Guitar Lessons Northeast

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I have been teaching guitar in NYC for the last 20+ years to both adults and kids. During that time I have also played in many bands working in New York City, Connecticut, New Jersey, and beyond, playing guitar, singing, and recording, co-leading the bands Mixtape and Small Multiples + recorded at the well known Bunker Studio by producer Aaron Nevezie. I received my BFA in jazz guitar performance from the New School in 2001 and also teach guitar at the Bank Street school on the upper west side of Manhattan. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Violin, Cello, Viola, Drums, Bass Guitar, Organ, Accordion, Harmonica, Banjo, Ukulele, Mandolin, Fiddle, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Typical publishers that I use are Hal Leonard, Faber And Faber, The FJH Music Company, Mel Bay Publications, Alfred Publications, Schaum Publications and others of this stature. Actual lessons are quite interactive, reviewing the prior week's assignments, determining what's been mastered and what needs more work and the like. Lessons are typically done one on one, although I have given group lessons as well. Lessons usually are one-half hour long and done weekly. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Violin, Fiddle, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

As a teacher I like to be very encouraging, gentle, and supportive. I make sure to encourage with positive reinforcement. When a child gets something right, I praise the accomplishment. If they fall short, I compliment them on something that well, and then add something along the lines of, "That was amazing, let's do that same thing only this time ______". I also encourage any students, young and old, to do some searching for material on their own to practice learning new skills. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

My teaching experience started back in 2008. Before I even went to college for music. I learned a lot of theory on my own but I went to college to further my knowledge. I have studied orchestra arrangement, Serialism, as well as Classical, Jazz and Rock music. I am most experiences in Rock / Metal music. I've been playing Metal since I was about 13 and I started to look at more complex music when I was about 16. 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