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    Caleb
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    Learn how to play guitar, write your own songs, or both!

    I provide guitar lessons that mainly focus on bringing out your style and expressing your sound. I can teach you a lot to do with the acoustic, in regards to fingerpicking, open chords, alternate tunings, etc. We'll identify which exercises you'll need to practice to get to the spot you want, and I'll provide you with many things to take home and practice on your own. I can also teach you any of your favourite songs that you want to learn.

    I also provide songwriting/composition lessons. With songwriting, there are so many aspects, like constantly changing melodies, harmonies, lyrics, mood, theme, instrument arrangements, and so forth. For beginners, I can teach you how to get started with songwriting in a way that you'd soon be able to go home and easily write songs by yourself. For more advanced songwriters, I can critique your writing process in a way that ensures you get the best song possible. Especially for native French speakers, I can help you write better English lyrics, and work alongside you in your own songs that you want to put out.

    Extra information

    Bring your instrument for lessons and a notebook for songwriting!

    Location

    At student's location: Around Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
    At teacher's location: Rue des Lavandières Sainte-Opportune, 75001 Paris, France

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    General info

    suitcase iconSkills:
    Acoustic, Folk, Indie & alternative, Pop, Rap & hip hop
    Age:
    Infants (0-3 years old)
    Preschool children (4-6 years old)
    Children (7-12 years old)
    Teenagers (13-17 years old)
    Adults (18-64 years old)
    Seniors (65+ years old)
    Student level:
    Beginner
    Intermediate
    Duration:
    30 minutes
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    The class is taught in:English

    About Me

    I'm a singer-songwriter from Colorado, US. I have played guitar all my life and love the instrument to death, but especially love passing that knowledge onto others in whatever way I can. I've been a songwriter for quite a while as well, and have written around 600 songs in my life.

    Education

    I've completed high school with a 3.9 GPA. In those years I had 4 semesters worth of intensive band class where I was first seat trumpet. I have had 6 years worth of choir. To be honest, I am completely self taught with guitar and never had a lesson in my life. Its just playing it repeatedly day after day and learning. That's not to say I don't know anything about the theory behind it, because that part naturally comes too.

    Experience / Qualifications

    I've played guitar for my church the past eight years. I've filled several notebooks with around 600 songs. I've recently put out an E.P. where everything was written, produced, mixed, and sung by me.

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