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Tuesday 10am - 6pm Wednesday 10am - 6pm Thursday 10am - 6pm

Needlepoint Music

// What I would tell myself if I were looking to hire a teacher:

You don't have to know what you want from your musical journey, but you should have the desire to cultivate the time you spend with music. And studying music is done the way one would pursue any fine craft: with curiosity and patience. Learning an instrument is the process of training your nervous system in fine motor movement and

then using those new neural pathways to create sensation in your own or someone else's nervous system.

| What you're looking for is someone to train your mind. |

// What I’m offering:

| Each session is designed to the student's individual needs. |

Students need not be of any certain ability. Just respectful, curious and dedicated to cultivating their musical voice.

| I have worked with students from ages 5 to 63 of all abilities. |

There is also no level of mastery in music that cannot be improved through the exchange of ideas and approaches. Personally, I am constantly working to better my craft and my relationship with music (the eternal student!). So, I gel with students that also have that desire to explore their own musicality long-term or life-long. And those who would benefit from improved mental acuity gleaned from the study of music. AMS scholars aren't just guitarists, pianists, bassists.

| First and foremost, we're musicians. |

// My Training:

I hold a BA in Music Theory Summa Cum Laude from Kennesaw State University where I studied with Dr.Benjamin Wadsworth & Dr.Jeffery Yunek. I have several published works (Music Theory Spectrum, Eastman's Integral) in the field of musicology with a focus on contemporary popular music and hip-hop. I hold a second BM degree in Jazz Studies with a concentration in Jazz Guitar. I studied under guitarist and composer Trey Wright and classical guitarists Mary Akerman and Sean Thrower. I studied piano under composer and jazz pianist Tyrone Jackson. And I was also enrolled in the Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business program. I hold a certification in the latest version of 'Logic Pro X' digital audio production software. I have worked in live venues, studios, theaters, concert halls, clubs, churches, hotels, private residences and have performed across the Southeast and overseas. In fact, I have been performing and writing music since my teens and had no other profession other than a music-maker in mind until I enrolled in music school. Thanks to my own great mentors (and teachers!) I have had the privilege to work as a professional musician and recording engineer, alongside teaching and learning from a growing community of musician-learners.

// Contact Me: Don't hesitate to shoot me any questions! //

// Visit: https://www.rangr.org/ansleymusic

Meet Simon Needle - Bold Journey Magazine

05/15/2023

https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-simon-needle/

A collection of Simon's personal thoughts on education, inspiration and finding a space for yourself in the music industry.

Meet Simon Needle - Bold Journey Magazine We recently connected with Simon Needle and have shared our conversation below. Hi Simon, thanks

11/30/2022

calendly.com/needlepointmusic is the new home for online, at-home music lessons!

Thank you for the kind words, Jason!

Rangr | Ansley Music Studio Eternal student of all things noise // Enjoys making sounds on Guitar, Keys, Ukulele, Bass, and CPU

Rhyme, Metrical Tension, and Formal Ambiguity in Kendrick Lamar’s Flow - Intégral

04/21/2022

My latest publication with Eastman's Intégral Journal... A little Hip-Hop Analysis!

https://www.esm.rochester.edu/integral/35-2022/wadsworth-and-needle/

There is so much tension and emotional manipulation happening in Hip-Hop music. Whether we see it or not, we certainly feel it!

Shout out to Kung-fu Kenny!

Rhyme, Metrical Tension, and Formal Ambiguity in Kendrick Lamar’s Flow - Intégral Benjamin K. Wadsworth and Simon Needle Abstract The flow of Kendrick Lamar veers between old-school, metrically rigid and new-school, prose-like rhymes. Through manipulating rhymes within $$4\atop4$$ time, Lamar increases and decreases affective tension, suggests formal ambiguity, and highlights cha...

Meet Simon Needle | Music Educator, Multi-instrumentalist & Vocal Producer

08/20/2021

Digging into the business of music!

Meet Simon Needle | Music Educator, Multi-instrumentalist & Vocal Producer We had the good fortune of connecting with Simon Needle and we've shared our conversation below. Hi Simon, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business? I knew from a young age that I wanted to do music as a career, but what I didn't know was that, because of this decisi

Volume 43 Issue 1 | Music Theory Spectrum | Oxford Academic

03/26/2021

Scrolling through Oxford Academic, as one does and stumbled upon the Spring issue of Music Theory Spectrum. Would you look at that!

https://academic.oup.com/mts/issue/43/1

Immeasurably proud of the publication of my first nationally distributed academic paper.

I share the majority of this honor to my former professors Dr.Jeff Yunek and Dr.Ben Wadsworth.

I guess this makes me an independent academic now?

Join me in this lifelong journey with music!

Volume 43 Issue 1 | Music Theory Spectrum | Oxford Academic Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide

Meet Simon Needle of Ansley Guitar Studio in Midtown Atlanta - Voyage ATL Magazine | ATL City Guide

11/06/2020

Here's a bit on me, your neighborhood music fanatic!

Meet Simon Needle of Ansley Guitar Studio in Midtown Atlanta - Voyage ATL Magazine | ATL City Guide Today we’d like to introduce you to Simon Needle. Simon, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. My work with other musicians began when I decided to grab a Yamaha acoustic guitar and get my ass kicked learning it. I was […]

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Telephone

+14049468488

Website

https://www.needlepointmusic.com/, https://calendly.com/needlepointmusic

Address

Atlanta, GA

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm

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