Online Songwriting Tutors across the globe

Getting into music and improvisation can appear quite challenging, especially for those who tend to learn visually. Keys and frets look alike, and there's so much to memorize by ear and muscle memory. What if we could use colors to find notes? Continuing research started by Isaac Newton, I have developed a scientifically convincing standard for a colorful notation system called Chromatone. I designed it for personal use as a tool to understand notes as an established drummer. I have created many useful web-apps for music, and now I use them to explore infinite worlds of sound in personal projects, live jams, and the education process. The project began in 2017, and by 2020, I developed and published (in collaboration with Skillbox) a full Visual Music Theory course taking students from zero musical knowledge to independent song composition and enjoyable improvisations. Now, I am using all the materials and mind maps of music theory topics as educational programs that can be used for a broad range of students to grow from virtually any level to a desired understanding and skillset. We can use Chromatone to study the basics like notes and intervals or go much deeper with audio analysis and synthesis, DAWs and plugins, music composition, and live jams conducting. My main focus is promoting live music collaboration as a new way for people to connect with each other through colors and sounds. I am doing my best to provide worldwide communities of visual music learners with free web-apps and personal tutorship lessons for beginners, advanced musicians, as well as artists, designers, developers, and students. I live in the center of Phuket and drive a motorbike so the entire island is reachable. I am open to short tutorship of 3-6 sessions, as well as long-term music and arts mentorship for you or your teenage child.

Teaching Vocals (Singing) and Piano for more than 9 years, I acquired my knowledge in Vocals and both Western and Eastern Theory from NAPA (National Academy of Performing Arts). During my time at NAPA, I groomed myself, grasped knowledge, and improved my musical skills. Furthermore, I pursued my education at Berklee College of Music in Boston where I graduated in Vocals and Western Music Theory. Additionally, I studied Audio Engineering at SAE in Dubai. I also completed a Vocals and Ear Training course at Berklee Abu Dhabi and was honored with a fellowship at Berklee College of Music.

After receiving BMus in Music Production at Los Angeles College of Music in 2019, Jeremy Leung was awarded recording apprenticeship to attend National Music Festival (NMF 2019) in Maryland , he then worked with nationally recognized acts such as Los Lobos (Grammy Winner) , Vulfpeck , Scary Pockets and others as assistant engineer at Nest Recorders . During Covid , he found his interest emerges into tech art and tools making . He was a composer in a dance research project in collaboration with University of Hong Kong , later on as Audio Director for indie game Dessert Tank. He is currently pursuing MMus in Music Technology at Utrecht University of the Arts (Holland Scholarship awardee) and PG.Dip in Acoustics at Institute of Acoustics (U.Liverpool Acoustics Research Unit Lab) , building upon interdisciplinary portfolio with practice based research. Additionally he is serving as department representative in the inclusion and diversity committee .

Pierre’s musical endeavour is fast-approaching five complete decades, having started in 1965 when he played first clarinet for his Montreal school band. Early steps on the journey included private tuition with various teachers and a jazz performance major at McGill University. His television appearances began in 1975, supporting local Canadian artists on the most popular music shows of the era. Around this time, he also became a key member of the ''Bouquet de sons'' classical baroque trio, playing in more than 100 concerts in two years. In the early 1980s, his band Agharta recorded their first album and headlined the first Montreal International Jazz festival. The success of Agharta brought Pierre to the attention of master percussionist Michel Séguin (Van Morisson, Don Alias), and the two formed a new group, Jouga. In the early 1990s, Pierre co-founded the world-beats group Anoosh; Anoosh not only won the prized ‘Rythmes DuMonde’ contest in Montreal, but also toured extensively through Europe, appearing at the Peter Gabriel / Thomas Brooman-founded ‘Womad’ festival. In 1992, Anoosh received a Juno nomination - the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards. During this period, Pierre also free-lanced with many jazz, blues, and R&B cover bands, before teaming up with percussionist-drummer Jean-François Fabiano (Gato Barbieri, Jean-Luc Ponty) to form the World Unit. Comprised of the finest world-beats and jazz musicians in Montréal, the World Unit made their debut television appearance on ARTV’s 'New World Symphony'’. As the 21st century dawned, Pierre branched out into new areas, culminating with his 2007 production ‘Storias’, a modern acid-jazz oriented album. Pierre is now established in Hong Kong and has already founded the HK Jazz Network, seeking to actively develop the city’s music and arts reputation. He is also helping to build the next generation of performance artists, regularly taking time out to teach young, local musicians.

