Lesson series
Listening and Personal Style (6-Week Cohort)
In six weeks, you'll train your ear on a song you already love — then use what you hear to make your own music, inspired by that song.
Format
Online
Cohort
Course
Starting date
September
7
Price
$350
Duration
6 Weeks
2x/week
What you'll do in 6 weeks
Begin with a favorite!
Start with a piece of music you already love. It can be in in any style: jazz, classical, R&B, bluegrass, you name it.
Build Your Ear
Learn the song by ear with expert help.
Deepen your listening
Use the recording of the song to deepen your aural understanding of it.
Practice
Build listening and memory skill through customized exercises.
Extend
Make more music in the style of your starting piece.
Community
Share your progress within a small community.
Weekly Live Schedule
Choose the Monday live class time that fits your week.
Then join an additional Q&A or office hours session later in the week.
Then join an additional Q&A or office hours session later in the week.
Mondays at 2:00 PM EDT
Live class option 1. Pick this time if it works best for your schedule.
Mondays at 7:00 PM EDT
Live class option 2. Choose this time if evenings are easier for you.
Later in the week: Q&A and office hours
One additional session for questions, feedback, and help as you practice. Day and time to be announced.
Thanks for reaching out. We will get back to you at hans@tuneindigo.com as soon as we can.
Proof + approach
Students feel the shift
I experienced basically a 180 — from having no ability to finish a song, to finishing five.
He was never critical of anything I wrote. If I asked for his opinion, he'd reverse it and help me find mine instead.
Hans encourages such a holistic approach — to feel that connection not only in your brain with theory, but in your body too. Sitting by a piano, listening, feeling that change in space when I sing an interval.
He was never critical of anything I wrote. If I asked for his opinion, he'd reverse it and help me find mine instead.
Hans encourages such a holistic approach — to feel that connection not only in your brain with theory, but in your body too. Sitting by a piano, listening, feeling that change in space when I sing an interval.
Josie L., Singer-Songwriter
The hardest part about writing music is starting. If you can get yourself to start, you're halfway there.
Whether it was a Brahms string quintet, my own folk music, electronic music, jazz tunes — whatever I was interested in, Hans would be right there with me.
His ears are open, and he'll help you open yours.
Whether it was a Brahms string quintet, my own folk music, electronic music, jazz tunes — whatever I was interested in, Hans would be right there with me.
His ears are open, and he'll help you open yours.
Asa M-W., Bassist & Composer
"I remember talking about hardcore punk, which felt very disparate from the jazz and classical practice I'd developed. And Hans's attitude was: why don't we just blend them all together?
Jake L., pianist & educator
We've all had experiences with teachers where you're a little afraid of them, where if you didn't work hard enough that week, someone's going to come down on you. That is not his style at all.
Tatum G., songwriter & producer
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