Guitar Lessons in Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Instruments: Guitar Voice Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I AM A PASSIONATE INSTRUCTOR OF VOCAL TECHNIQUE AND GUITAR TECHNIQUE. VERY RELIABLE AND HAVE PLAYED LIVE PERFORMANCES IN PHILA, PENNA AND SCOTTSDALE, AZ. AND SEDONNA AZ.AND LAKE WORTH FLA. AND WEST PALM BEACH FL. AND WELLINGTON FLA. I HAVE BEEN IN ACTING CLASSES IN CLAUDE FILES ACTORS STUDIO AND REPRESENTD BY A MAJOR AGENCY IN SCOTTSDALE AZ. HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY INSTRUCTED IN GUITAR TECHNIQUE BY JOHN PILLA , WHO HAS RECORDED WITH BOB DYLAN AND ARLO GUTHRIE. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice Ukulele Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am a guitar and voice teacher who believes that learning music should be a positive, transformative experience. I am also a board-certified music therapist and founder of “Music Therapy for Vets” a nonprofit organization focused on the helping Veterans dealing with PTSD and depression. I earned my Bachelor of Music at Howard University with a focus on guitar as my therapeutic instrument. While earning a master’s degree in Music Therapy at New York University I focused on therapeutic songwriting to help individuals work though emotional trauma. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Although I have experience teaching both private, one-on-one lessons and group lessons in a classroom setting, I find that one-on-one lessons is the best way to learn. This allows students to go at their own pace and not have to feel rushed. Not to mention, it's way more enjoyable to learn when you have a patient teacher giving you support and motivation. I don't like to rush students because after all, most students just want to learn for fun. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Harp Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My focus is on Technique, Warm ups, and Injury Prevention on each instrument. I like to give precise instructions on how to build up discipline and practice regimens. The key to mastering any instrument is consistency. I believe it's important to get to know each students interest and goals in order to create a customized plan. I try to make each lesson, fun and inspirational. Each person learns differently. This is known as "modality" Auditory By ear, or tonal instruction Kinesthetic By feel, learns from physically being shown, a hands-on learner Visual By sight, by fret board position memory and shape. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Organ Synthesizer Music Keyboard Electric Guitar

I take the student through reading the roadmap of music: first and second endings, codas, repeat signs, key signatures, Clef signs, DSal coda. dynamics. I introduce the three parts of music: melody, harmony, rhythm. Since ive already discussed melody and counting rhythm I move unto harmony. I go back to the major scale and explain intervals and build chords on the notes of the scale in thirds. I will alter chords with them and construct some interesting chord progressions. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice

My teaching experience dates back to high school days, where I felt the urge to share what I've learned immidiately after completing taking guitar lessons. I began to teach guitar at a community center at the age of 16. I also started to give private lessons along with the classses that I was teaching at the community center. My great desire to learn everything that I can about music lead me to where I am today. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

I have been teaching children of late, so I start with basic skills of holding the instrument and learning about the instrument and the strings notes. I usually use one of Hal Leonard books for a true reference point of fundementals. After that I begin to learn what music the student is intersted in and guitde my instruction accordingly and of course to maintain that level of fun in each lesson. Read More