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Featured Guitar Teachers Near Kansas City, MO

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

Samantha H

Instruments: Guitar Saxophone Flute Clarinet Ukulele Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I'm a passionate teacher who loves to get to know my students and see them grow through and with music! In 2013 I graduated with my Bachelor of Arts in Music with emphases in clarinet and music education. As a high schooler I felt called to study music after playing a clarinet solo with my church handbell choir and have been pursuing music ever since then! I love how the fundamentals I have learned have enabled me to pick up and play many different instruments and genres, and I can help you do the same! Read More

Alison D

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Organ Ukulele Recorder Keyboard Djembe

In my studio, the most important thing when structuring lessons is to make them individualized. No two lessons look the same in my studio. If a student wants to work on composing, that will be the focus. If the student wants to work on sight-reading, we'll focus on that. Of course, it's important to be a well-rounded musician, but these lessons are for the students' benefit, not mine, so I'll make sure they leave their lessons with what they want to gain. Read More

Sky L

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Saxophone Flute Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Mandolin Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Hey there, I'm Sky! I play a lot of instruments, compose scores for TV and games, make beats, produce other people's stuff - if music is involved, I tend to be involved. I've studied with a number of phenomenal teachers in the classical, jazz, and eclectic performance and producing world and my students regularly excel in competitions, ensembles, auditions, and creating/producing their own music! Somewhere along the line, it became obvious that my life is only complete when Im making music. Read More

Eric T

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Synthesizer

The first step is to build a foundation, a base that all musical ability will be built on. This core will be built of fundamental elements. (This step is fun because you are able to play your instrument.) Once a foundation is created all newly learned material will add on to that base foundation. This means if you learn new material or go off on your on in any direction you will always have this musical foundation that all of your musical learning will be added to. (This step is really exciting, and leads you to new musical elements and new ideas.) Next you begin to learn musical techniques. Read More

Taylor R

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Synthesizer Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am a patient and mild-mannered teacher. I take great pride in fostering in students a lifelong enjoyment for music. Self-confidence and self-motivation are my priority for students and I strive to nurture that every single lesson. I continuously praise accomplishments and recognize when students overcome challenges. Students mirror their teachers and when I am patient and kind to students, they are patient and kind to themselves. Learning an instrument is hard work and takes patience and dedication; harshness and hostility only work against a students ability to push themselves and grow. Read More

Ian M

Instruments: Guitar

I have a working curriculum that I think accommodates many different aspects of music, with a focus on individual playing styles and capacities. I adhere to what the student would like to pursue as far as material and technical ability. Most often I find it best to listen to the student and probe for the skills, styles and qualities that he or she would like to employ and at least begin with methods in the desired genre. Read More

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Riley V

Instruments: Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Harmonica Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Set micro goals. It is much better to practice 10-15 minutes a day every day than spending 2 hours one day and not touching the instrument for a week. I love the quote, "miss practicing one day no one notices, miss two days, you notice, miss three days, your friends notice, miss four days, everyone notices!" Within those micro goals focus intently on one or a small number of things. If you have 10 minutes, spend 3 on technique, 3 on phrasing, and 4 on repertoire. To me, its all about consistency. Learning an instrument is not like riding a bike since there are so many more fine muscle skills and cognitive facilities being engaged.

How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
The youngest I would suggest would be age 6, but that is simply due to physical concerns, ie. hand size. I usually suggest piano is the best instrument to start with, but if a child finds the guitar to be interesting, there is no particular age range to start. It should be made clear to the child that they need to be ready to commit to at least a few months of lessons before they can give up. At this point, if a child wants to play, he or she will be motivated to learn, and

When will I start to see results?
Truly, within the first few days and weeks as a beginner. For more advanced students, it takes a little longer, but improvements can be measured by keeping a practice log that includes bpms for each exercise, and an inventory of songs, chords, scales that have recently been learned, etc.

Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
I had been playing guitar for a couple of years at this point, but when I started taking jazz lessons from my mentor, Brian Baggett, he opened my eyes and ears to so many new sounds I didn’t know were possible. In addition to learning music from him, he also had great philosophies on life that he shared with me. He made me feel as a peer more than a student, and was always happy to see me when I would come into giant music shop when I wasn’t there for a lesson. His approach really stuck with me, and I’ve tried to impart those positive feelings with my students.

Why did you choose your primary instrument?
The guitar never showed up on my radar before I was 15, but I picked it up purely out of necessity. I like to think the guitar chose me, rather than the other way around. I started a band I’m high school in which I was only going to sing in, but we learned early on that we would need a rhythm guitar player. I was tasked with this, taught a very simple type of chord, and sent on my way. When I took it home, I immediately fell in love with the instrument, and dedicated my life to the study of learning music.

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