David Boyden Music
I'm a professional songwriter and music tutor. Alongside this, I have been playing guitar for almost twenty years and have experience in an array of styles but predominantly focus on alt-pop, country/folk-rock/Americana, funk, indie-rock, and R&B.
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Songwriting Coaching
As a writer and educator I am primarily focussed on lyrical craft and the creative process. My time at ICMP endowed me with a wealth of tools and methods to sharpen the technical craft of a song to maximise its potential and I learned how to harness the creative process in the most conducive ways to bring the best out of any given songwriter.
I'm a big believer in constantly writing and sharing so I set weekly briefs to encourage you to write in new ways and then give detailed and constructive feedback that will help you grow. I know from experience that sharing new songs can be unnerving so I take a lot of care helping people overcome this hurdle.
Solo sessions are catered towards your individual needs to help you achieve personal goals: whether this be helping you overcome periods of block, write more engaging lyrics, structure exciting chord progressions, find fresher rhymes, or establish your artistic voice/sound. Weekly briefs will challenge you to become the unique writer you want to be.
Outside of classes, I'm open to discuss songs, technique, career goals, co-writing, learning resources or whatever else will help you develop as a songwriter.
Guitar Lessons
I'm a firm believer in tailoring the lessons to the needs and interests of the student to ensure they make progress in the right direction whilst staying interested and challenged. This means that I'm interested in finding out how you want lessons to go, whether that be learning your favourite songs, learning new chords, studying technical skills, understanding scales, or something completely different.
My lessons are appropriate for beginner to intermediate students and I also teach songwriting and music theory lessons for those interested in learning.
Outside of classes, I'm open to discuss songs, technique, career goals, learning resources or whatever else will help you develop as a musician.
Music Theory Lessons
As well as teaching songwriting and guitar, I offer music theory lessons to support instrumental lessons and songwriting practice.
