Guitar Lessons in Sherwood Forest, MI

Instruments: Piano Guitar Ukulele Music Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I have been teaching since 2009 and was an Associate Instructor for the Jacobs School of Music. I love versatile teaching in different genre and styles. My priority is always the student. I feel accomplished if a student comes to our lesson excited and looking for a new piece to learn. I have had students that are now completing their bachelors and masters in Music Performance studies. As an international concert guitarist, I had the chance to perform in various settings and love to talk about music in general! Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Violin Double Bass

I love transfering my love of music to students. I help them achieve their goals at a challenging, yet doable pace. When parts of the music are too difficult, I always break them down into their simplest possible parts. I am not strict, however I am realistic, and let students know that it is critical that they practice so that they can improve. Read More

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

Im a professional guitar and bass instructor with over 20 years of playing experience and more than a decade of teaching and gigging professionally. I studied jazz at Wayne State University and have performed in a wide range of styles, from jazz and blues to rock, funk, and beyond. I have been playing gigs around the Midwest and beyond for over 10 years. My lessons are tailored to each students goalswhether you want to build solid fundamentals, learn your favorite songs, or develop real-world musicianship and improvisation skills. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Trumpet Keyboard Acoustic Guitar

My teaching style is very process oriented. Goals are set, but are the natural outgrowth of well developed plans and consistent effort. I strive to inspire my students with the passion for playing and the act of making music, rather than the goals of perfection or winning a competition. Personally, music has always been a way for me to understand and enrich my life in more meaningful ways than I ever could have imagined. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Violin Viola Ukulele Electric Violin Fiddle

I'e been playing since I've been a young child and have never been able to see myself do anything else. I am currently playing with the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra as well as the Michigan Philharmonic Symphony. I aspire to play with the Michigan Opera Theater soon and become a studio musician. I have lots of background playing in concerts outside of classical music such as rock, folk, and pop and love teaching such styles. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

For beginning students who are completely new to the world of music, I typically start them with exercises and theory found in Hal Leonard's Essential Elements. This introduces them to the foundations of the guitar, such as basic chords, chord progressions, and the musical alphabet. Once they have the necessary understanding of the fundamentals, I then like to find out what music the student is interested in learning and apply these foundations in musical pieces they are familiar with. Read More