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Featured Guitar Teachers Near Glendale, AZ

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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Guitar lessons in Glendale . 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!

Andrew W

Instruments: Guitar

I have been playing guitar for 14 years, primarily combining shred guitar techniques with jazz chord inversions and jazz theory. I have studied jazz guitar as well as recieved an Associates in Music. Guitar is my passion, though I do not have the degrees of some teacher I have studied and practiced guitar extensively for many years. I have studied under Jason Beaudreau who is a 25+ year jazz veteren and have educated myself for years as well. Read More

Aaron W

Instruments: Guitar Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Euphonium Mallet Percussion Music Acoustic Guitar

For junior high and beginning students I like to go over proper embouchure, rhythm counting and creating a solid sound. After that's established I like to get started on technique exercises, scale practice and practice methods for their own benefit outside of lessons. The junior high students will continue to start learning the circle of 5ths, both student levels will work out of the Standards of Excellence Green book or Red book. Read More

Taylor S

Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My methods, of course, depend on the student but I usually start using the same materials that I started with. That combined with other curricula such as Rock School and others, I am able to identify which path will be best for the student. Teaching the student one of their favorite songs towards the beginning always helps the student get the fire and passion they need to become a guitar master. Read More

James A

Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I like the the traditional music theory method of learning and how it utilizes a musical environment, it's not just about guitar it's about absorbing musical harmonies and finding where it is your piece will fit. Personally, I know that a good guitarist can be trained but great guitarist have a thirst for it. Everybody is going to mess up so their is no sense in talking about how bad or how good someone is. Read More

Justin P

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar

I'm a passionate and motivated instructor who loves working with students and sharing my love of music. In 2007, I graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Guitar Performance. I have performed all over the countryside with bands that play anything from jazz - pop - rock. I can teach any style of music. My primary instrument is guitar with a concentration in jazz. I have extensive knowledge in music theory, jazz theory, and music literacy. Read More

Rob D

Instruments: Guitar Voice Trumpet Bass Guitar

Whether you want to learn to play recreationally or more seriously, I want to help you connect with the music you perform and your instrument. I believe that music is a way for people to express themselves on a deep, energetic level; that it is Life expressing through us as well, and that it is an essential part of Life itself.  My goal is to help each student not only learn the mechanics and fundamentals of their instrument, but to also be INSPIRED by the music they're making and sometimes creating. Read More

Ben M

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Trumpet Trombone Clarinet Synthesizer Ukulele Recorder Euphonium Keyboard Acoustic Guitar

Practice is without a doubt the pathway to success, but not just any practice because that can lead to the development of bad habits that are hard to break. I give my students a variety of ways to approach their music studies, because, if they are taking lessons then they are more serious about learning to become musicians than your general music class students. That makes them special in my eyes because they are taking a risk. Read More

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Carlos Z

Instruments: Bass Guitar Double Bass

When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
When I received the Friends of Jazz scholarship. The Grease gig also helped as well, during these times I knew it was possible to make living off of being a professional musician. It is not an easy road, but I love music so much I am willing to undergo hardships to make my dream a living.

Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
It does not, I am the first musician of my family.

If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
I play a little bit of piano but not enough to be able to teach or play in a public space. If you go to a university for school, and piano is not your main instrument, you are required to pick up and play piano. I love the sound of piano, I love the classical pieces and jazz piano. If I was not playing the bass, I would be a pianist.

What does a normal practice session look like for you?
I write out what I must work on for the day, I allow for a certain amount of time dedicated to each technique/scale/tune/rhythm, I want to work on. I make sure to work on everything I have written down, and make sure not to be distracted during my practice time.

If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
I chose to be a music performance major, because it is my belief that we only have one life to live. I don't want to dedicate my life to anything else but music. I want to play and practice music until I am physically incapable of playing music. I love it so much, and choosing these major allows me to pursue this dream of mine. Although I don't have this degree yet, I will do everything I can in my power to ensure I receive this degree and continue this lifelong journey of being a fantastic musician.

Have any of your students won awards or been selected for special honors? How have they succeeded?
I cannot answer this question since I have not taught any students yet.

What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
For upright bass it is mastering your intonation. Making sure every single note you play is in tune, neither too sharp of too flat. For electric bass, it is the complete mastery of the fretboard. Being able to play comfortably, horizontally and vertically.

Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
I use a variety of books to make sure my students are able to improve quickly. I use "The Real Book" in bass clef, and this book contains all of the jazz standards all musicians call on gigs or performance. This is the standard for all jazz musicians to practice by, and my first teacher taught me using this book. I have been taught using this book and I am able to play all sorts of jazz songs and different styles of music because of this book. I also teach using the Berklee bass books, one that focuses on constructing jazz basslines, sight-reading bass lines, and of course a chord studies/scales book that teaches a student the entire fretboard. I also use a syncopated rhythms book, it contains simple more complex syncopated rhythms. This book really challenges the musician to know how to read complicated rhythms. Another book I use is a latin bass book. It's really difficult, since a lot of bass players are used to playing less syncopated bass lines. this book is really more for the advanced player. I chose this books because they have addressed my weakness in my playing, and reinforced my strengths as a musician.

What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
Jazz. There is so many ways to interpret a jazz standard, and there is an inherit beauty when you play a jazz with your close peers. You get to hear them express themselves. You can also express yourself however you like. The possibilities and styles are endless with jazz, there is so many things to be said and heard playing jazz.

What is your dream piece to perform and why?
My dream piece to perform would be John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme". This is my favorite record of all time. I listen to it everyday, as a morning ritual and as a form of mediation. There is spiritual power within this record. It was recorded as a 4 part suite, and has peaks and valleys musically, times of intense music and slower passages. I get a sense of completion every time I finish listening to a full play though of this record. I shed a few tears at the end of the piece. It is a spiritual piece, and I believe everybody should listen to this record. It might me the most spiritually powerful record I have ever listened to. And I would love to play this beautiful music for everyone to hear.

If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I did martial arts as a kid and in high school, so I would probably want to train and teach multiple disciplines of martial arts. I would most likely end up as a Brazilian Jiujitsu instructor.

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