Hello

My Story

With over 20 years spent playing music live in acoustic duos, trios, solo private events such as weddings, hen parties, pub gigs, festivals, rock & indie bands in recording studios working on professional releases and within a Youth Work setting too delivering one-to-one sessions and group workshops, I have been tailoring every lesson to individuals' needs to get the best out of my learners for the last decade.

I believe in connecting with people on a deeper level practicing a compassionate and motivating teaching style that helped to get not just the best out of my learners but, my first professional and personal award in 2021 at the YMCA England & Wales Youth Matters Awards for being the Young Worker of The Year during lockdown where I chose to continue working to support communities by setting up my own home recording studio and showing people how they can do it too via online lessons.

​

I teach:

- Chords
- Scales
- Beginner Exam Pieces Examples (piano & music theory)
- Vocal Techniques (diaphragm work, larynx & tongue positioning, pitch, masking, distortion)
- Hierarchy of songs' needs (songwriting from Zero to Hero!)

- Drum beats, fills, grooves, drum sheet music
- Setting up a home recording studio
- Recording Techniques
- Mixing & Mastering Techniques
- Lyric writing as a way to reflect & journal (for well-being purposes)
- Creative lyric writing techniques (part of composition skills)

All in the styles of: Acoustic, Rock, Pop, Funk, Soul, Country, Blues, Metal and Electronic Dance Music.

​

So far I helped:

- Ages 5 to 60 online & in person
- Complete beginners guitar & piano (introduction to chords, patterns, melodic & rhythmic structures, song-writing, lyric-writing & music theory)
- Complete beginners drums (from tempo work and basic fills to learning how to read sheet music and rehearsing with tutor to get a feel for what it is like playing with someone/in a band)
- Singer/songwriters (applying singing techniques the right way & explaining different vocal distortion techniques)
- Grade 8 classical students (composing original songs, edit MIDI and how to record & mix original audio and virtual instruments)
- University & college students (supporting with the understanding of each module and criteria, compositions, live performances & tempo management) 
- Young people with challenging behaviour (part of Gergo’s work at YMCA Swansea for over a decade face-to-face & online including supporting young offenders, at-risk children & neurodiverse young people)
- People in need of support with confidence, stage presence and well-being (part of Gergo’s well-being sessions where music listening skills and one-to-one discussions are encouraged to reflect on personal experiences. Having open ended conversations with a tutor to find emotional blocks helps write organic, heartfelt lyrics and builds confidence to accept your voice to step on stage to be YOU)

​

My Qualifications

- Bachelor of Science with Honours Degree in Music Technology, University of South Wales
- Level 3 Award in Education & Training, Agored Cymru
- Level 3 Community Music in The Workplace, Agored Cymru
- Level 3 Award in Youth Work Practice, Agored Cymru

​

Additional Certificates & Training

- Estill Voice Coaching Lessons with Leon Trayman
- Community Music Practice (Goldsmiths, University of London)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid (Mental Health First Aid Wales)
- Children's Rights and Participation for Young People (Children In Wales)
- Lone Working & Personal Safety (Swansea Council)

- Autism Aware Scheme (Public Health Wales)

​

All certificates, safeguarding, child protection policy and code of conduct are available for you to see on request and/or on this website.

​

I look forward to your message and I am excited to help you continue or get started on your musical journey! :)