For advanced students, the first lesson is an assessment and a collaboration. I listen to their existing work, learn their creative goals, and identify what skills they want to strengthen — melody writing, lyric depth, vocal performance, rhythm, arranging, or production. We break down one of their songs (or a new idea) to understand their artistic voice and discuss the direction they want to grow. From there, I design a personalized plan that challenges them while keeping the creative process enjoyable and inspiring.
Beyond lesson eleven, we shift into artist development. Advanced students may:
• assemble a cohesive project or EP
• refine their signature sound
• learn professional studio workflow
• improve collaborative writing skills
• build performance confidence
• prepare songs for release, showcases, or auditions
These sessions are tailored to their long-term goals — whether they want to become performers, songwriters, producers, or simply master the craft for personal expression. My focus is to help them reach a level of artistry they’re proud of and understand how to sustain their growth independently.
During this stage, advanced learners start creating a polished body of work. We focus on:
• developing multiple original songs in different styles
• refining vocal performance and expression
• exploring more complex songwriting techniques
• learning arrangement strategy and production layering
• creating demo-quality recordings
• building artistic identity and consistency
Students typically complete several strong songs during this stretch and gain a level of creative control and confidence they’ve never had before.
Lessons two and three focus on technical refinement and elevating their writing or production quality. We may work on:
• improving melodic architecture and phrasing
• deepening lyric concepts, imagery, and storytelling
• strengthening rhythm, groove, and vocal delivery
• tightening song structure and transitions
• cleaning up arrangement ideas or early production
Advanced students can expect clear, honest feedback with actionable steps to take their work from “good” to “industry-ready.”**