Evan McFadden

in his own words

I am in 8th grade and I am 13 years old. I have played acoustic guitar for 5 years. I also play electric guitar and sing. My other activities are baseball, lacrosse, swimming, and soccer. I like SoundStage because my teacher, Geoff, is a very nice person. Also, he lets me learn songs that I choose and hear on the radio. I like to perform in the concerts that Soundstage sets up. One of my musical goals is to join one of the bands that SoundStage provides and perform at one of the concerts with them. Over the summer I opened with two songs for a band who played at a friend's graduation party. Also, I have won a few school talent shows playing the guitar.

 

 

 

  

 

 I received my Bachelor of Music degree from Syracuse University (2008) and Master of Music degree from Yale University on full scholarship as well as a Yale Fellowship (2010).

After completing my MM, I moved to California for two years and actively performed at both public and private functions while collaborating with artists like Chris Swanson, Masa Sasaki, and of course fellow SoundStage teacher Jessica Kluck. It was during our time in Los Angeles that we began our musical partnership which has turned into the band "Pleasure Seekers." Pleasure Seekers currently is in the process of writing and recording our debut album, and has recently been signed to a few publishing catalogues. In addition, our original music has been featured recently on a few online radio stations hosted by Radionomy, Live365, and Women of Substance Radio. Pleasure Seekers is set to begin performances on their debut album in 2013.

 

 I believe that as we learn any instrument we are not only forced to address the technical challenges associated with the instrument, but also must begin to learn a new language - the language of music. While studying guitar under my tutelage, students will improve their technical ability while learning the nuances of the musical language, namely expectation, 'musical grammar and syntax', nuances, stylistic inflections, and all the other aspects that make up any conventional language. When students can master the technical aspects in context of the language the musical possibilities are limitless.

That being said - I emphasize that music is a lifelong journey and that one is never done learning. As artists and musicians we must learn to be fully invested and satisfied in the moment while playing, and yet always find something more to improve upon. The right attitude of humility will foster the best musicians.

Easy Make-up Program

 

Occasionally, every student needs to miss a lesson. At SoundStage we make it easy to arrange a makeup. Our students qualify for a makeup even if they give us  little or no notice. Plus there is no limit to how many makups they can have.  

It's easy. Just go to our web site at www.soundstagemusic.com and make a reservation. The schedule is pre-set for for the whole year. You will see makeups for your instrument and ability level but you can also sign up for a different teacher and even on a different instrument. Yes, a different instrument!  Many families use the makeup sessions as a sort of workshop to meet new teachers and try new instruments.  Every SoundStage teacher offers a makeup on their specialty every month. We encourage students to try something new like a voice lesson or a drum lesson just for fun.

Teacher Carol Tileston offers makeup lessons every month

The makeup lessons are pre-scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays. They are 60 minutes long and may include several students at once. If several students attend a lesson then it often becomes a sort of jam session . Kids love that.  We have an amazing staff of talented, creative and experienced teachers who know how to make the sessions productive and fun. Sign up today for a makeup lesson and come try something new. It's all free to enrolled students.