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Emerald
- Rate £50
- Response 8h
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Students9
Number of students Emerald has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
Number of students Emerald has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

£50/hr
1st lesson free
- Music Theory
- Composition
- Songwriting
- Musicology
Bespoke songwriting lessons from professional music teacher and first class conservatoire graduate
- Music Theory
- Composition
- Songwriting
- Musicology
Lesson location
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At Emerald's house: London
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Super Tutor
Emerald is one of our best Music theory tutors. They have a high-quality profile, verified qualifications, a quick response time, and great reviews from students!
About Emerald
I started playing piano at age 7 and guitar at 15. The first song I ever wrote was at the age of 19. It was called 'Devil's Cave'. I wanted to write the song that Orpheus plays to Cerberus to lull him to sleep, on his way to rescue Eurydice from the underworld.
Back then, the guitar was simply a vehicle for the words, and the words were elaborate, Leonard Cohen style, sprawling, slightly unsure of themselves. 10 years later, I have learned to weave the two together, composing music and lyrics to form songs. My words have become more refined, finding myself able to say the same thing in fewer words, with more effect. I write and perform in English and Portuguese, based on poetry and my own words. I have performed in England and Portugal, and I have been teaching privately and in schools for the past 5 years.
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Most of my lessons are focused on your own songs, with a fallback of repertoire as an essential tool to inspire you to keep writing - learning songs of your choice, typically with bespoke, optional scales and theory at the beginning and end of the lessons, to help you understand how the music you're listening to is built.
I can also work with you to start getting your music recorded into logic; I'm competent recording vocals, keyboard, guitar, percussion; effects such as delay, reverb, chorus; automation, etc.
Composition is possible even in the earliest stages - I've even had 9 year olds up on stage performing their own songs !
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
Emerald is a really great teacher: I found her quite inspiring as she helped me find my voice in writing/composing songs for my guitar. She is experienced and therefore skilled, but on top of that, she has a very real sense of tuning into what we need to express creatively. It was a real gift to give to myself, finding Emerald as my teacher.
I love lessons with Emerald; she has really helped me get started recording my own music and has removed a lot of the mystique that surrounded logic for me - I never thought I'd be able to make my songs sound like that but she has showed me that it is possible !
Emerald is an extremely good teacher as she has warmth and patience and a real passion for music. She taught me to feel confident and relaxed at the piano and from there to really develop some skill at playing.
I worked with Emerald on some songs I had conceived. She taught me some achievable chords I could use to accompany myself and some techniques I could use to improve my songwriting. She is an excellent guitarist and has some cool keyboard skills too, even showed me some tricks on how to start recording my songs into logic. Would highly recommend Emerald as a tutor for guitar, piano or songwriting.
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Rates
Rate
- £50
Pack prices
- 5h: £225
- 10h: £450
Travel
- + £10
free lessons
The first free lesson with Emerald will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
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