Jeff H  
Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, Funk, Swing, Punk

I've primarily had private guitar students in the past, truthfully nobody has ever been consistent. They were all generally beginners but were at various stages. I hope they're still out they're playing guitar! Prior to becoming a full time musician I taught music lessons with the Boys and Girls Club of Austin, from October 2012- Jan 2014. After this I left my position to tour heavily. Most of the "teaching" I do these days is more like "trading" licks with other guitarists, or teaching freebie licks to beginners in jam situations.

For beginner and intermediate students: I begin with the end; or rather, an end product. I ask questions like: What sort of music inspires you? What music do you love? What music could you not live without? What music do you aspire to make? Which musicians do you look up to? Depending on the answers, we can figure out a song / artist / style to choose as a goal together. Then I personally learn the chord structure and melody. (In the rare case that they are completely directionless, I'll choose a popular song that they can easily listen to on their own.) From there, I start teaching the fundamental techniques of the instrument, and continually refer back to our song, for why the technique is important. For advanced students: I still use the end-oriented approach, only we can either skip the fundamental techniques. I'll tighten up any technical mistakes / bad habits the student may have (keeping in mind that everyone's hands and styles are different).