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Featured Guitar Teachers Near NYC, New York

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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Guitar lessons in NYC, New York . 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!

James S

Instruments: Piano Guitar Music Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I have been teaching kids from 5 to adults age 72 in New Jersey for 20 years, and just love it. I try to impart the joy of performing I learned in concert to the hearts and hands of my students. I also try to inspire them to bring their own songs, personality and ideas to the table, as their is no greater motivator to practice and perform. I point to their hearts, as that is where their joy comes from. Read More

Andrew W

Instruments: Guitar Latin Percussion Music

My teaching experience dates back to my college days, when I student taught at various middle and high schools as well as taught private voice lessons at a music and dance academy. After college I started my first teaching job in Maryland, teaching beginner piano, choir, and musical theatre. After my first job I joined the national tour of A Christmas Carol, where I was a performer as well as the vocal coach. Read More

Joey D

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Bass Guitar Synthesizer Ukulele Recorder Electric Violin Double Bass Euphonium French Horn Tuba Piccolo Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Oboe Bassoon English Horn Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am incredibly fortunate to have access to the resources at NYU and to love teaching music more and more every day: I have had practical experience in woodwind, brass, string, voice, and percussion pedagogy, as well as music in early childhood and for students of all abilities. My teachers include Jason Noble (instrumental conducting), Paul Speiser (choral conducting), Kim McCord (childhood/special ed music pedagogy), Ethan Hein (electronic music pedagogy), and Christopher Bush (clarinet performance). Read More

David T

Instruments: Guitar Music Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am deeply passionate about music as is demonstrated in my teaching. I'm an encouraging and patient teacher with the ability to assess the needs of my students easily. There are so many elements of music that I enjoy and appreciate which I convey to my students. I help them realize what it is they want to learn and what it is they appreciate about music. Most importantly, I aim to help my students to find their own individual expression in their guitar playing and/or songwriting. Read More

Tim P

Instruments: Piano Guitar Synthesizer Music Keyboard

I am a passionate performer and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. I began teaching when I was in High School, and that led to a fourteen-year career in independent schools. I have taken students all over the world — Japan, Bolivia, Ireland, and Italy were some notable trips — to share their passion for music with like-minded and diverse audiences. I believe every student should be working towards a public performance, and I am committed to preparing students of all ages to share their music with the world. Read More

John N

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

The best feeling for me is seeing my students progress and enjoy playing the guitar. I always set goals for my students from lesson to lesson so that we can optimize what we do in each meeting. We will have short term and long term goals that we work with in order to achieve what a student would like to learn on the guitar. With knowledge of what the student wants to learn on the guitar we can accomplish any goals between individual practice and lessons. Read More

Steven H

Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Bass Guitar Synthesizer Accordion Ukulele Euphonium French Horn Tuba Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My pedagogy is based on the American jazz tradition and the teachings of Orff and Kodaly. I like to impart a holistic love of music in my students, without boring them with too much history or theory. However, it is my belief that theory and musical literacy will open doors to a greater level of fulfillment and understanding of music as a whole. The materials I use vary from student to student and from instrument to instrument, depending on each student's goals and progress. Read More

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Pranvera C

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Bass Guitar Double Bass Classical Guitar

Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
NO .

When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
I grow up going to music school since I was 6 yrs old and then gradually I grew as musician and when I reach the age of making my own decisions I was in a path without regrets .

If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
Criminal Justice Investigator Career

What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
Rock and Pop Classical Romantic Era Impressionism Era

If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
It was a requirement from my music school to start the 2nd instrument at age of 10 (5th grade)and then later one of requirements to get merit scholarships .

What is your dream piece to perform and why?
"Europe: from Carlo Santana .This is my dream piece because was that piece what it got me into loving Latin jazz and it involves Latin percussion band .

What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
The hardest thing to master on your instrument is practice time which might conflict with your free time . I would add here "your passion and love for your instrument will pass all the other" .

If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
Music Education Musicology I choose musicology because I loved music theory ,harmony and musical analysis.

What does a normal practice session look like for you?
Warm up with scales ,articulation exercises, etudes and then at the end your performance repertoire. The lessons might ends with something that student want to share with me or parents.

Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
Yes, Second Prize of "Passion Of Music 2019" Third Prize of AFAF (American Fine Arts Festival) 2017 Awards from Pelham Music Festival . NYSSMA Piano performance level VI.

Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
As I said it above ,,yes ,Alfred Piano Method ,Mel Bay Guitar Method ,Hal Leonard Guitar Method , Cherny Piano Technique Exercises ,Suzuki Method Abner Rossi "La methoda di chitarra" Julio Sagreras Method of Classical Guitar .

What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
Grand Price from Republic of Albania President 2017 Several accomplishment Performance Certificates Best Artist of Albanian Culture TV Two of my piano students pursue their careers in minor piano performance and major in choral conducting degree.

Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
Yes ,I did . She still is my mentor . I do talk to her when I see that student's progress is slowing down and beside what I do still is not progressing .

Why did you choose your primary instrument?
Ahh..I did not choose my instrument.The music school staff chose for me .All I have to do is practicing no matter which instrument I play . The most important was becoming a professional musician then play your favorite instrument. All musical instruments are the same . I come from a different music education system focused on music studies and performance .

When will I start to see results?
Depends on the student progress .If student work consistently you will see the difference from lesson to lesson from the first lessons. On his/her first year performance.

How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
We will do the intro lesson and evaluate student's capability to handle the extra time and learning possibility based on focusing ,patient and passion for music lessons.

What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
That depends on student's age and their available time among the other daily activities . For the young students 20-30 minutes every day. For upper level depends on the program needed to be covered.

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