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Featured Guitar Teachers Near Minneapolis, MN

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

Kelly B

Instruments: Guitar

I am very passionate about music, both listening and performing. I perform regularly around the Twin Cities and the midwest. I recently received my Bachelors degree from Winona State University in Music Business and Jazz studies. I have toured with various groups and recorded several albums. I am constantly learning new things on the guitar and mandolin. I am classically trained but also study various forms of popular music. I am proficient in Jazz, Blues, Rock, Funk, and Bluegrass styles but not limited to those. Read More

Raphael P

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My teaching experience can be dated back to high school, where I taught friends and family after school or in the summer. I started to take teaching music lessons seriously within the last couple of years. I love passing this onto my students and giving them the tools to succeed on guitar. I can see from the results of my teaching, that consistency is key. Every time we are having a lesson, I teach the student a new concept and elaborate on their prior knowledge. Read More

Robin M

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Cello Viola Trumpet Trombone Saxophone Flute Clarinet Drums Bass Guitar Organ Synthesizer Accordion Banjo Ukulele Mandolin Recorder Electric Violin Fiddle Double Bass French Horn Tuba Piccolo Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Oboe Bassoon English Horn Conga Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I began teaching private lessons in 1989. My focus is to understand what learning style my students have and base my teaching methods on their individual needs. In college I studied pedagogies (teaching methods) for band, orchestra and majored in vocal and classroom education. Since achieving my degree in teaching kindergarten through 12th grade education, I have worked in Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, and High School settings as well with the elderly. Read More

Jeehoon K

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums

I have a lots of teaching experience in Korea and America. Both experience made me to be a stronger teacher and how to approach people having different voice. My teaching experience was started from church background. I started vocal performance when I was 20 years old. At the same time, I started to conduct a church choir and a professional choir as a vocal instructor and a assistant conductor in Korea. Read More

Garrett K

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Double Bass French Horn

My teaching experience goes back to my high school years, as I began teaching guitar lessons part time about 8 years ago. Since them I have held studios in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Ohio including Double Bass, Bass Guitar, Guitar, and Horn. During my Bachelors degree I had the opportunity to student teach at Red Land High School and Middle School where I ran a concert band and taught private lessons on all instruments. Read More

David M

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar

I have amassed a catalog of handwritten materials over the years, as well as some books and exercises from my old teacher. There are a few exercises from the essential elements book that I like to use with beginners, but not enough to warrant purchasing the book. I provide photocopies of all the lessons, as well as supplemental videos in some cases. I use videos or audio recordings to supplement my lessons to help the student practice during the week when i'm not around. Read More

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Daniel S

Instruments: Guitar

Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
Nope just me I’m the music inclined child. My grandpa played lap steel guitar and my great grandma played guitar. I am the only one in my family to peruse a career in music .

What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
All my Recital’s and performances. I am extremely proud on October 31 2021 I’ll be releasing my first solo album all composed originals and mixed and engined by myself. It is called A Universe of Sound

What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
The entire guitar in general. Me I’ve been playing 23 years and still mastering the guitar after college and taking lessons from one of my college instructors

Do you use specific teaching methods or books? (Ex: Alfred, Bastion, Suzuki, Hal Leonard) Why did you choose them if you did?
Hal Leonard William Lovett. These books helped me a ton when I was growing up and in college I’ve developed into a better player cause of these guitar authors.

What does a normal practice session look like for you?
I start by stretching and then doing a chromatic exercise using fingers 1234 and alternating patterns and going into scales chord exercises and jamming to tracks to help develop my ear.

If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
Bachelors in Guitar Performance cause I got to learn a vast variety of contemporary music and many styles over 5 years and music theory ear tracing as well as keys classes.

What is your dream piece to perform and why?
Kum pee du wee by Steve Vai. This piece shows mastery on the guitar. Another would be Beethoven Moonlight Sonata all on classical guitar. Such a masterpiece

If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
Nothing or a cook like I used to be

What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
Blues and jazz cause I grew up on these styles

If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
Piano cause I had to in college and love it. It helped me multi task better and read music. I would like to start learning to play bass

Why did you choose your primary instrument?
I knew since age of 3 I wanted to be on stage playing the guitar. My influence that started it all was listening to Billy Ray Cyrus Achy Breaky Heart on VHS

When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
Knew since I was a young kid. I knew that being a musician was my calling. Music ran in my blood just like we all need oxygen.

Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
Yes all my college instructors and my teacher Zeb Cruikshank. I started taking professional lessons at age 8 which helped me develop different teaching techniques approaches and much more.

When will I start to see results?
First month or few weeks if you practice daily. I encourage my students to practice at least 20-30 min per day or Monday through Saturday and take Sunday to relax.

How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
Is he/she motivated and excited to learn. Ask them what songs they would like to learn. Let them know you won’t be a rock star over night. It takes a lot of dedication and disabling.

What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Take time breathe. Stretch before practice hands and body. Make sure your relaxed. Sit on a hard chair. Good posture. Take 5 minuets per exercise. Always stretch hands and muscles before playing.

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