Guitar Lessons in Divide, CO

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar

My methods are based on what YOU want to learn! They do vary based on YOUR level and knowledge. I am not a so called "Professional, trained by the book" teacher, BUT I do take what I do very serious and act/present myself in professional manner. I learned my craft based on passion and feeling and I teach exactly like that. It's all from the heart. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Here are some of the things I can teach you on guitar, bass or ukulele: General guitar (beg/int./adv.). . .Blues (multiple styles) Rock (multiple styles) Classical (beginning to advanced) Fretboard Knowledge Warm-up Exercises Technique (For right and left hands) Jazz Guitar (beg., int., adv.)...Jazz Chords and Chord Voicings (Maj, Min, Dim, Aug, Altered) Scales Modes Arpeggios (Bebop Scales, Major Scale Modes, melodic minor modes, and how to use them all) Learning Jazz Standards/Repertoire (melodies, chords) Improvisation (Jazz licks built from scales, arpeggios, triads) Electric Bass...Technique (right and left hands), Blues Lines, Funk Lines, Introduction to walking bass lines for jazz, Slap and Percussive techniques, Scales for bass fretboard Theory...General Theory (clef training, scales, triads, notation) Chord Analysis Key Signatures Circle of Fifths/Fourths, Transposition Reading and Writing Sheet Music Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Initially, the traditional school of classical Spanish and Cuban guitar has as a methodology to begin the process of construction of future instrument teachers, where students from 2 years of career should learn the teaching method and start the search for their Own students. This is how my music teaching process begins. Time later I started to give chair of classical guitar in the conservatory of music Pedro Morales Pino, in the city of Cartago - Colombia. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Synthesizer

I practice various teacher's techniques for better understanding the material by the student. Great part of my lessons is having fun playing, singing and understanding the music. We practice different activities (playing together, practicing beats, singing, learning the keys, looking for similarities, engaging another arts, dancing, etc.).We do many interesting and interacive exercies and activities. We work on the sense of beat, better listening and understanding of music intonations. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice

I believe that it is a privilege and an honor to have the opportunity to share in the growth and development of another person's talent and career. I have influenced the careers of many successful singers, actors, and songwriters of various ages and styles, who have have signed big record deals, appeared in major motion pictures and network TV shows like The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, American Idol, the Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards, Dove Awards, American Music Awards, and various shows on Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, WB, and more, and have performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and on the Broadway stage in NYC. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Saxophone Clarinet

My lessons are structured with attention paid to the fundamentals of each instrument and the fundamentals of music. I have learned that when a student practices a mistake over and over it remains a mistake. I immediately slow the student down and concentrate on just a measure or even two notes to accomplish correct rhythm, fingerings, articulations and phrasing. When the student can successfully play a passage correctly then the work turns into fun music making. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Flute Bass Guitar Organ Synthesizer Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

First thing's first: 1) WHAT are you listening to, lately? 2) WHY are you interested in learning music? 3) WHERE do you hope music will take you? This helps me to find out what my student's interests are, and where their passion is. Two beginners of the same age learning the same instrument, for instance, can have vastly goals, interests, and areas of strength. For beginners: scales, simple melodic pieces, and a very basic overview of notation, key, and time. Read More