Joel P  
Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Music, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, R&B, Gospel, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, Bossa Nova, Soul

I started teaching four years ago as a freshman in college. I have had a number of students over the years and have developed my own music curriculum. The reason learning an instrument is often so frustrating is because no one takes the time to teach a student the underlying logic of music. No one helps the student understand how music actually works. Without this fundmaental understanding of music, playing music only ever feels like trying to crack an impossible code. Without knowing the basic logic of music, music never makes sense. It is only memorized, never understood. I am commited to helping my students truly understand music. The result is students that see music as a language they can speak and not an impossible code. With our training together, you will be able to have eaxactly what you want come out of your fingers when you sit down to play the guitar.

I am happy to teach all styles of music from classical to R&B guitar. However, what I get most excited about as a teacher is helping students understand the fundamental logic of music. I want to help my students know what they are hearing when they listen to music and know how to play what they are hearing. If students are able to grasp these things, music will truly become a medium of expression for them. They will not have to memorize chords and fingerings in order to play something that sounds good. They will be able to play in real time what they are hearing in their head.