Todd S  
Instruments: Guitar
Styles: Rock, Blues, Punk

I was self taught until I started to study music at the College level. Being self taught, I learned how to focus on results which was something I didn't get from the Guitar Teachers I'd tried. I was able to combine what I learned about learning on my own, with what I learned about learning from the University. The result is a teaching style focused on getting to the "Playing" as soon as possible.  I remember being taught things I didn't want to learn by the few instructors I tried to work with. I feel it's important to let the student decide what he/she wants to learn in order to encourage them to want to play.

I believe that Guitar is a purely physical thing for the starting player. The basic mechanics of holding the pick and instrument, the basic mechanics of fretting notes, etc. Must be learned before the "Music" can begin. I have developed a Teaching system that gets  you moving as quickly as humanly possible by focusing on playing and the player instead of obsessing about Music Theory. Theory is important of course, but I teach theory in the context of playing music. I don't teach theory for it's own sake.