Guitar Lessons Worcester County, MA

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Euphonium, Tuba

As a guitar teacher, I like to start with getting the student accustomed with each string, including how to tune a guitar and how to play different notes on each string. Next, I start teaching chords by starting with E minor and then moving as little as possible with the fingers so the student can understand the relation between certain chords. For voice, I start with posture and breath support and work on vocal techniques before we even start with singing songs. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice

I am Marcelle, living in Brookline -MA since Nov 2018. I was living in Cambridge during my school activities at Bunker Hill Community College - voice concentration department of music. Performing in Newton and Framingham. I started to perform at open mics located also in Cambridge And Boston. I also have several musicians and friends we can play different instruments as saxophone xylophone and piano and sing together some paid gigs . Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar

I graduated with a BA in Music with Initial State Teacher Licensure, and worked with a Boston-area Summer High School Band Program sponsored by Boston Latin School at Symphony Hall, working with the woodwind and percussion sections on sight-reading and part-preparation for their summer concert. I've taught guitar and piano part-time for over 12 years. The first band I joined in high school did original pop/rock and used handwritten lead-sheets for all their songs so I had the experience early on of reading in a band setting. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar

The ways Ive tried to make learning fun are working on students favorite songs, getting students to play with me in duets as soon as possible, and encouraging improvisation. By giving students the tools of improvisation and knowledge of chord progressions, I also encourage students to develop original songs. Through playing bass guitar for a number of years in bands, and learning and instructing piano, I am also able to offer instruction on these instruments. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

With beginning students, I will start with the basics and encourage them to buy A Modern Method for Guitar by William Leavitt. Starting out, students will work on chords and scales. We will also work on building a repetoire of songs for the student to work on perform. Intermediate students will work on the fundamentals of theory, triads, beginner 7th chords, and improvasation. Advanced students will work on expanding their knowledge of theory, inversions, technique building, chord tensions and substitution. Read More