Tanner M
Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Gospel, Opera, Funk, Flamenco, Reggae, Soul, Punk, Avant-garde
Tanner M
Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar
Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Gospel, Opera, Funk, Flamenco, Reggae, Soul, Punk, Avant-garde
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 7-80
Master Degree: Appalachian State University
I am an experienced music teacher with a background in rock, blues, and folk music. As a self-taught guitarist, drummer, and harmonica player, I have years of experience both teaching and performing music. After studying classical guitar, voice, and music education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, I graduated from Appalachian State university with a master's in guitar performance in August of 2022. I strive to help my students develop and achieve their own musical goals while also helping to provide a structured approach to developing instrumental skills.
I've been teaching guitar for about 15 years, voice for 10, drums and harmonica for 6 and classical guitar for the last 4. Over the years I've learned that the best way to approach teaching someone an instrument is to help them learn music that they love, as well as presenting concepts about what is happening in the music so that a bit of theory and the mechanics of how it all works gets mixed in with the enjoyment of learning just the technical aspects. Having a strong, lifelong passion for music, I often find it easy to connect with students over songs they enjoy and I love seeing the satisfaction that comes along with making beautiful sounds.
I bring a wealth of hands on experience in many settings as well as a background in music education at an academic level to my lessons and interactions with students. After initially discussing the student's musical background and ambitions, I am able to assess what is the best path for them moving forward. For beginner students that usually means providing a beginner method book to introduce the fundamentals of music (the Hal Leonard Guitar Method is my go-to for aspiring guitarists). I also like to have students choose a song or piece of music that they want to learn so that there is a clear goal we're working towards, which I will break down into digestible concepts so that the student is not just learning the mechanics of music, but also how these fundamental aspects come together to create music.
I consider the greatest and most rewarding aspect of teaching to be seeing and hearing a student gain the ability to play an instrument and thereby to become a musician. And I believe the only way to really accomplish this is to meet a student where they're at, become aware of their musical interests and goals, and to be a guiding voice that can help them work towards those goals in a more efficient way than they could on there own. That is my role as a music teacher: to use my years of experience and the knowledge I've gained along the way to help aspiring musicians avoid pitfalls in the learning process and to help them achieve the satisfaction that inevitably comes with the ability to make music skillfully.
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