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Meet Dave Chisholm, a trumpeter and teacher of Music Technology at the Hochstein School of Music

Teacher of Music Technology, Dave Chisolm
Hochstein School of Music & Dance
Teacher of Music Technology, Dave Chisolm

Learning to write a song is not as straight forward as say, learning to play a scale on the piano, but it can be taught.  

Dave Chisholm teaches rock bands, music technology, composition, and songwriting at Hochstein. He teaches students to write songs, through understanding patterns and pathways in music: 

Read more about Dave Chisholm and his projects, including the graphic novel and album “Instrumental" on his website.