. I spent 10 years preceding my first job as a Music Teacher playing professionally in and around the Tri State area. I have been teaching privately now for 15 years. I also possess a degree in Jazz Studies. I love Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, and Flamenco. I also played shows opening for mainly rock bands and some Country artists including: Firehose, The Verve, Beck, Juliana Hatfield Trio, The Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Alice in Chains among others. After playing professionally for many years, I found my real passion was teaching and de-mystifying music for those who want to know how things "fit together" in theory and other functionally mysterious-and commonly misunderstood-areas of music. I teach adults and children starting at age 7 up to well..100?.
Over the years I have developed a structured curriculum I feel that ensures a somewhat easy way into understanding the musical system and its componentry. I started on drums when I was 10, and picked up guitar when I was 12.
My Teaching Philosophy
My approach is simple but effective. I start with fundamentals building upon preceding knowledge, and working up tier by tier until the student has reached a desired level of proficiency. Seeing that 80% of people learn by association, I also make good use of colored diagrams and other props to ensure comprehension. I try and stay away from "cookie cutter" approaches as they don't take into consideration dispositions in learning students may have. "Twinkle Little Star" works for some people, but not everyone (so I hear). I will tailor each students lesson time to their own goals. I do not pressure students to practice. If you want to learn and progress that is your responsibility. I am not a slave-driver.
Rates And Availability
Currently I own and manage a recording and production company called http://www.secondfloorstudioslive.com. I have more information there on my site including customer pictures and comments and so on. It is located in Grandview Heights in central Columbus. In addition to Instruction on various instruments, we also offer top notch Pro-Audio Production and Recording at essentially the same rate as lessons. Right now there are slots available for One on One Pro Audio instruction too for those who wish to further their understanding of industry recording applications such as Pro Tools, Cake Walk, and Reason, as well as specific areas such as multi band compression, signal processing, equalization, and so on. In addition we have also recently incorporated some really awesome Pro DJ services into the mix as well. Check us out online!
Our Instructors teach 6 days a week from 1pm to 8pm, Saturdays 10am to 4pm, and we are closed on Sundays. For Pro Audio Recording Scheduling, please visit our site for details!
Thanks and take care!
Stu Johnson
SFS Second Floor Studios
1373 Grandview Ave 208-209
Columbus Ohio 43212
www.secondfloorstudioslive.com
614-432-8522
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