Guitar Lessons in Murrieta, CA

Instruments: Guitar Voice Ukulele Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Music has been an integral part of my life since I was old enough to learn how to turn on the radio. While through the years I have developed an appreciation for all styles of music, my personal playing style revolves around classical, pop, rock, jazz, and blue-grass. I have played in educational and amateur groups since college and started playing professionally about 20 years ago. I feel that the final step in any musician's development is to learn to play in a group. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

I start out my beginning Guitar students learning the "open string chords" - I teach my students how to tune their guitars in addition to identifying the note names of each open string - I teach my students "chord progressions" (using the "open string chords") - I get my students playing songs as quickly as possible - i ask my students "what songs they would like to learn?" and proceed to teach them those songs - After my students have learned the "open string chords", i progress to teaching them "barre chords" - I teach my students how to use a "capo" Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Double Bass Music Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am a passionate and creative teacher who strives to perform and teach. I love the feeling music gives me and I want to share that feeling. I have been playing music for much of my life and I am making a career out of it. I will attend Azusa Pacific University to receive a Bachelor of Music degree in commercial bass performance. My goal is to take the knowledge I receive and pass it on. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Saxophone Bass Guitar Organ Acoustic Guitar

My goal for every student especially the beginners is to make them play like a pro as soon as possible with emphasis on playing music by ear. My way of teaching is kind of unconventional because based on my experience, it took me a long time before I was able to play any song that I like since reading notes would require unwavering attention and huge effort depending on student’s skills to be able to play it perfectly. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I was very fortunate to study guitar performance and composition at the Interlochen Academy of the Arts from ages 14-18. This gave me a firm understanding of the guitar and music theory, hence I have been teaching privately for almost eight years now. My education continued as I received my BFA and MFA from the California Institute of the Arts and taught for the schools unique Community Arts Partnership program. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Banjo Ukulele

I address every students individual needs with material that is suited for them. This may include traditional instructional materials such as the Mel Bay or Hal Leonard methods or even drafting my own materials for a particular students unique needs. I like to stress the importance music theory and notation to my students though I introduce these concepts at different times for different students, depending on their willingness and readiness to learn them. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Ukulele Keyboard Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I started teaching in January of 2014 and havent stopped since. In the almost 4 years Ive been doing this, Ive enjoyed growing and developing as both a teacher and musician. I work with children and teenagers almost every day and have learned to adapt my teaching style to each students individual learning styles. Ive taught in multiple settings, including privately, group lessons, as part of a studio, and in a church setting with both an adult choir and childrens choir. Read More