Guitar Lessons California

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar

I love to see my students succeed and develop in their passion for music! It is important to me that each student learns at their own pace by setting certain goals for each student. My teaching style has so much to do with learning about the student and what the student is interested in musically. I like to meet each student where they are at whatever level they are at. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For beginner students who are children (or for students who are looking for a more traditional curriculum involving reading standard notation), I typically begin with Hal Leonard's Guitar Method books to develop a foundation and familiarity with reading notes and handling the instrument with correct posture and technique. For students who simply want to play the music they enjoy and prefer using tab over standard notation, I like to jump right in by learning first-position chords, which is usually followed by common finger-picking patterns/strumming patterns, and playing songs of the student's preference. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For beginning students I like to start off with a book called, Beginner Guitar Level 1 by: Tom Hess. It goes straight to learning how to just play! None of that waiting around, I want you to learn right away! As each lesson goes by, my students will progress from single melody lines, to two string melodies, to chords, and then arpeggios. Some pros don't even have this kind of practice! Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Saxophone, Flute, Drums, Bass Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer, Harp, Harmonica, Ukulele, Mandolin, Double Bass, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Stimulating the students, skills and personality, by encouraging to perform different styles of music of their own choice. Let the student to acquire self confidence in making decisions of pieces of music and songs also. Introducing the student to multimedia fields, and have a first approach to virtual studio recording, rehearsal session. Selecting different styles of music, tonalities and tempo to let know the students how to "feel" the music from several instances, to learn and have a solid point of view for starters. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I began teaching while in college in former USSR being a substitute teacher and assistant of my own guitar instructor. Later I began teaching on my own and continue doing so through my school years. So my total teaching experience spans for over 20 years now. I have had an opportunity to interact with a vast group of students who varied in their background, age ,educational level, abilities etc Teaching music is not just playing notes together,you have to create a teacher-student relationship. Read More