I have long been passionate and thrilled about music. I learned the guitar back in high school and never looked back. I have experience as a worship leader, a choir director, and as an acoustic guitarist and vocalist. I am excited to share all the knowledge and skills I have obtained over the past 10 years.

Dan LaVelle has been playing the guitar since he was nine and did his first professional gig at age 12. Cutting his musical teeth on R&B/funk and soul of the 60s and 70s, he also has a strong background in all types of contemporary music styles from Brazilian to jazz. While just out of high school, he played local club dates and toured with many of the top bands in his hometown of Pittsburgh in the US. He was later invited to join the renowned R&B power band Pure Gold that toured across the US with acts like the Manhattan Transfer, Martha Reeves, and many others in the late 70s and early 80s. During the mid-80s, Dan lived in Japan where he did both songwriting and club dates in the Kansai region of the country. In 1987, he arrived in Hong Kong as one of the first wave of Western musicians helping to build an international music scene in the territory. Since then, he has written songs for scores of top Canto-pop artists as well as the platinum-selling Filipino band Side A. In 1998, he teamed up for several years with superb Asian contemporary vocalist Angelita Li in a highly acclaimed touring duo that showcased a strong Brazilian and jazz repertoire. In addition, later on while writing and arranging music for Disney and Pixar, LaVelle also began playing a number of local dates with top-flight jazz vocalist Jennifer Palor. This eventually led to their recording of the critically acclaimed CD - Jenerations on Tableau Records in 2008, co-produced by Roel Garcia. He also works closely with nu-jazz vocalist Ginger Kwan as a composer and recording guitarist, as well as with the superb Tokyo-based pianist Yuki Makita and serves as arranger and touring guitarist for R&B vocalist Sybil Thomas. In addition, over the past few years, Dan has performed with Grammy® award-winning saxophonist Eric Marienthal and serves as the music director for Montreux Jazz Festival award-winning singer Talie Monin.

I hold a degree in Ethnomusicology and i've been practical in the field with more than 5 music albums recorded, I've worked with artists such as Zwai Bala(Tkzee) Lebo matosa( boom shaka) & Theo (mafikizolo). My goal is to teach Music theory grade 1-5 and train the voice because of my passion and love for it as an instrument on its own. I will also provide students with access to professional recording studio time so that they may be able to hear themselves on a song for the first time.

I have graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with a Flute Master's Degree and a Teaching Master Pedagogy degree. I teach students of all levels (beginner to professional) and of all ages, ranging from 5 to 70 years old. I use a different kind of pedagogy for every student, as everybody's learning techniques and habits are different. Feel free to contact me and let me know what your objectives are, and we can find a way to achieve them together!

Hello, my name is Marthinus. I am from Cape Town, South Africa and have been living in Hong Kong for the past 18 months. I have been playing guitar for 16 years and would like to teach you how to rock! Looking forward to meeting you soon.

Hi, I am Zalan! Are you considering becoming a bass player? Are you interested in improvisation? Do you want to play in a band? Or are you already on the way to becoming a musician, but you need some extra help? You are in the right place then. I am a professionally educated bass guitarist and teacher from Hungary, currently based in The Hague. (I recently graduated with a master's degree in education from the Royal Conservatoire The Hague.) I have been an active musician since 2014 and have played in several formations, from solo performances to big bands and orchestras. I mostly play in the genres of jazz (free, fusion), metal, repetitive minimal music, and contemporary classical music. Besides playing, I am quite passionate about teaching. During my bachelor's studies, I started teaching in music schools and have been teaching privately since then. I can teach you jazz theory, composition, and my own teaching method in a very clear way. My view on music is simple: Music is a game, which is why we call it "playing" music. Write to me if you are interested!