Sydney Ellen Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Curriculum Consultant, Drill and Exercise Designer, Guitar Coach

Orange County, Ca

Developed an online guitar program focused on Rock and Metal. Guitar program was specifically catered to an online client base that prefers to take guitar lessons via Zoom. Able to turn a lead into a long-term client.Band director for several acts which includes booking performance dates with venues and scheduling band members accordingly and in preparation for the show. Experience performing at hotels, company grand openings, holiday business parties, and restaurants.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Responsible for leading a team of 20 music instructors across 3 locations. Includes onboarding and training new instructors, communicating new protocols, training meetings, and motivating a team. Directly collaborating with CEO of the company to innovate the traditional music lesson.Curriculum development for guitar, bass, and ukulele. Ongoing creative development for the guitar program aiming to take clients from day 1 of guitar to mastery.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Responsible for leading a team of 20 music instructors across 3 locations in California. Primary focus is to create a seamless and amazing experience for both the client (student) and instructor. Onboard new instructors, solve client issues, and create systems to benefit the company in the future.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Responsible for leading a team of 3 music instructors at a single location. Location duties include location cleanliness, stocking school items, and interviewing new instructors. Primary focus: A friendly relationship with clients and creating a positive music lesson experience. Successfully transitioned the school at 80 clients to an online learning environment during the COVID19 pandemic and transitioned back to in-person learning afterwards.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Taught students ages 4-70 years old how to play and enjoy guitar.

Curriculum development for the online music instruction platform Fender Play. Responsible for transcribing songs and riffs on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, and ukulele, and placing them at the proper level in the program. Songs and riffs are analyzed based on the level and experience of the user and adjusted to serve the user for learning purposes. After a piece is approved, write the script in line with the user experience level so an on-camera instructor can deliver clear direction while on set for their shoot day.Proficient in Guitar Pro Transcribing Software, Finale Software, and ProTools.

Responsible for performing on-camera to create a series of promotional content for web and social media. Promotional content includes site-wide discounts, song lessons, and new lesson updates to the site. Content also involves prompting the user or customer to take action by clicking or signing up. Able to provide creative input based on marketing experience and adapt to the director's vision for the video with the goal in mind to create the best piece of content possible and engage the user or customer.

Responsible for drafting scripts on guitar, bass, and ukulele for the online music instruction platform Fender Play. Communicate effectively with fellow scriptwriters and ensure each script flows correctly with the requirements for on-camera instructors. Attention to detail to ensure each shoot day can be efficient as possible for the Instructor called on set. Each lesson is specifically tailored to the current song or exercise and adjusted accordingly based on the experience level of the subscriber.

Guitar instructor for the Fender Play online guitar lesson platform.https://www.fender.com/playResponsible for memorizing a series of scripts and delivering clear, concise instruction on-camera for guitar and ukulele. Focusing on user engagement and keeping the attention of the viewer. Able to adapt to directors suggestions or requests and adjust instruction. Provided additional Marketing videos for Holiday Sales, Barbie collaborations, 80's Metal Collections, and Instagram Reels including "How the Tone Knob Works on Guitar" and "What Does Action Mean on Guitar?"Collaborated on the creation of an "80's Metal Collection with Sydney Ellen" featuring the most essential metal techniques and 80's metal song lessons on Fender Play.Hosted a weekly Live session for the Facebook community called Power Chord Bootcamp which shows users of all skill levels how to master the challenging "power chord" on guitar. Live event was hosted with the goal for engagement and making guitar easy and fun. Social Media Community management and engagement.