TA MUSIC AND AUDIO
Thomas Colussi-Arthur is a professional musician, educator and audio engineer.
Thomas offers online music lessons to help you achieve your musical goals. Toronto-based musician, educator and audio engineer, Thomas has a passion for working with many different instruments and genres.
A versatile and dedicated musician, he has been playing professionally for over a decade. He has played in a plethora of settings including large festivals, jazz lounges, on live tv, in international parades, and for private events and weddings.
As an educator has taught hundreds of students of all ages, interests and musical goals, and specializes in helping his students achieve their musical goals and discover a rewarding and lifelong passion for music.
A graduate of the prestigious Metalworks Institute of Sound and Production, he has produced and recorded many different genres of music and recorded and edited, albums, audiobooks, and documentaries and for television and film.
ONLINE MUSIC LESSONS
Thomas offers specialized online music instruction, custom adapted to each student.
As a multi-instrumentalist and educator, Thomas has taught hundreds of students of all ages, interests and motivations, and specializes in helping his students achieve their musical goals and discover a rewarding and lifelong passion for music.
Whether you’re a beginner looking to start your musical journey or an advanced musician looking to get an edge, Thomas’ energetic, in-depth and precise teaching style will help you achieve your goals.
Thomas’ experience covers the world of Music from all angles: from learning how music works, to why it sounds good; from picking up an instrument for the first time, to recording your first professional album. From going to a concert for the first time, to playing a show in front of thousands.
Thomas knows that learning an instrument or improving your voice is not a one-size-fit-all approach.
Each student has different motivations for learning and are all at their own unique stages of their musical journey.
Some students are looking for inspiration and exploration and would benefit from listening and playing different instruments and styles.
Others know exactly what their aim is and need specific and dedicated instruction on their instruments of choice.
Book a free trial lesson and get started on your musical journey.
Online Music Lessons
Guitar Lessons
Guitar is one of the most popular instruments in the world. With the ability to play supporting chords while singing or lead melodies, guitar is a extremely versatile instrument. Combined with portability and added effects, it is a foundational instrument.
Piano Lessons
Piano is one of the most popular instruments in the world. With the ability to play supporting chords while singing or lead melodies, piano is a extremely versatile instrument. The visual aspect of the white and black keys of the piano make it a very solid foundation to learn the musical language visually. Add in a wide variety of keyboards and added effects, and it’s a foundational instrument.
Drum Lessons
Drums are one of the most popular instruments in the world. The core rhythmic aspects make it the bedrock of music and extremely satisfying as it joins with our natural rhythms to become an extremely intuitive instrument to play.
Vocal Lessons
Vocals are our natural instruments. If treated like an instrument to learn and master, it can be an extremely rewarding to learn. Many are under the impression that good singers are just born that way, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. All of them studied and developed their voices, whether conciously or not.
Accordion Lessons
Accordion is an instrument that evokes nostalgia and transports us to beautiful soundscapes. It uses the piano on one side and has chords and bass on the other making it a complete instrument on it’s own. Accordions also come in various sizes and with different ways of generating sounds. I can help you navigate all of the various types.
Trumpet and Brass Lessons
Trumpet and the brass family evoke power and energy and are a family of instruments that add big sound to an orchestra or band setting. So much is controlled from the embouchure and it is an instrument family that rewards developing muscle memory and airflow control to produce incredible sounds.
Woodwind Lessons
The woodwind family of instruments includes the recorder, flute, saxophone, clarinet, and bassoon. This family of instruments share similarities throughout and each bring their own unique aspects and soundscapes.
Recording and Mixing
Music technology is advancing all the time and can be a very exciting aspect of the musical journey. Once you’ve learned an instrument and would like to showcase it, you’ll often find that there is more to learn to get it to sound good on a recording. I can help you navigate the world of music production and get your music recorded well.