Live Looping String Player

Interested in using loop pedals with your violin, viola, or cello?

I’d love to connect with you!

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If you have any questions before purchasing, feel free to reach out at calebyangmusic@gmail.com

Intro Package (Starter)

    • 1 session (45 minutes) to introduce you to the basics of live looping.

    • A downloadable guide with tips, tricks, and gear recommendations to help you start looping.

    • Guidance on setup and how to integrate live looping into your practice.

    • String players who’ve just bought a loop pedal and want help getting started.

    • Anyone who’s experimented a little but needs clear direction and support.

    • Players thinking about investing in looping gear and looking for advice before committing.

  • $75

Core Package (Most Popular)

    • 3 sessions (45 minutes each) for hands-on practice and personalized coaching.

    • Video recaps of each session to review and solidify your learning.

    • A clear progress roadmap tailored to your goals, so you know exactly what to focus on next.

    • A downloadable guide with tips, tricks, and gear recommendations to help you start looping.

    • String players who want to dive deeper and bring looping into their performances or practice.

    • String players curious about blending looping with their creative process.

    • Teachers or performers ready to explore new possibilities with looping.

  • $200

Pro Package (Best Value)

    • 3 sessions (1 hour each) for in-depth coaching tailored to your specific goals.

    • Weekly video feedback between sessions to keep you on track and progressing.

    • Video recaps of each session to review and solidify your learning.

    • A fully customized looping strategy to help you integrate looping seamlessly into your performances, recordings, or teaching.

    • A downloadable guide with tips, tricks, and gear recommendations to help you start looping.

    • String players who are serious about utilizing live looping as a core part of their music.

    • Performers and recording artists looking to bring unique looping elements into their sound.

    • Teachers wanting to use live looping as a dynamic tool for workshops and lessons.

    • Great for string players who are interested in using advanced looping systems with multi-tracking such as the Boss RC-600.

  • $250

My story with loop pedals.

I use a Boss RC-600 loop pedal and a Boss ME-80 effects pedal to create original music and arrangements of cover songs. As an improvising musician, I blend elements from a diverse scope of genres, weaving between pop, fiddling, and modern jazz. My live looping arrangements and compositions have led to solo performances around the Nashville area to other parts of the country including San Francisco, California and Dallas, Texas.

My name is Caleb Yang and I’m a cellist based in Nashville, TN.

Since 2015, I have experimented with incorporating live looping in my arrangements, compositions, performances, and teaching. Over the years, I’ve become convinced live looping is an essential tool for every 21st century string player to explore technique development, creative practice ideas, arranging, composition, improvisation, participation in new musical genres, and groove.

I am passionate about helping string players use live looping for deepening musicianship and enjoying creative music making.

I’m also interested in the usage of live looping in private studio and group teaching settings. I’ve used my looping setup with a vocal mic, cello, and guitar to teach strings in all kinds of settings—K-8 string classes, summer clinics for high schoolers, online workshops for college students, and even individual in-person lessons or online sessions. It’s been a game-changer for teaching fundamentals, improvisation, and creativity. Looping makes learning interactive, engaging, and fun, whether I’m working with beginners or advanced players looking to explore new sounds. After completing my cello performance degree at UCLA studying under Latin Grammy winning cellist Antonio Lysy, I had the unique opportunity to study as a graduate student of commercial music with Tracy Silverman at Belmont University, where I got my Masters of Music degree. Tracy Silverman, known for his groundbreaking work with the 6-string electric violin, is named one of 100 distinguished alumni by The Juilliard School. With the mentorship from Silverman and my jazz improvisation teacher Dr. Bruce Dudley, I presented a lecture recital and published my master’s thesis titled “Creative Practice for Classical String Players with Live Looping”.

Below is a portfolio of my work on this subject. I hope to inspire you with my live looping related projects or connect in my brand new coaching program “Looping String Player Essentials Course”.

Thanks so much for being here!

-Caleb

My original solo project “Cello Sessions (Live Looping Collection)” was recorded live for solo cello using a dual track Boss RC-30 loop station and UAD plugins on my Apollo Twin X interface. It was released in 2023 and is available on all streaming platforms.

Live Looping Cello Covers

For more visit my YouTube Channel @CalebYangMusic

Listen to Cello Sessions (Live Looping Collection)

An album of original music recorded live for solo cello using a Boss RC-30 loop station and UAD plugins on my Apollo Twin X interface.

Available on all streaming platforms - Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, etc.

“Creative Practice for Classical String Players with Live Looping”

ABSTRACT

In recent years, string pedagogy discussions have highlighted the greater need for creative practice as classical string players. Since the second half of the nineteenth century, string methods have shifted towards a limited scope of improvisatory techniques, parallelling the decline of improvisation in Western classical music performance practices. This thesis explores live looping as a practice tool to facilitate learning concepts and help string players develop musicianship skills including improvisation, participate in non-classical genres, and explore their creative voices. Examining the results of string educators that incorporate live looping into their own teaching reveals the tool’s effectiveness in bridging curricula standards with opportunities for avenues of creativity and endless experimentation. Ultimately, live looping can help string players learn a concept more deeply, employing scaffolding techniques to practice abstract models and thus relying less on any specific example such as learning from sheet music. This encourages a broader musical foundation enabling classical string players to feel more equipped in areas beyond their comfort zones and participate in and enjoy a wider range of musically fulfilling experiences.

Degree

Masters of Music (MM)

Year
04/29/2022

Mentors
Dr. Bruce Dudley

Tracy Silverman