Up to 8 individual vocal lessons at the Velikhan Music Academy music studio

The Academy combines playing skills, technique, artistry, and work with live or studio sound so that each student can immediately apply their knowledge to their own creativity, group activities, recording, or live performance.

Velikhan Music Academy approach:

• Individual programs for each student.
• Practical format – each lesson has a specific outcome: a part, recording, video, or live performance.
• Contemporary repertoire: from pop and rap to metal, mathcore and progressive.
• Professional environment: recording, rehearsal room, working with real musical tasks.
• Flexible schedule and online classes available.

About the teacher:

Nikita Stanislavovich Obushenko, a teacher of contemporary vocals and electric guitar, is young, ambitious, and already well-known as a contemporary performer. A graduate of the Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music, Nikita is the vocalist of the band Velikan, under whose banner the Velikhan Music Academy was founded. He combines an academic background with real-world experience on stage, in the studio, and in the contemporary music industry. He has his own unique teaching method for vocals and electric guitar, tailored to the real-world needs of the modern musician.

Key competencies:

• Teaching contemporary vocals: rock, metal, rap-core, pop, scream/fry/mixed techniques.
• Teaching electric guitar: modern techniques, groove, riffing, working with pedals and plugins.
• Professional stage performer: live performances, studio recordings, microphone work, presentation.
• Creating a modern sound: character, anger, control, style and personality.
• An individual program for each student with a focus on results (song, video, recording).

Educational base:

• Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music named after G. M. Glier, specialty: vocals/pop singing.
• Professional training in contemporary performance, arrangement and stagecraft.

Stage and creative experience:

Vocalist and frontman of the band Velikan, an active representative of the modern heavy metal scene of Ukraine.
Participant of large concerts, festivals, live events, studio sessions.

Practical experience with:

• Living gangs.
• Studio productions.
• Modern sound design.
• TikTok/Instagram content and music videos.
• Finalist of the show The Voice of the Country.

Methodological approach:

Our own methodology for developing modern vocals, aimed at:

• Control of tone, attack and delivery.
• Clean → distortion transitions.
• Developing vocal strength without injury.
• Theatricality and confidence.

Guitar technique includes:

• Modern riffs, rhythm, groove.
• Working in DAW and with plugins.
• Formation of sound according to the student’s genre.
• Focus on real results: tracks, covers, live performances, videos.