Guitar Lessons in Portland, TN

Instruments: Piano Guitar Synthesizer Keyboard Acoustic Guitar

One of the things I am most passionate about is helping students find and develop the musical spark inside of them. It is one of the most rewarding things for me to see the progress a student makes over time, and I am sure you will learn to look at music from a new and fun perspective under my guidance. I take an approach that focuses heavily on training the ear and improvisation, as I am a firm believer in the importance of those skills. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My name is Corban. I am from Nashville, TN, and I am a professional musician. I have been playing music for 15 years. In that time I have toured with many artists and bands in many different cities and countries. I am also a producer and published songwriter. I would like to invest the knowledge of music I have gained in you. I teach many different styles including rock, pop, blues, jazz, funk, and country. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

I'm a freelance musician, transcriptionist and composer located in Nashville. Music is constantly present in my life. I love exploring new music and exploring new avenues to be creative in music. I graduated from Belmont University in 2014. Previous to living in Nashville, I lived in Wisconsin for 18 years. While I was there I played in a symphonic metal band called Warseid. Once I moved to Nashville, I started studying jazz, classical guitar, playing country, exploring avant-garde music as well as bluegrass. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am a very passionate and motivated teacher who works with students of all ages. I believe that whether you are learning as a hobby or have the aspirations to make it a career, the focus of your studies needs to come from your love of music and the joy it brings you. I began playing guitar at 14 years old and in a decision to make it a career, I moved to Vancouver, BC where I studied Classical Guitar Performance and Audio Engineering. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

For all students I start with the basic fundamentals. For younger students I try to find out where they are in their music classes at school and incorporate as much of that curriculum into my instruction as possible. For older or more advanced students I find out what type of music they are interested in learning and gear my instruction towards their interests. I have several instructional books series that I work from, including Hal Leonard, Mel Bay and my own packet/study guides that I have put together that I present to my students as they progress. Read More

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

I teach them to play scales with a metronome and they are usually playing 16 th notes and counting it out while they play it in the first month.I want to get them off and running. I teach them to read chord charts in the first month and have students reading notation in F and G clef in 5-6 hours worth of lesson time. My theory teacher Mr Lormand, had a master from Julliard and was a stickler for the vernacular and so am I, my grandmother was a school teacher and I get a lot from her as well.I get my students to buy a Harvard Dictionary of music for reference. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Bass Guitar Ukulele Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My teaching philosophy is that students blossom at their own pace. Some concepts might be more difficult for some to grasp than others. Students may excel in some areas and struggle in others. I teach sustainable and kind methods of practice and learning. I believe that a teachers true job is to teach a student how to practice. I encourage short and long term goal-setting. I believe that what keeps any musician coming back to the woodshed is enthusiasm. Read More