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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Guitar lessons in Overland Park . 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 Organ Ukulele Recorder Keyboard Djembe
Most of my music career has focused on accompaniment and performance - but teaching is my favorite, because it gives me the opportunity to help another succeed. Music is at the core of each of us, and it's so crucial to find success in developing that part of us. I focus on student success, no matter what that looks like. My students will be encouraged to enter competitions, recitals, and composition. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Synthesizer
I want to take you in the direction that you want to go. The approach is very hands on, you with your instrument. Music is endless so its important that we focus on direction and goals. With short term goals in place and regular practice you can achieve the success that you desire. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Ukulele Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
He said I could pick one of them to take home with me. That Ibanez V300 is still my favorite guitar. One day that summer I was at Mom and Dad's house and wrote a song. It was a great song. I had no idea how I could have possibly written such a good song! It had to have come from God. I knelt down and prayed right there by the easy chair in the living room. Read More
Instruments: Guitar
I have a working curriculum that I think accommodates many different aspects of music, with a focus on individual playing styles and capacities. I adhere to what the student would like to pursue as far as material and technical ability. Most often I find it best to listen to the student and probe for the skills, styles and qualities that he or she would like to employ and at least begin with methods in the desired genre. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Voice Acoustic Guitar
for beginning students who are children and just starting out, i typically start with the basic elements of either voice or guitar, depending on which lesson you have chosen. once the student has progressed to have a grasp of the fundamentals, I will begin to introduce solo repertoire which is age - appropriate of course, in hopes of preparing them for a first recital, perhaps. for adults, i try to find out what the student is interested in, and guide my instruction accordingly to keep the lessons engaging and fun, no matter their ability level. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Synthesizer Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
Throughout high school and college, I worked at summer camps and tutoring programs, working with children and teenagers, doing everything from counseling to arts crafts, to hiking and music lessons. I've always enjoyed working with kids, watching their interests and passions grow. I've taught private guitar lessons for 1 year now, doing both virtual and in-person lessons. Recently, I've decided to devote more time to teaching. Guitar and music have meant so much to me and have given me such a powerful outlet. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Harmonica Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
It was an obvious choice to choose performance, as my passion was so deeply engrained in playing guitar. Of course other degree programs can be more financially lucrative, but having the experience and knowledge set that a degree in music affords is so much more precious to me. Through my studies, it has been like learning another language, and I have had many rewarding conversations and experiences with other musicians that would be rendered impossible if I didn’t have the level of skill and training that was afforded to me by studying music.
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
It is so difficult to choose just one, but I will soon have the opportunity to play “Spain” by Chick Corea, which I’ve loved for many years. I first heard a version of the piece played by a guitarist, Bireli Lagrene, and it simply blew me away. The head of the piece has some very challenging parts, and especially so for a guitarist because of some awkward fingerings. I have developed exercises specific to some of those to get to a point where I feel comfortable playing it. I will admit I am a bit nervous to perform it, but I feel confident that my practicing has prepared me to have an enjoyable performance.
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
Before I picked up the guitar, I was most attracted to a career in medicine, specifically surgery. My father is a physician, and I was always exposed to the world of medicine. My family has a pretty strong background in science, and I feel I claimed the roll of a scientist, but of a sonic variety. The mathematical mind needed for medicine and music have a lot of overlap, and I have heard of a number of music students that went on to pursue a career in medicine. My father’s first choice in a career was music, but he went into medicine instead, so I have always had my family’s graces to fulfill my love for music.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
This is a really challenging question, as I have had my hands in a lot of different genres throughout the years. My initial stages were of rock and roll, and I don’t think that will ever leave my heart, but after studying jazz for years, my personal style has integrated a lot of those harmonies into my playing. I don’t like to use the term fusion for my guitar playing, but I would say my approach to guitar playing is a synthesis of hard rock with jazz sensibilities. Additionally, I have played acoustic guitar about as much as electric, making this question all the more difficult to answer.
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