Guitar Lessons in Madison, TN

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Synthesizer Mallet Percussion Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I started teaching music about 10 years ago, and Ive always enjoyed working with students. Ive performed professionally in several bands on multiple instruments in the past 10 years, and Ive also done a good bit of studio work from composition and recording, to producing, to mastering. I emphasize practice, having fun, and learning useful skills as the keys to success in music lessons. I do believe a good combination of modern music, classical music, and music theory is the best way to become a well-rounded musician and maximize enjoyment! Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Music Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

It is important that every student learns and improves at their own pace because everyone learns differently. So I break down songs and theory in to increments so that they can be more easily digested over time. I find that this method of learning is extremely helpful in the retention of the knowledge the student learns. Also not all students are interested in learning the same things so I think it is very important to find out what the student wants to learn and gain from playing music and what their expectations for themselves are. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

My main philosophy is practicality. I want to instill a confidence in my students ability to play with feeling as well as knowledge. For beginners, I start with the basic fundementals of guitar and I work diligently with them to establish a solid foundation on which to build a lifetime of playing. For experienced players, I take whatever basis that has been established already and continue to build upon it in whichever direction the student desires to go. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Although my methods vary a bit depending on the instrument, the general plan is the same. For beginner students of instruments I focus first on fundamentals, such as finger placement, note names, what makes up chords so forth (again with a high emphasis on practice). I will gladly print out hard copies of chord sheets, note names, songs with chord markers if desired, or can display these digitally! For beginner students of voice, I start by teaching proper breathing, different parts of the voice, warm ups, and assessing the students vocal range. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I've been teaching the guitar for over 25 years.  I majored in classical guitar at the Hartt School of Music where I received my Bachelors degree. I teach most styles of music including rock, blues, metal, and classical. Some of my favorite artist  are Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Randy Rhoads. I'm currently playing in the Doors tribute band Riders On The Storm and have played throughout the Northeast as well as in Europe. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I really can't say much different from what I said in my methods, my methods and teaching style are singular and at one with each other, My goals and agendas while flexible for different students have been balanced by years and thousands of lessons into my own styles of teaching. I did take a Pedagogy course as well and teaching is a real art. I take students into music they're interested in right away if they already know what they like. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

George Kochavitsky wrote a book called "A Scientific Approach to Playing the Piano". In which, he says the piano is not the instrument. It's a machine. You are the instrument. Your body and mind is what stores and processes musical information. The more you can think about music without your instrument in front of you, the more musically fluent you will become. Read More