Guitar Lessons Yamhill County, OR

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Conga, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Djembe, Acoustic Guitar

My teaching style can be summed up in one word: POSITIVITY! I have found encouragement and celebrating even the smallest of accomplishments is far more effective than a heavy handed approach ala whiplash. That is the way to spur on a students desire to stick with it and progress and produces a hunger to learn more. It is a combination of fun and skill and whatever inspires my students to find their own voice and style while learning about MUSIC not just an instrument. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Orchestral Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I have been a musician for over 35 years, and I have been teaching for most of that time. In addition to my teaching work I have been in various live bands, studio performances, and theater work. I've performed prog rock for large crowds, big band swing on New Years Eve, and recorded for Hal Leonard instructional books. I have a BA in Jazz and Classical guitar, though I started out playing rock and metal. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele

After completing his BA in Sound Design and Theatre for Youth at The Evergreen State College, Corey worked for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland Childrens Theatre and ran his own puppetry company steppuP Puppets. He has also worked for The Helen Hayes Theatre Awards in Washington DC, Blue Sky Puppet Theatre in Maryland, and Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp in Steamboat Springs Colorado. While working for Blue Sky Puppets he was honored to perform for the Obama Administrations Childrens Inaugural Ball. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Violin, Cello, Viola, Ukulele, Electric Violin, Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar

Each student is their own personality and I enjoy seeing how the music making unfolds with them in the process of learning. Each student gets their own unique weekly practice program based on their age and level. I am encouraging and patient teacher. I also see to it that my students get to their own goals by time. I want to make sure that my students have a firm foundation that holds when students advance further in their studies. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Trumpet, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

During my time there, I also self-recorded and produced my first three full length albums as well as Elizabeth Boaz's album "Forgiving the Rain." As a trumpet player, I was a member of the Seattle Chinese Orchestra for three years and the Seattle-based band Dismal Thinkings. Following graduation, I moved to Petaluma to quarantine, teach music lessons, and work on musical projects with my duo Honey Disposition. While my primary instrument is trumpet, I also love to teach piano, guitar, songwriting, producing, composition, and theory. Read More