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Samantha
- Rate US$30
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- Music Theory
- Songwriting
- Musicology
- Orchestration
Music Theory Teacher | My Goal is to Make Every Student Confident and Fully Prepared | Songwriting, Musicology & Orchestration | 8 Years | All Ages | Online Live Lessons
- Music Theory
- Songwriting
- Musicology
- Orchestration
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About Samantha
Hi, I'm Samantha! Music theory is the subject where genuine confidence and thorough preparation make the most dramatic difference — and for 8 years my teaching goal has been exactly that for every student I work with. Whether a student is preparing for a school theory exam, an AP Music Theory assessment, a college entrance audition, or simply wants to understand music at a deeper level, I make it my personal mission to ensure they arrive at that moment feeling completely confident and genuinely prepared in every way.
I never rush through concepts or move forward until I am certain a student has genuinely mastered what we are working on. Real preparation means understanding deeply, not just recognizing something vaguely — and I hold that standard consistently in every lesson. I teach theory using real music that students love, making every concept feel immediately relevant and genuinely exciting rather than abstract and disconnected, and I build confidence steadily and deliberately by ensuring every new concept is solidly understood before the next one is introduced. Over 8 years I have helped students pass school and AP Music Theory exams with outstanding results, write and perform original compositions, develop fully orchestrated arrangements, and build a musical understanding that transformed everything about how they hear and create music. I was honored with a Music Theory Excellence Award by the Massachusetts Music Educators Association in 2024. My online one-to-one live lessons are thorough, clear, and completely dedicated to making you confident and fully prepared for every musical challenge ahead. Let's build your complete theory foundation together!
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- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
My music theory lessons are completely focused on building genuine confidence and making every student fully prepared for whatever goal they are working toward. I cover music notation reading and writing, note values and rhythm reading, time signatures and meter, scales — major, minor, pentatonic, modal and chromatic, intervals and ear recognition, triads and seventh chords, chord qualities and progressions, the circle of fifths and key relationships, Roman numeral analysis, diatonic and non-diatonic harmony, secondary dominants and borrowed chords, voice leading and part writing, counterpoint fundamentals, ear training and melodic dictation, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, solfege and sight-singing, analyzing current songs using music theory, musical form and structure analysis, music history and musicology from Medieval through Contemporary periods, orchestration fundamentals and instrument family ranges, arranging for small and large ensembles, songwriting techniques and modern song structure, hook development and lyric writing basics, original composition projects, introduction to film scoring, music production theory and MIDI composition basics, and focused AP Music Theory and college level exam preparation.
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- US$30
Pack prices
- 5h: US$150
- 10h: US$300
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- US$30/h
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The first free lesson with Samantha will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
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