A.J. Vincent

4 Years Teaching on Lessonface
Synthesis, Ableton Live, Electronic Music Composition, Keyboard, MIDI Orchestration, MIDI Programming, Organ, Performing with Ableton Live, Piano, Piano Composition, Piano for Singers, Pop Piano, Rock Piano, Singing, Songwriting, Songwriting Arrangement, Songwriting Melody, Synthesizer Programming, Tour Management
Lesson Fees
$50.00 / 30 Minutes
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About

I've been playing keyboards for 30 years, and I've has been singing for 15 years. I have been working in the music industry as a professional performer for 18 years. I have worked and toured with bands such as: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Bright Light Social Hour, and Scorpion Child.

I can teach a wide range of keyboard skill sets: organ, piano, rhodes, analog synths, digital synths, software synths, Ableton Live, midi setup and routing, music production, beat making, and more.

I am a professional vocalist, and can teach traditional vocal training or how to achieve the "rock vocalist" style of singing. 

I can teach touring/tour management, how to run an indie band, etc. as well if needed.

 

Teaching Style

My teaching style is adaptive. I have many things I could potentially teach, and a lot of my lessons are interconnected with each other so that when you learn one thing on keyboards,  I can show you how to link that with Ableton Live or a DAW and introduce MIDI, etc. etc. 

I will constantly adapt the lessons to make sure what gets taught is precisely what the student is looking to learn. 

I can teach people "the big picture" when it comes to keyboards/singing/using gear, and help make sense of all the different ways music production and performance can happen.

Curriculum

Ask the student what they'd like to learn, and create multiple lessons based around whatever it is. If the student doesn't know what they'd like to focus on, I will then create a lesson plan instead. I custom tailor the lessons for each student.

Credentials & Affiliations

- Currently: Keyboards / Vocals for the international touring band ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
- Previously: Worked with the bands Scorpion Child and The Bright Light Social Hour
- I used to teach at Band Aid School of Music in Austin, Texas.
- "Best Keyboards of Austin" at the Austin Music Awards during SXSW 2011-2012
- "Best Keyboards of Austin" at the Austin Music Awards during SXSW 2010-2011
- Certificate of Completion at the Austin Live Music Academy at the University of Texas in 2008.