Contact me you'd like
me to teach you: ethan at ethanhein dot com.
I teach guitar, mandolin, harmonica, music theory, composing
and arranging, Pro Tools, Reason and film scoring. I've
primarily done this one-on-one with private students, but
I've also taught electronic music and film scoring to classes
in the New York City government's Computer Resource Center
program, and at the Student Television Arts Center on Long
Island.
I make my own teaching materials. Check out some sample
tutorials:
How to write a song
that people will like
Drum programming
for dummies
Basic guitar chords
| Chords generally
Rhythm notation
| MIDI guide
Useful chords
in all twelve keys via the circle of fifths
The C major harmonic
universe
The C minor harmonic
universe
The pentatonic box
and how to break out of it
Scales and emotions
Blue notes
Diminished chords and
the blues
Harmonica guide
I also create music loops for students to practice along
with, customized according to their particular needs.
At Amherst College,
I studied jazz theory and improvisation with Andy Jaffe.
Andy wrote a pretty good book called Jazz Harmony, but I
prefer The
Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine. Also, I've found Kenny
Werner's classic Effortless
Mastery to be extremely useful for the psychological
and emotional side.
After college, I studied jazz guitar with
Joe Giglio. I also studied blues/ragtime guitar and
bluegrass banjo with Jack
Baker.
Various friends and bandmates have taught me a lot, formally
and informally, not to mention
my sister Molly (my first guitar teacher.) A wise jazz
musician once said, "All the answers are in your living
room," meaning your record
collection, and I've tried to take that to heart.
People always ask me if there's a good guitar book I can
recommend. The answer to that, sadly, is no. A good teacher
is the best resource. Also, there's a great deal of good
music teaching material out there on the web. For instance,
aspiring jazzers should check out Jamey
Aebersold's awesome web site.
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