🎉 Congratulations to all our Amazing students! 🎉 🎸 Congratulations to Bobby for passing the ABRSM Grade 3 Guitar Exam! 🎸 Congratulations to Asion for passing the ABRSM Grade 2 Guitar Exam! 🎵 Congratulations to Elliot for passing the Rockschool Grade 1 Ukulele Exam! 🎵 Congratulations to Ryan for passing the Rockschool Grade 1 Ukulele Exam! ⭐ Get to Know Teacher Shen Jian-Sheng! ⭐ 🎓 Graduated from the Musicians Institute (MI), USA — Major in Electric Bass, Minor in Electronic Music Production. 🎸 Performed extensively in the U.S. with Willie Mack Chambers, a Grammy Award-winning artist from the 1970s. 🎸 Collaborated with Louis Metoyer, the studio guitarist for 4 Non Blondes (“What’s Up”). 🎸 Served as a professional church musician at Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church in the U.S. 🎵 Signed songwriter under Full Music. 🎸 Over 15 years of experience playing Electric Bass, Acoustic Guitar, and Ukulele. 🏅 More than 3,700 completed lessons across Bass, Guitar, and Ukulele on online platforms. 🏅 Taught over 250 students worldwide. 🏅 Session musician for various artists and singers. 🏅 Live concert performer. 🏅 Church musician. 🏅 Resident performer at pubs and live venues. 🎯 Learn professional, systemized music training from Musicians Institute, one of the world’s top modern music schools — all from Taiwan! 🎯 The most detailed beginner posture guidance to help you build a solid foundation from day one. 🎯 Simplified music theory — not just to know it, but to apply it on your instrument! 🎯 Learn how to develop personalized, effective practice methods so you can keep improving even without a teacher. 🎯 Specialized in church music — perfect for those involved in worship bands! 🎯 Video reviews and custom-made charts provided after class for review. 🎯 Exam preparation for all major certification boards. 🎯 Arrangement, composition, and songwriting training. 🎯 Insights from international performance experience. 🎯 The perfect teacher for beginners to adults in Bass, Guitar, Ukulele, and Songwriting. 🎯 Known for patience and fully customized teaching. 🎯 Students may freely choose any genre or song they wish to learn! ⭐ What You’ll Experience in Shen’s Trial Lesson! ⭐ ⭐️ Beginner Level: 1.If you don’t have an instrument, I can help you choose the right one and recommend suitable brands. 2.Learn the most detailed beginner posture techniques to build a strong foundation from the start. 3.Set clear learning goals (e.g., learn 5 songs within 10 lessons). ⭐️ Intermediate/Advanced Level: Start learning more complex tablatures (e.g., Fingerstyle arrangement of Castle in the Sky or advanced accompaniment songs). Technique and music theory lessons will be added as needed. —————— ⭐️ Who Is Shen’s Class For? ⭐️ —————— 🫤 Have you ever encountered these struggles while learning music? 【Beginners / Self-Learners】 🤷 Totally new to music and don’t know where to begin? 🤷 Watching tons of tutorials on YouTube but feeling overwhelmed by conflicting information? 🤷 Finding too many different types of tabs online and don’t know which to follow? 🤷 Can play individual chords well, but always struggle to switch smoothly between them? 🤷 Confused by all the frets and notes on your instrument and can’t find the right sounds? 【Intermediate / Advanced Players】 🤷 Been learning for years but can only follow tabs without understanding theory? 🤷 Learned some theory but can’t connect it to your instrument playing? 🤷 Want to learn how to transcribe songs by ear but don’t know where to start? 🤷 Want to master Fingerstyle techniques and play more expressive music? 🤷 Curious how Fingerstyle masters create their beautiful arrangements? 🤷 Want to record your own music, learn about audio gear, and produce your own work? ❤️‍🔥 These are all common issues I’ve seen among students (and experienced myself!). If you’ve ever felt the same — I’d love to help you break through these barriers! —————— ⭐️ Guitar Course Outline ⭐️ —————— (The following outline serves as a general reference and will be adjusted according to each student’s progress and level.) 📔 Lesson 1: Introduction to the Instrument Learn about guitar structure and playing basics; start getting familiar with the instrument. 📔 Lesson 2: Basic Playing Exercises Begin simple scale exercises to develop rhythm awareness and comfort with the instrument’s sound. 📔 Lesson 3: Phrase Practice Learn left-hand chord shapes and right-hand strumming/picking techniques. 📔 Lesson 4: Song Practice Follow the textbook to learn a song and understand how to read basic notation or tablature. 📔 Lesson 5: Song Practice Continue with the previous song and practice singing while playing. 📔 Lesson 6–10: Song & Technique Development Continue learning from the textbook and work on improving overall playing skills and self-accompaniment. (Advanced modules will be added based on student progress and goals.) 📔 Fingerstyle Techniques 📔 Fingerstyle Phrasing & Exercises 📔 Music Theory Lessons 📔 Guitar Pro Transcription & Notation Writing ⭐ Professional Experience ⭐ 🎸 Performed extensively in the U.S. with Willie Mack Chambers (1970s Grammy winner). 🎸 Collaborated with Louis Metoyer (studio guitarist for 4 Non Blondes “What’s Up”). 🎸 Professional church musician at Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church (U.S.). 🎸 Performed live with Howard Lee, Goatak Wang Qian, and Wooly Yang Yi-Rong after returning to Taiwan. 🎵 Signed songwriter under Full Music. 🎸 Served as a resident musician for over two years at various pubs and live venues. ⭐ Teaching Experience ⭐ 📑 2021–Present: AmazingTalker certified instructor — over 250 students taught. 📑 2021: Guitar, Bass, and Ukulele instructor at Qinyun Music Center. 📑 2020–2021: Bass instructor at HollyLand Rock School. 📑 2014–2016: Music Club Instructor at Dongshan High School (Taipei). 🎼 Selected Works by Shen Jian-Sheng 🎼 Lyrics: 🎵 Boyhood – Vacation 🎵 Boyhood – Heartbeat Tracks (心跳足跡) 🎵 TTUP – Blue Sky (青空) 🎵 TTUP – Dreamers High Bass Arrangement & Recording: 🎸 Aaron Yan – 可不可以 🎸 Rivals ’Til the End (Chrissy Costanza Version) 🎸 Xiao Le Wu Si Xian x Dena – 游移在友誼的漩渦 🎸 Kimi Chang – 我可以不再想你 🎸 Wooly Yang Yi-Rong – 沒太多如果 🎸 Lin He (LH) – 兩人三角, 一個人狂歡, 普通人的歌 🎸 Onmyoji · Mika Kobayashi – 綻於世界盡頭 (The Song of the Floating World) 🎸 Fatataog / ’alolil / Lien Yan-Qiu – 夢的盡頭是什麼 (What Lies at the End of Dreams) ⭐ Class Guidelines ⭐ ⭕️ Please prepare your instrument and any required materials before class. 🎸📒 ⭕️ Ensure a stable internet connection and camera setup. 📡 ⭕️ Make sure your environment is quiet and suitable for learning. 📣 ⭕️ Class rescheduling must be requested at least 12–24 hours in advance. 🕒 ⭕️ Your feedback and reviews after lessons are my biggest motivation to keep improving! 💪