Guitar Lessons Madison County, WI

Instruments: Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For younger students, I tend to make learning the guitar more enjoyable and fun. Since younger kids need motivation, I prefer to let them play with accompaniment in order to make the lesson and their playing more enjoyable. For more advanced students, I believe that introducing them to variety of music styles is essential to build their musical personality and let them decide what style they want to learn. Finally, I encourage my students to perform in public, so they can build their confidence and realize the great outcome of their hard work. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar

Teaching scales equips students with the fundamental building blocks of melody and improvisation. This knowledge empowers them to create their own solos and melodies, enhancing their musical expression. Understanding chords is essential for rhythm playing and song accompaniment. By teaching a variety of chords and chord progressions, you're enabling students to play songs they love and laying the groundwork for more complex harmonic concepts. Introducing note reading helps bridge the gap between playing by ear and reading music notation. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

In my teaching, I strive to help students find their own unique sense of musicality while sill giving them a solid foundation in technique , music theory and fretboard harmony. Having performed and competed throughout the U.S. and Europe, I am also able to coach students on how to cope with issues like performance anxiety. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar

A comfortable and stress free environment is key to the success of my teaching. Professionally I have been playing in a heavy metal band for 12 years and have shared the stage with many national acts including Damage Plan (Dimebag Darrel), Mudvayne, Type O Negative, Hell Yeah, Wednesday 13, KMFDM, Custom, MSI and multiple 4000 plus shows with Marilyn Manson. Beginners to advanced players are welcome along with everyone ages 9-70. I specialize in teaching the basic elements of playing guitar, music theory, scales and soloing, improvisation, your favorite songs and how to write your own songs, rock, blues and metal. Read More

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

I believe that the role of a teacher is to be a guide to their students. I can show you what to practice, introduce you to songs, and tell you what you need to work on based on my knowledge and experience of studying and playing the guitar for over 20 years, but the rest is up to you. Showing up once a week to lessons with little to no practice in-between will not get you the results you want, I cannot play the guitar for you. Read More