Music Theory Lessons

Music Theory lessons are designed for serious musicians who want to expand their knowledge of theory. They are perfect for the high school musician wanting to audition for music at the University level. Most major colleges and universities require a theory placement exam, and having a good knowledge of theory could earn you college credit. Theory includes scales, chords, nashville/numeral chord notation, keys and key changes, chord tones and altered chords, substitutions, 4 voice counterpoint, and more.

Music Theory Teachers

Jacob Hammonds is a multi-instrumentalist, and graduate of the University of North Texas. He has studied classical guitar with Paul LeBlanc, and jazz guitar with Richard McClure and Fred Hamilton. Jacob has also studied jazz and classical piano at UNT . Jacob has taught private and group lessons for 3 years in the DFW area. While at UNT, he has studied baroque and 16th century counterpoint, orchestral arranging, jazz theory, and contemporary music composition.

Jacob performs often in the DFW metroplex and has performed at House of Blues, The Door, and Trees in Dallas and at Sundance Square in Fort Worth.

In addition to performing, Jacob is also proficient with Avid Sibelius music notation software and PropellerHead's Reason Music Production Software.

A graduate of the prestigious GSTEP teaching excellence program at UNT, Patricia has many years of experience with students of all skill levels and musical styles. Awarded a full three year Teaching Fellowship she taught a private studio of 12-16 students per semester at UNT, the equivalent of a full-time faculty teaching load. In the larger DFW community she presently teaches vocal students at the Junior High and High School levels in Keller ISD. Her students have won spots in All-Region and TMEA All-State Choirs, top ratings at solo and ensemble contests, been admitted to music performance, music education and music therapy degree programs at TWU, UNT and TCU as well as performing in local bands and musical theater productions.

Patricia holds three degrees: Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance (UT Austin), Master of Music in Voice Performance (UT Austin) and Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance (UNT).
Her professional association memberships include: the Texas Music Educators Association, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the College Music Society and the National Opera Association.
Patricia is a polished professional singer who has performed in a variety of venues in the United States and Europe. She has studied with mezzo-soprano Inci Bashar (Turkish National Opera), helden-tenor William Lewis (Metropolitan Opera, La Scala), bass Nikita Storojev (Bolshoi Opera, La Scala) and sung under the baton of conductors such as Graeme Jenkins (Dallas Opera, Vienna State Opera), Stephen Dubberly (UNT Opera), Keith Clark (Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony Orchestra) and Clinton Smith (Santa Fe Opera, Minnesota Opera).
Recent solo performances have included: concert performances of “I Dreamed a Dream” and Éponine’s death scene from Les Misérables (Schönberg and Boublil), Stabat Mater (Pergolesi), Four Sacred Songs (Dvorak), the title roles in Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) and Alcina (Handel) and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Mozart). Recent engagements include the Casalmaggiore International Music Festival in Italy and the Sankt Goar International Music Festival in Germany.

Chet Stevens is an innovative musician. Combining funk, soul, pop, blues, and rock genres together forming a fusion of unique stylistic music.

Chet Stevens from Haltom City TX teaches Private Guitar Lessons, Private Bass lessons, Private Drum Lessons, and Pro Tools lessons at Stomp Music School Keller, TX. Chet is truly a student of the guitar and has been taking guitar lessons in the Dallas Fort Worth area his whole life. He has been teaching guitar bass and drum lessons in Watauga, Arlington, Keller, Haltom City, and Fort Worth for 7 years. He studied guitar at the University of North Texas and performs in Keller, Watauga, and around the Dallas Forth Worth area with several bands. Chet has been teaching guitar lessons at Stomp Music School Keller, TX for over 5 years and is one of the original members of the Stomp Music School teaching faculty. He makes private guitar lessons fun and exciting by teaching fun songs and mixing in music theory into the guitar lessons. Although guitar is his first instrument, he is an excellent drummer and bass player and teaches drum lessons and bass lessons at Stomp Music School Keller TX as well.

Easel is one of the rare musicians with perfect pitch. She is a gifted vocalist, pianist and violinist with extensive experience accompanying and preparing middle and high school choirs and bands at concerts, region and state UIL solo contests.

Trained in the classical voice and piano method from a very early age, she has a deep understanding of traditional methods of teaching including theory and sight reading and the Suzuki Method for violin.

Her extensive background teaching pre-K, elementary, and middle school students has allowed her to implement classical training with the younger students while still engaging them with more modern pop songs.

Easel is also currently a Praise and Worship Team keyboardist at Holy City Church, Carrollton, TX and has a diverse background in traditional Gospel and Contemporary Praise and Worship Music.

She is currently a Music Education Major at The University of North Texas, Denton, TX and a Tau Sigma National Society Member.