206-535-2932
Musika Quick Stats
24 Years
Since We Started
41,456+
Happy Customers
10,769
Cities with Students
3,123
Teachers in Network
- Have questions? Check out our
- FAQ
- CONTACT US
-
![call-icon]()
206-535-2932
Lesson Special - Up to 20% OFF! Get Started Now with a Risk-Free Trial!
Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Guitar lessons in Sammamish . 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!
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Ukulele Double Bass Keyboard Acoustic Guitar
I have the same approach to teaching beginner and intermediate piano. Again, we learn our notes in five finger position and then we learn to read time signatures, notes in the treble clef, chords, and rhythms, as well as playing complete songs. When teaching piano for beginners I like to pick the leaning material that we'll use based on the individual because we all learn differently and I like to keep it fun so the student stays interested. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Drums
I am a very hands-on teacher. We do lots of improvisation and call and response games and sometimes I turn on a record or even bring a guitar to jam with the student. Playing drums is a very visceral, tactile excersize, and I often tell students, "That right there,that is how it's supposed to sound! Memorize that feeling and try to recreate it everytime." I am also a huge advocate of having students listen to as much music as possible. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Voice Drums Bass Guitar Harmonica
I studied music at Washington State Universityformally, then many, many years by ear on my own,along with my many teachers.. I have played with small bands, as well as bands that have had some success,. My Specialty - is teaching students the basics 1st, then how to copy your favorite artists off the CD,almost note for note. Believe me, it can be done. Youjust have to know what to listen for.. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Ukulele Recorder Double Bass Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
I am in my late 40's, married, and the father of a crazy 9-year-old daughter. I started studying music on piano at the age of five with my mother (also a musician). I move from piano to alto sax, and continued to play it through to college, later switching to tenor. At age twelve, I started playing electric bass and have continued up to the present day. I started on acoustic bass at fifteen, and guitar when I was 30 years old. Read More
Instruments: Guitar
I strive to develop my students with a deep understanding of the guitar and music, doing so in a way that moves at the students pace and makes lessons fun and the proses of learning approachable. Keeping a balance of challenge and discipline with fun and the joy of playing music is how I believe students grow to have a passion and love for music that lasts them a lifetime. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Double Bass
My teaching philosophy is: Music is inherently fun. My role as a teacher is to cultivate my student's initial musical spark and help my student learn what he or she wants while providing a basic musical foundation. By keeping music fun, students are more likely to learn more and challenge themselves. My style stems from this philosophy; I keep the music fun by focusing on what my students want to learn. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Ukulele Mandolin Fiddle Music Keyboard Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
My favorite thing about teaching is seeing that spark of understanding as students learn new things and grow a love for making music. My lesson style is very flexible and adaptable, and I like to have my student's input on what they would like to play. Lessons progress at your own pace and should be challenging in a very fun way. Everyone is different when it comes to musical taste and goals, and it's very fun to meet new people and find what inspires them. Read More
Instruments: Piano Guitar Clarinet Bass Guitar Organ Ukulele Mandolin Recorder Double Bass Keyboard Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
This almost an impossible question as I enjoy playing in many genres.
I would have to say that I like best the contemporary Lutheran church music
that has roots in tradition and classical music but also allows me to incorporate all the genres I like such as European-American folk music as well as many world folk and ethnic musics.
I love bluegrass and old country-rock, Latin, soul, gospel, bossa nova, Western swing, polka and gypsy jazz and enjoy incorporating all of these, when appropriate, to service music.
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
I added clarinet because I loved the sound and admired players such as Sidney Bechet, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Pete Fountain. The clarinet appeared, to me at age ten to be an instrument that fitted a variety of styles. At this point my goal was to be a college professor that played in the local orchestra and had a Dixieland jazz band on the side.
I added bass (double and electric) in high school because that would allow me to play in stage band.
Out of high school I added guitar so that I could accompany myself in singing.
Later adding mandolin, recorder, darbuka, tar and dobro because I love music instruments.
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
Yes, music runs in my family. On my father’s side my great-grandmother used to play piano for silent movies and my grandfather played violin and saxophone in a polka/dance band in Minnesota.
My grandmother on my mother’s side played piano for Sunday School and at around age sixty-five decided to learn to play guitar.
Both of my parents played music but only at a level for entertainment at home.
Some of the best times I remember is when all the grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins would get together play music in association with holidays and family celebrations.
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
I avoided being a professional musician because, as my parents, grandfather and great-grandmother would say, “Music is a good hobby but not good work.”
So I tried other occupations until I was in my early thirties. At that time I had a series of crisis in my life that included an ending of a relationship two weeks before the wedding and my gardening business was failing.
At that point I was making enough as a bass player to support myself and so decided to be a professional musician. After making that decision I was offered a position as a church pianist and to teach at a local music store.
24 Years
Since We Started
41,456+
Happy Customers
10,769
Cities with Students
3,123
Teachers in Network
Trusted as the industry leader, for over 21 years the teachers in our network have been providing Guitar lessons in Sammamish to students of all ages and abilities.
We'll then reach out to the teachers for you.
Schedule the risk-free trial lesson directly with the teacher.
Continue with that teacher or try someone else.
