Guitar Lessons in Lumberville, PA

Instruments: Guitar Saxophone Music Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I have created an outline of books/pieces and what they will accomplish from beginner student to professional levels in both jazz and classical saxophone tracks. In both of my classical and jazz lessons (for beginners), we will start with Bruce Pearson's Standard of Excellence. From there, it’svery flexible in terms of pace and how quickly the students wants to learn and grow. For my guitar lessons, beginner students will start with Hal Leonard's Essential Elements in their acoustic and electric lessons. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Synthesizer Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

It was also during this time that she became a founding member of the Afrobeat sensation Antibalas while becoming heavily involved in the New York Ska and Reggae scene. Anda then decided to explore other genres of music, eventually moving to Brazil, where she performed as a vocalist and keyboardist with Afrobeat artist IFA and MPB artist Kalu. Throughout her musical career, Anda has always been a prolific composer. She has released a number of singles that she has written or co-written, working with artists such as Binky Griptite, DJ Lamplight (Chicago) and Alap Momin (Harlem) and Daniel D’Errico (Queens) , Telefunksoul (Brazil), Buscrates (Pittsburg). Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice Acoustic Guitar

I am an energetic and patient teacher. I love watching my students improve from week to week. I have a BA in music from Brooklyn College and have also studied privately with several different vocal and guitar instructors over the years, because I believe there is always more to learn! I've been a full time professional musician and instructor since graduating college. I have performed in many different musical situations and bring that experience into my teaching studio. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

The feeling of making something I was playing sound exactly like what I heard on the radio was like a superpower to me growing up! And so I think it's my job to try to get my students to have that same feeling as they are beginning their musical journeys. I do this with a combination or learning how to read music and learning to play by ear. I enjoy emphasizing playing by ear because I think that makes music more accessible to beginning musicians, so developing their ability to hear music and know what it going on is an important skill that I work on with my students. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Drums Music Keyboard Electric Guitar

As I said above, my biggest priority is to guide the student on their journey to discovering the music that they would like to play and create. When I was first learning, it was a struggle to unlock my own creativity and become daring enough to play my own music in front of others. Luckily, I had amazing instructors who helped me break out of my shell and find my confidence. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice Bass Guitar Harmonica Banjo Ukulele Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

One of my main goals as a teacher is to get to know my student, how they best learn, and what it is they love about music. My own love for music and particular bands/genres is what gave me the drive to keep practicing, and I bring this same approach to each of my lessons. Nothing makes me more happy than to see one of my students getting excited about something they are playing--and because of this, I structure my lessons to maximize the aspects of music each student enjoys, while making sure to incorporate fundamental aspects of technique and music theory regardless of the particular music we are studying. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele

I am an instructor who loves to see their students succeed and achieve there goals. To be able to witness a student learn something they had not known before is one of the most satisfying feelings so every lesson I make sure my students learn at least one new thing no matter how simple. I graduated from Rutgers University with A degree in Jazz Guitar Performance but play multiple instruments including bass, piano, and ukulele. Read More