Fredric S  
Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Electronic, Showtunes, Reggae, New Age, Bossa Nova, Soul, Punk, Avant-garde

My teaching experience dates back to 1990, when, while homeschooling my children, I taught drums and guitar as part of their curriculum. Since then I have given lessons on a part time basis. Through my experience, I have become skillful in identifying a student's strengths, weaknesses and learning style. My focus is on challenging students at their current skill level while encouraging them and making the process of learning fun. I work with students to identify their personal goals and work with them to identify practical steps towards reaching those goals. I strongly encourage work on foundational theory concepts that are beneficial regardless of the genre of music a student is interested in. Participation in performance opportunities is also encouraged.

For beginning students, I typically start with materials from Mel Bay or Hal Leonard. Once a student has completed this, I begin to offer materials that are more specific to the musical genre that they have stated interest in. As a student progresses, I work to expose them to a variety of techniques with a focus on helping them to develop their own unique voice on their instrument. My hope is that, during this process, students would come to view growing in their musical gifts as an enjoyable and fulfilling process that continues throughout their life.