Creative music lessons - piano, improv, production, looping

Creative Music Lessons with Evan in Uptown Waterloo:
- piano lessons (beginners & advanced students welcome)
- improvisation (on piano, voice, or any other instrument)
- music theory & composition (with or without standard notation)
- looping (using the loop pedal of your choice)
- music production (using the DAW of your choice)

I love to help others explore the piano as an outlet for their expression and creativity! My piano students learn foundational techniques and musical building blocks that can be used for exploring any genre or style of music. I always encourage having the freedom to make mistakes while working on anything, and treating everything as a learning experience.

Students can bring any musical content to a lesson (songs, classical pieces, video game or movie soundtracks, jazz standards, etc.).

Students can also share any musical aspirations (to play in a band, compose music, do music production, improve skills with improvisation, learn all about chords and music theory, etc.) - and together we can look at practical steps and techniques for working towards those goals.

Although piano is the primary instrument I teach, I also help students to improve their improvisation skills on whatever their primary instrument may be. Outside of piano-focused lessons, I've worked mostly with singers and guitarists - composing loops using a loop pedal, improvising melodies, and doing a bit of piano to help understand the theory involved in chords & keys. I also offer assistance with effects pedals for guitar, keyboard, or voice.

Interested in music production? I also help students who are composing music using a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). We can work on things like MIDI loops and software instruments, creating drum beats, using MIDI controllers, and basic audio editing techniques for mixing tracks. My personal experience is primarily with Logic and Ableton Live, so I can offer some amount of technical assistance with these applications. Students are also welcome to bring in projects using other DAWs, and we can work on the creative elements of the music-making.

I believe that having a sense of play and enjoyment is most important for anyone's musical journey. I offer lessons for all levels of piano, composition, improvisation, looping, music production, music theory, and any mixture of the above.

Reach out today to inquire about trying a lesson! Reply to this ad, or send an email: evanimprovises@gmail.com

My studio is located uptown in Waterloo.

Bio:

Evan studied piano and composition / improvisation at Wilfrid Laurier University, where he also played keyboard and sang in various bands, and played piano and melodica as part of Improvisation Concerts Ensemble (ICE). Since graduating, he has performed solo and as a part of various duets - at cafes, restaurants, bars, churches, theatres and art galleries. He has also attended and hosted sound meditation events, where the focus is on listening together and creating sounds spontaneously with instruments & our voices. From 2018 onwards, he has focused mainly on his ambient recording project Cedarwood Sounds. These soundscapes are made from loops, drones, spontaneous melodies, and other sound sources such as field recordings.

https://soundcloud.com/cedarwoodmusic/tracks