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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Guitar lessons in Mesa . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Trumpet Trombone Clarinet Synthesizer Ukulele Recorder Euphonium Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
I started playing the piano in college and have learned to play many instruments in my career. I was an Elementary school teacher for 20 years teaching music, band, English Language Arts, Science, and History. I guess you could say I've had a great deal of experience with children as well as adults and still enjoy working with kids in my studio. I have a tattoo on my arm that says, "Music is my Nature" and I guess that says it all for me. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Trumpet Keyboard Electric Guitar
I'm a motivated, passionate instructor who loves working with students and sharing my love of music. In 2000 I graduated from Full Sail University with a Bachelor of Science and Arts. Composing and Songwriting has taken me around the world and has been the most rewarding experience of my life. I've had the opportunity to work with and play along side legendary artists that I've grown up listening to and admired. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Classical Guitar
We start with fundamentals of music theory, ear training, and composition. We find the songs and styles you want to learn and then make them make sense, through small assignments, that build into the finished product. If you can see the shapes on the guitar and subdivide the beat into equal parts, we can start to play the tunes you like. I a do not believe in slow progress. i believe you can learn and improve consistently, while having fun. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Cello Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Mandolin Double Bass Music Keyboard Djembe
Throughout the 8 12 years that I have been teaching I have been learning a lot about many different methods and teaching styles. I always had thought that what I was being taught could have been taught in a more natural and more efficient way. I have borrowed many of my ideas from some of the greatest teachers in history and believe the most in the bel canto method created but David Jacobsen who is an alumni of the Curtis Institute of Music, the greatest school of music in the world. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Banjo Ukulele Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I began teaching at the age of 15 at the Willowdale Conservatory of Music where I had the opportunity to tutor underclassmen as a way of paying my tuition. I managed to put myself through college as a single parent by teaching guitar and banjo out of my home and contracting with local community centers and schools for guitar classes. I moved to Arizona in 1987 to accept a teaching fellowship at ASU West while completing my Masters degree. Read More
Instruments: Guitar
My teaching started in High School, when i received a job offer to teach guitar at Rhapsody School of Music. I taught students for about 2 years, and once I graduated High School, I moved to Flagstaff to get my degree. Once I was living in Flagstaff, I taught and helped my peers with guitar and music theory, which made my love for music grow even more. I love working with any student that has an interest in music. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Euphonium Mallet Percussion Music Acoustic Guitar
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
I often notice this if they seem frustrated or disappointed in their progress. I'd look out for a desire to learn a song or melody they find popular or if they're finding interest in music outside of assigned school music. If they seem unmotivated, ask what they want out of music! I'm versed in all styles and more than happy to facilitate their interest.
When will I start to see results?
Noticable results depends on the student, every student will progress by a years time. In my experience, progress is noticable in as little as a month of steady lessons if the student is following lessons and assignments as designed.
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
Hearing Benny Goodman on my parents' old records and loving the sound the clarinet could make in just the jazz genre.
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
I'm most proud of the completion of my Masters in Performance, the two original compositions I've commissioned and recorded, and the students I've helped achieve a level of playing they wouldn't think possible.
Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
I've had students selected to perform in Master Classes and one admitted into the NAU studio. Their success is in learning musicality and effective performance practices for the pieces they we're performing.
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
I chose Saxophone second as it was the most logical next step and slowly branched out to all varieties of Clarinet and Saxophone. The other Brass I can play are due to my Music Education degree.
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
About 15-30 minute chunks focusing on specific goals to avoid burn out. If you don't achieve the goal in the first session, save it for the next 15-30 minute chunk.
I only practice in long sessions when testing for endurance in a piece or etude.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
I have a degree in Secondary Music Education for the reason if loving what a high level of musicianship the students in that age group are capable of achieving with the proper direction and foundations. My second is a Master's in clarinet performance with the goal of understanding the history and development of the instrument/playing styles to understand the different music written for the instrument and how to interpret the music with the composers inspiration in mind.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Isolate your section and first mess with the rhythm, i.e. swing the rhythm or change the slur/articulation pattern. In combination with slow tempo increases, has proven helpful for myself and students.
Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
Traditions of Excellence- Beg
Standards of Excellence- Int
Hite Studies- Int
Kroepsch-Adv Int
Rose Etudes- Adv Int
Cavalini Capprices- Adv
The above are just examples, I have multiple books and orchestral excerpts as tools to achieve different goals (technique, musicality, articulation, finger patterns, complex rhythms and extended range).
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
Finding your individual sound and developing flexibility on the instrument.
23 Years
Since We Started
41,456+
Happy Customers
10,769
Cities with Students
3,123
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Tanya
I'm interested in in-studio guitar lessons for me 7yo daughter. Our schedule can only accommodate weekends or possibly Wednesday afternoons around 3pm
Kim
I have been playing classical guitar for a couple of years. I would like to get assistance to enhance skills and need the discipline of regular instruction.
stephen
my son is interested in learning to play the guitar and I would like to start him off with some lessons. Preferrably from someone who can keep him engaged.