Lessons
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Voice
Misty is a touring musician and has an array of experience in vocal training.
Her vocal education includes a Bachelor of Music specialising in Popular Voice and Musical Theatre training. She coaches a variety of technique methods and applying what works best for each student.
Key elements in each lesson include:
Understanding the voice
Warm up exercises
Technique exercises including expansion of the vocal range
Building of Repertoire
Performance storytelling
Harnessing unique vocal style, using your authentic voice
Genres covered in lessons include:
Country
Folk
Musical Theatre
Pop
Punk
Jazz
Soul
Bossa Nova
Original music composed by student
Additional features offered are:
Music Industry Mentoring
Songwriting
Performance Preparation
Vocal, Piano and guitar theory
Artist Mentoring
Performance Etiquette
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Key Elements in Beginner guitar include:
Understanding the Guitar
Learning Chords
Learning open and Bar Chords
Learning new material
How to play scales
Guitar Theory (how it all works)
Building repertoire
Hand Technique
How to apply strumming and picking patterns
Rhythm exercises
Reading and playing Tablature
Melody Curation
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Having been trained in AMEB Piano and accompanying herself and others on Piano, Misty delivers beginner piano lessons personalised to what each student wants to learn.
Key Elements in Beginner Piano Lessons Include:
Understanding the Piano
Learning Chords
Learning Inversions
Improvisation
Ear Training exercises
How to play scales
Piano theory
Learning new material
AMEB grades
Building repertoire
Technique
Rhythm exercises
Combing left and right hand
Reading sheet music
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Misty has been songwriting for over 10 years, performing her songs to national and international audiences. Recording, songwriting, co-writing is all in her catalogue.
Key elements in songwriting lessons include:
Song structure
How to write a song
Lyric work
Lyric/poetic lyrics
Songwriting vocabulary
Identifying Rhyme schemes
Topics, themes and outlines
Unique Artist lyric style
Band songwriting
Different songwriting processes
Co-writing
Creating demos
Types of different songwriting looking at certain artists
Recording your music
Types of different songwriting
Writing to a brief
Dynamic melody writing
Storytelling
Writing hooks
Creating songwriting brief
Chart/lyric chord writing
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Known for her intricate accomplished guitar playing, Misty teaches singer-songwriter guitar, focusing on how to sing and play at the same time and introduce strumming and picking patterns.
Key elements in Singer-songwriter Guitar include:
Chord progressions
Picking patterns
Dynamic guitar accompanying
Strumming patterns
Rhythm exercises
How to write a song
Learning chords
Learning chord variations
Song structures
Different types of songwriting
Alternative tuning
Incorporating lead lines
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Piano being the first instrument Misty learnt to write with, she teaches how to use the piano as a tool to help write your songs and how to harness your skills further.
Key elements in singer songwriter piano include:
Chord progressions
Arpeggios
How to write a song using piano
Dynamics
Learning chords
Learning chord variations
Incorporating soloing
Learning chord inversions
Key elements in a song
Different types of songwriting
Rhythm exercises
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Independent Artist Mentoring
As an independent touring, recording and self producing artist under the name Misty Harlowe, Misty offers guidance to any independent artists seeking advice in the music industry. Helping them to forge their path forward, and curate a place for themselves in the music scene.
Individual Industry Advice
Mentoring
Goal setting
Career preparation
Start up essentials
How to write a bio - finding your unique story
How to build industry connections
How to get a gig
Harnessing your unique sound
Press Kit curation
Building your artist team
Industry etiquette
Creating income streams through music
Ticketed show tips
How to self promote
Create an artist elevator pitch
Recording and production guidance
Band leading
Where is your scene
Venue communication