Leonard W  
Instruments: Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Rock, Blues, Country

My teaching experiences started shortly after I started playing. My younger brother, Joe. wanted to learn to play so I taught him basic chords as well as how to play rudimentary bass guitar. He stayed with bass for a year or so then went totally to guitar, eventually becoming a touring musician for several years, owned a music store and recorded with Christopher Cross, Molly Hatchett, Irons in the Fire and others. Other teaching experience came during jam sessions and other informal settings. During the height of the COVID pandemic, I played guitar during a Zoom gathering with friends, An 8 year old boy who was listening in wanted me to teach him guitar, so I have been teaching him weekly for the last 18 months.

I believe in creating individual course plans for each student. I always ask what the student wants to learn and if he has any particular songs he wants to learn to play. I try to teach him something basic as soon as possible that he can share with family and friends. This helps keep him interested. I teach how to hold and tune a guitar, left hand positioning, using all four fretting fingers and other basics. I teach basic information on tonality, reading tabs and chord charts. Occasionally, I will direct them to videos online so they can review these anytime between lessons.