Guitar Lessons New Jersey

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar

Jacob began his musical fruition at the age of 8 years old, after being inspired by listening to Rock N Roll and being surrounded by a family of musicians. He later went on to perform with cover bands in an array of musical academies across venues in New York and New Jersey; most notably The Cutting Room, McLoones Supper Club, The Stone Pony, House of Independence, and many more. After years of being taught by professional musicians, band instructors, and guitar teachers, he became dedicated to his inner-musical obligation and received his degree from Rowan University; studying Music Industry of Technology and minoring in Human Resource Management. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele

My experience as a teacher began in 2016. I began with four students and gained more via word of mouth. During my final year of college, I worked at South Jersey Conservatory of Musical Arts and have been building a studio ever since. Throughout my years as an instructor, I have found that consistency is the key to progression. Progression, especially for children, helps keep the student motivated and gives them a sense of achievement. Read More

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

About three summers ago, I played a show in my hometown of Montclair. Afterwards, I struck up a conversation with a woman who had just seen me play. She asked if I could give her son guitar lessons and, even though I had never taught before, I agreed. I've been teaching ever since; there's nothing more rewarding than helping someone else get better at their instrument. I gave guitar lessons throughout high school and am continuing to do so in college. Read More

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

Passionate classically trained guitar player with more than 20 years experience playing onstage and for various bands and solo artists. I am familiar with different styles of music: classical, rock, pop, jazz and country. Can also compose songs, re-arrange, orchestrate and produce. My specialty is to break down complex terminologies associated with music theory in a simplified manner and implement them in a very practical way. Being creative and flexible with explained concepts in and inspiring my students to do likewise is quite fulfilling. Read More

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

For music sight-reading on the guitar, for students of all styles (except Classical-exclusive), with my youngest students up through high school I use Mel Bay's "Modern Guitar Method Grade 1" & optionally Grade 2 (depending on the direction and progress of the student) before moving onto Hal Leonard's Musicians Institute "Music Reading For Guitar" book. For adult students not studying Classical or Jazz, I make sight-reading of music optional, but I still make music theory mandatory for the student in order to provide a broad understanding of the music they learn, as well as provide knowledge on how to improvise their own guitar solos. Read More