In-person music lessons at the West End (Edinburgh)

Hi, my name is Darío, I have 20+ years experience playing guitar and bass, and around 10 years playing both banjo and ukelele.

I can cover all the aspects of these instruments, adapting the teaching level to your needs.

As for DJ lessons and Music production lessons, I usually teach DJing using Pioneer CDJ decks / Rekordbox and music production over Ableton Live.

Lessons are taught from my private studio located inside the prestigious Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre building at 25 Palmerston Place, but can be also done online via Zoom.

Children lessons also available.

Bass lessons content covered:
– Essential Music Theory
– Fretboard Knowledge
– Groove/Feel/Timing
– Bass Guitar Scales
– Bass Guitar Arpeggios
– Position Playing
– Relative ear training
– Songwriting

Guitar lessons content covered:
– Reading Standard Music Notation and Tablature
– Essential Music Theory
– Basic Open Position Chords
– A diverse range of genre’s/styles: Blues, rock, reggae, funk, metal, prog, pop
– Technique, Scales, Improvisation
– Focus on Harmony, Rhythm, Time feel
– Position Playing
– Relative ear training
– Songwriting
DJ lessons content:
– Learning how to count music and understanding the meaning of beats, bars and phrases.
– How to beat match
– Sync
– Timing (the structure of songs)
– The importance of your song selection
– Understanding the most important functions on DJ equipment
– Using the EQ
– Using effects
– Scratching
– Recording your mixes
– Branding: promoting yourself as a DJ

Ableton lessons:
- Navigate through Ableton Live
– Understanding of both session and arrangement view
– Program MIDI drums and instruments
– Record and edit audio, including working with preexisting audio loops
– Create a piece of music using MIDI and audio within Ableton Live
– Warp and Edit Audio for samples and loops
– Learn how to use the Synths, Samplers and Racks in Ableton Live
– Sound Design and Synthesis in Ableton Live
– Audio and midi effects in Ableton Live

Banjo lessons content covered:
- Technique
- Essential Music Theory
- Fretboard Knowledge
- Position playing
- Essential roll patterns
- Introduction to Bluegrass banjo solos
- Slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs
- Relative ear training
- Songwriting

Ukulele lessons content covered:
– Reading Standard Music Notation and Tablature
– Essential Music Theory
– Basic ukulele chords chart
– Finger dexterity and strumming patterns
– Basic Improvisation
– Focus on Harmony, Rhythm, Time feel
– Basic posture and how to hold the ukulele
– Relative ear training
– Songwriting

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Guitar lessons
Bass lessons
DJ lessons
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Banjo lessons
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