Guitar Lessons in Spuyten Duyvil, NY

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Double Bass

Through understanding the fundamentals of music and the fundamentals of bass technique, you can literally play anything. The music that has inspired you becomes less of a mystery and once it's in your hands, you've got it forever! I have fun playing music and love to share my enthusiasm. We'll have fun! Throughout my career, i've taught privately, as students will approach me at a performance or another way. I have also given masterclasses on occasion in conjunction with tours or performances. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar

I am a full time musician and music instructor who loves working with students and sharing my passion of music, my experiences and my achievements. I am a professional recording artist who played shows all across the country, opening for national acts and international ones as well. I have been teaching in the Fairfield county (Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, Westport, Rye, Portchester) for the past 10 years. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

My style is largely theory and hard technique based. I know that every student is very different and will have a different optimal technique. Whether that means I need to teach a rock student fingerstyle or hybrid picking to master a song with fast arpeggiations, or maybe figure out that someone with small hands must move their left thumb down a little bit to hit a cross-neck chord in a classical song, for instance, I personally believe that everyone is going to play a little differently to achieve the same results. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I also write poetry and songs. I have a professional band and I write all of our songs. I want to help the students develop their talents in a fun and exciting, as well as encouraging way. I'm looking forward to teaching and inspiring my students and bringing out their best creative talents. I have been teaching in person and online now for over 10 years in person and over 5 years online. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Music Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

My goal as a teacher is to avoid any type of dogmatic "one size fits all" curriculum.  I always want to know what music the student enjoys and build my lesson plans based on their tastes.  Chords can be physically challenging for beginners so I like to work with single-note melodies early on so that the student isn't quickly discouraged.  Learning chords becomes the medium-term goal.  As for the long-term, I will then use specific songs as examples for how music theory works in the context of their favorite bands. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Bass Guitar Keyboard Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I am an accomplished self-taught musician. I am classically trained in Piano, which made teaching myself guitar, bass, organ, and keyboards (multiples at once) that much easier, and then I took lesson in each to sharpen the skills. I am also experienced in arranging, recording, and mastering thus I bring a unique expertise in blend and improvisation. I am seeking a teaching position where my focus is assisting others in learning and/or honing a craft as opposed to my focus being on locating clientele or promoting myself. Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice

Every time I see progress in my students is definitely the best feeling ever. Is more than rewarding to see how their abilities and talent has improve. I always want to make them feel the same passion I have for music and share it with them. I care a lot of what the desires of the students are so we can establish realistic goals and help them to accomplished it. Read More