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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Guitar lessons in San Jose . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Double Bass
In my teaching style I ask students to explore specific aspects and material that they would like to learn. As I cater to this approach, I compliment it by incorporating fundamentals, theory and improvisation into my lessons. I am a competent teacher and enjoy teaching and continually learning through music. I also enjoy helping students with song writing, arranging and singing as their interest warrants. The lessons are usually guided by the interests of the student based on his or her goals. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Flute Drums Ukulele Recorder Piccolo Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Music Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
My experience in teaching dates back to my time in college, where I coached a few music education majors on the flute. Since then, I have offered my expertise towards community flautists, Emeritus band flute players, and a wide range of percussion and flute students. I am committed to the advancement of my students and feel really encouraged to see them grow and change. From younger to older - beginning, intermediate, or advanced - I will always try my hardest to keep you engaged and moving forward. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Voice
I like to teach lessons that move step-by-step, with each lesson building on the one before, so that the student can see the improvement as they move ahead. If they are children beginners, they can begin with simple chords, a strum and a C scale. Over time more chords, fuller strumming rhythms and understanding how chords come from scales is introduced. With more advanced players, depending on the style that they want to play, they can learn more advanced chords and progressions, licks and fills, and creating intros and endings and generally sculpting the songs. Read More
Instruments: Guitar
-Played events including the Harley Davidson Festival, Vans Warped Tour, Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, Oakland Art Soul -Played venues including Slim's, Bottom of the Hill, Great American Music Hall, House of Blues, Biscuits and Blues and many others -Studied and performed with teachers such as David Fiuczynski, Tim Sparks, Jon Finn, Joe Stump, David Tronzo, Kenwood Dennard, Ed Saindon and many more Read More
Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
For absolute beginners, I like to take some time in the beginning to teach the fundamentals of music which will allow for students to more easily learn songs of their choice while studying which me, and after they have studied with me. For beginners, I use handwritten tablature, online tablature, and Hal Leonard Instructional Books. For those interested in classical guitar, I use selected pieces from the Christopher Parkening Method Books. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Viola Saxophone Flute Clarinet
I began teaching private lessons part-timewhen I was still in high school on Long Island. I have taught in elementary day care in the early 1990's and taught in public schools elementary general music and chorus, beginning instrumental music at the elementary level, as well as middle school orchestra in the San Lorenzo Unified School District. After a vocal chord injury, I left the public schools to create my indie record label, produce new projects and allow healing. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Synthesizer Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I think of two things as being central to my teaching style: Fun, and Growth. I think too many music lessons dry out the material, and suck the fun out of something that should be inherently joyful! I try to make every music lesson interesting, and keep my students engaged by giving them material that gets them hyped. Second, I think music is a great chance for people to experience the joy in Growth. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
Can your child sing any song? It doesn't have to be good. Do they sing happy birthday? Anything on the radio? Or even a tune on the commercial like "nationwide is on your side"?
If you say yes then the child is ready the start lessons. When they sing they already recognize pitch and rhythm which is all you need to start playing an instrument.
Now let's say your child is shy and they do not like to sing songs. Then I believe that the child is ready to start lessons when they are able to communicate efficiently with their parents.
Now let's say you are still not sure, and you just want to know an exact number of when your child can start taking lessons. I would recommend 6 years old to be the earliest, because they are usually in elementary school. People forget that music is also a subject. Therefore, if your child is old enough to learn math, then they are also old enough to learn music.
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
1. You have to be dedicated and determined. Find your motivation. Remind yourself why did you want to play music, and follow that dream!
2. Make one short term goal, and one long term goal. "I WILL PRACTICE _______ for _____ minutes. By the end of ______, I would like to learn ___________"
3. Warm up by playing drills. This could be scales, it could be exercising techniques, and in some instruments, this could mean drinking water. Then I would spend time practicing the stuff you're NOT good at. Slow down the pace, break the piece into smaller parts, and play it over and over again. Then once it is perfect, you can put all of the pieces together.
When will I start to see results?
The time it takes for students to see results varies. Some students learn quicker while others need more time. However, all of the students are who does learn quicker are usually the students that spend more time practicing.
Also, keep in mind that the first month of learning the instrument is usually the most challenging. The students are learning music theory, how to read notes, how to read rhythms, how to play properly hold the instrument, and all the other nitty gritty things which do take some time to learn. Once they get the hang of it, it comes down to how often the student is practicing.
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