Aimee Casahuilca
Refine your playing with a skilled tutor who uses advanced techniques and deep music theory insight.
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Aimee Casahuilca
Bachelors degree
/ 55 min
Aimee - Know your guitar teacher
With a Bachelor's degree in Music and a passion for teaching, I'm Aimee Casahuilca, your dedicated guitar tutor. Whether you're a beginner, advanced player, or a kid eager to learn, I'm here to guide you on your musical journey. My specialties range from chord progressions to fingerstyle techniques, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience. My personalized approach focuses on your unique learning style and goals. Together, we'll dive into music theory, scales, and various playing techniques. From acoustic to electric guitar, I'll help you master strumming, picking, and building your repertoire. Let's create a positive and engaging environment where you can express yourself through music. Whether you dream of playing your favorite songs or composing your own, I'll be by your side, making each lesson fun and rewarding. Embrace the joy of music with me as your guide.
Meet Aimee
Aimee graduated from Macquarie
Learner for guitar lessons
Home schooled
Anxiety or Stress Disorders
Guitar for advanced
Guitar for beginners
Learning Disabilities
ADHD
ASD
Guitar for adults
Guitar for kids
Guitar lessons quick guide
As a Guitar tutor specializing in Acoustic, Electric, and Bass Guitar, I provide personalized lessons for adult, advanced, and beginner students. My teaching style is a blend of progressive instruction, engaging activities, sight reading, creative exercises, and theory integration. I leverage various tech tools like Amp Simulators, Chord Diagram Apps, and Ear Training Software to enhance the learning experience both online and offline. I follow a diverse range of curricula including A-Levels, AP Program, Common Core State Standards, and more, catering to a wide audience of 10+ students. Each lesson is tailored to the individual student's goals and preferred genre to make learning relevant and enjoyable. By focusing on technique, expression, and fostering creativity, I aim to help students develop their skills effectively. Whether it's learning basic chords or mastering complex riffs, I am dedicated to guiding students at every step of their musical journey.
Types of guitar lessons
Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Bass Guitar
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15 days Refund
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Guitar concepts taught by Aimee
The student and tutor reviewed musical modes and their application to guitar playing, including identifying root notes and practicing scales. They also worked on improvisational techniques over backing tracks and tackled technical exercises involving arpeggios and rhythmic accuracy, with a plan to continue practicing these elements.
Understanding Musical Modes
Applying Modes in Improvisation
Technical Workout: Timing and Articulation
Arpeggio Practice and Fingerings
The tutor and student worked on vocal warm-up exercises and techniques to prepare for an upcoming audition. They practiced vocalization exercises and addressed technical audio issues, with the student working on song projection and emotional expression for their performance.
Technical Considerations for Online Performance
Stage Presence and Emotional Delivery
Vocal Projection and Power
Vocal Warm-ups: The Foundation of Singing
The student and tutor worked through a specific guitar piece, clarifying tablature and playing techniques. They then delved into music theory, focusing on modes, their application in improvisation, and how to use the circle of fifths. The student practiced improvising with modes and technical exercises, with a recommendation to continue practicing scales in different tunings and exploring modes through jam tracks.
Musical Modes and the Circle of Fifths
Rhythmic Notation and Timing
Advanced Guitar Techniques: Muting and Hammer-ons/Pull-offs
Guitar Tuning and Variants
The student and tutor reviewed guitar techniques, focusing on practicing the Lydian scale with different rhythms and working through arpeggio and quintuplet exercises. The student will continue practicing these exercises and prepare a song in a different tuning for the next session.
Lydian Scale Practice
Rhythmic Precision with Scales
Arpeggio Technique and Application
Picking Accuracy and String Crossing
The student practiced rhythm exercises with varied note durations and began exploring quintuplet exercises for speed. The tutor introduced modes, focusing on Ionian and Mixolydian, and assigned practice with the first pattern of each mode. The student was encouraged to experiment with applying these concepts in their music production.
Quintuplet Exercises for Speed
Applying Modes to Soloing
Introduction to Modes
Changing Rhythms with Scales
The Student and Tutor focused on vocal exercises to improve pitch accuracy, vocal placement, and breath control. The Student practiced singing scales and arpeggios with different vowel sounds. They also worked on a song, focusing on opening up the vowel sounds and achieving a more powerful delivery. The student was instructed to practice with focused attention and incorporate vocal exercises into their routine.
Vocal Registers: Chest
Throat
and Head Voice
Importance of Focused Practice
Vocal Placement and Compression
Ear Training and Pitch Accuracy
Jaw Drop for Open Vowel Sounds
Balancing Emotion and Technique
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