Guitar Lessons in Fountain, CO

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Here are some of the things I can teach you on guitar, bass or ukulele: General guitar (beg/int./adv.). . .Blues (multiple styles) Rock (multiple styles) Classical (beginning to advanced) Fretboard Knowledge Warm-up Exercises Technique (For right and left hands) Jazz Guitar (beg., int., adv.)...Jazz Chords and Chord Voicings (Maj, Min, Dim, Aug, Altered) Scales Modes Arpeggios (Bebop Scales, Major Scale Modes, melodic minor modes, and how to use them all) Learning Jazz Standards/Repertoire (melodies, chords) Improvisation (Jazz licks built from scales, arpeggios, triads) Electric Bass...Technique (right and left hands), Blues Lines, Funk Lines, Introduction to walking bass lines for jazz, Slap and Percussive techniques, Scales for bass fretboard Theory...General Theory (clef training, scales, triads, notation) Chord Analysis Key Signatures Circle of Fifths/Fourths, Transposition Reading and Writing Sheet Music Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Synthesizer

I'm a competent, motivated and very patient instructor and teacher of music. I enjoy working with students and share my love of music. During my lessons and sessions, I practice various teacher's techniques. We do many interesting and interacive exercies and activities. We work on the sense of beat, better listening and understanding of music intonations. We learn how to write and read musics. We work on the basics of harmonies and chords. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Saxophone Flute Clarinet Recorder Piccolo Oboe Bassoon English Horn Music Keyboard Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Music is my passion and I'm here to help bring that passion and enjoyment of music to your life. I'm a hard working and dedicated teacher and performer. I graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in music education k-12 certification. I first moved to Colorado in 2007 when I was hired to perform in Grand Lake Colorado at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre as their multiple woodwind performer in the orchestra. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Saxophone Clarinet

My lessons are structured with attention paid to the fundamentals of each instrument and the fundamentals of music. I have learned that when a student practices a mistake over and over it remains a mistake. I immediately slow the student down and concentrate on just a measure or even two notes to accomplish correct rhythm, fingerings, articulations and phrasing. When the student can successfully play a passage correctly then the work turns into fun music making. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar

Like I said above about my methods, my teaching style is all based around what YOU, the student, wants to learn, and YOUR level of knowledge/experience. If you want to learn a few songs to play along to and that's it, I can teach you how to. If you want to learn how to jam with friends and start a band, I can show you. If you want to really learn how to play and become a great musician, I can give/show/teach you everything I know. Read More