Welcome... Hello and welcome to my site. As a scenic artist and themed contractor, I started out painting churches and Victorian homes in the early 1990s and moved on to working in amusement parks and haunted houses, and building themed facades as part of my contracting business. Throughout my life, I've also had many hobbies and interests including music, special effects, Halloween masks and haunted props, and bodybuilding / weightlifting that I did for fun. Now retired from 3 decades in the construction industry, these days I'm focusing on some of those hobbies and teaching others who are interested in music and fitness.

Music Lessons... I've been playing guitar and singing rock and heavy metal anthems since I was a teenager in the 80s, and after decades of learning to play my favorite songs and singing them at the top of my lungs for fun... I've finally decided to pass on what I've learned over the years to others, and offer private lessons in rock vocals and guitar. Like lots of kids in highschool, I would sing my favorite songs in the privacy of my bedroom at home or in the car with my girlfriend, or along with my friends as we listened to the radio hanging out up the street. I began playing guitar when I was 18 yrs old way back in 1989. I am primarily self taught, having built myself a basic foundation in my late teens and early 20s as I learned all about chords and scales, chord progressions, rhythm and lead guitar techniques, and a pretty good amount of music theory. Most of this was during the early 90s through lots of books, magazines, audio cassettes, and CDs... and I would also learn things sometimes from friends who played instruments and were in bands. As I got older, I took private guitar and vocal lessons from time to time as well... and eventually owned many guitars, a bass, vocal mics, keyboard, and drum set. I eventually set all my instruments and equipment up in the house as a home music studio where I could practice, write music, and have band rehearsals. My musical instrument collection began with my first Kramer guitar I bought in 1989. Though I had many vocal and guitar instructors over the years since then, its always been in fun as I've been a contractor most of my life and didn't have time to make much more of my music hobby, let alone teach others. But now I'm finally going to soon be offering private vocal and guitar lessons around the Pittsburgh area for all ages. These lessons are designed with the beginner in mind and are not for intermediate or experienced musicians. There are plenty of great music schools and expert guitar and vocal instructors out there for those who are already familiar with or at least have a little experience at singing or playing guitar. My approach is to help newer musicians to build a basic foundation like I had early on in my younger years when I first started in music, drawing on my many years of self taught knowledge and experience, along with all the guitar and vocal lessons I've taken since then from different instructors.

Fitness and Personal Training... I've also been lifting weights since I was 14 years old and offer personal fitness and strength training services as well. Currently I am visiting the Boston area of New England over the next several months and will be accepting clients throughout the Winter and Spring of 2026 around Boston before returning home to Pittsburgh later this Spring. I have 4 decades of weightlifting and fitness experience and have had to work around many health concerns and injuries throughout my life. This has given me the confidence to help others lose weight, develop muscle, and improve their overall health using a combination of several types of basic fitness exercises and resistance training. My approach includes different techniques I've learned over the years from bodybuilding, powerlifting, stretching, and calisthenics. So, whether you're interested in making music or getting into shape and becoming healthier and stronger, feel free to contact me to set up a consultation so we can discuss your goals and get you started doing something you've always wanted to do that you can enjoy for the rest of your life.

Get to Know Me... Ive included a detailed history of my musical experiences here for anyone who might be interested in taking in-home private guitar or vocal lessons from me, so that they can get a good idea of what they'll be learning, what to expect from the lessons, and basically just to get to know me a little. It kind of reads like a biography... my hobbies, my family, highschool days, and more. Since I'm a musician and personal trainer, I go in depth about my music and fitness interests. Throughout the pages, I go from my early years as a child all the way to today and try to paint a picture of what it was like at certain times in my life. For you younger musicians out there, I talk about the equipment I was using at the time including the 80s style headsets, CD changers, and boom boxes we all had back in the old days, as well as what music I listened to at the time and what was popular on the radio. I'll be adding more photos over time to go along with different periods in my life, so have fun reading and enjoy. If you're interested in seeing some of the amusement park and themed attractions work I've done back in my contracting days, I have many videos of my renovation of Conneaut Lake Park, Ghost Lake, and my time as a ride inspector and maintenance mechanic at Idlewild Park and Soak Zone on my YouTube channel at RonSchaubStudios. To learn more about me and my musical journey, and to see photos of me throughout the years, feel free to check out the links above including my childhood, highschool days, recent years, and more. If you're interested in Personal Training sessions, or for information on my music lessons and what we'll be covering... please see my links at the bottom of each page. There you will find information about my personal fitness and strength training program and a detailed breakdown of my music lessons and the artists and songs we'll be working on to learn the basic techniques and applying them to classic rock and other styles. Again, thank you for visiting and let's get ready to rock !