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.
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Aimee graduated from Macquarie
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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.
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Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Bass Guitar
Guitar concepts taught by Aimee
The Tutor and Student reviewed advanced guitar techniques including "tapping" and applying arpeggios to soloing. They practiced various exercises, discussed modal playing, and set homework to memorize arpeggio positions and improvise with them. Future sessions will cover seventh chord theory.
Guitar Tapping Technique
Arpeggios for Soloing
Guitar Modes
Improving Guitar Speed and Timing
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.
Arpeggio Practice and Fingerings
Technical Workout: Timing and Articulation
Applying Modes in Improvisation
Understanding Musical Modes
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
Picking Accuracy and String Crossing
Arpeggio Technique and Application
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.
Applying Modes to Soloing
Introduction to Modes
Quintuplet Exercises for Speed
Changing Rhythms with Scales
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