Guitar Lessons in West Miami, FL

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 Voice Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I'm new to teaching guitar and voice, however, I'm not new to teaching as I have struggled to learn certain subjects in school such as mathematics, and I am aware of the hardships that can be associated with what I call the learning curve. Almost everything in life has the learning curve so when I teach I do it in such a way that is easily understandable; because I remember being in the same position as the person I am currently teaching, and I think I wish this person taught me how to do this in this way, in a more simplistic way. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Voice Flute Bass Guitar Ukulele Music Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

For beginning students I make sure we know every warm up exercise and stretching exercises for the fingers after explaining the importance of rehearsing properly. We will start getting familiarized with a couple circles until the student fluently knows how to accompany every chord. After we are going to learn scales so they also familiarized with licks and comp. After the student does fluently the exercises we will see what the student is mainly interested on learning regarding genre of music for it the process is full of joy. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

For beginners with no prior knowledge or musical education I start with the MelBay Method Modern Guitar 1. After they acquired the basic & fundamental Knowledge and skills in an entertaining way then I move on to teach them the first lesson of the Melbay method the student learns the first note on the first three strings of the guitar. Later based on their progress I move on to teach them the first scales and natural and simple accords with songs that stimulate and encourage their learning process according to their level of musical knowledge. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Conga Latin Percussion Djembe

Hello! I am a passionate, Miami based percussionist with a background in musical theatre. I can play all sorts of other instruments as well, such as piano however drum set and hand percussion and mallet percussion is my main set of instruments. I can teach guitar, JUST ASK! I was born and raised in Miami Florida. When a lesson is planned, I shall arrive on time and maintain a punctual attitude. Read More

Instruments: Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Music is life, so I love music and I love sharing and teaching my students the best way to guide them using only music as an educational resource, but also the motivation to exploit their talents in the best way. To be able to express their art in any way and at the same agile rhythm so that they themselves feel their advances and their growth not only the musicians but also the artists and therefore the best human beings. Read More

Instruments: Guitar

My teaching methods vary according to the level of the student and the style that he/she wants to play. I have different books for studetns that would like to focus on being blues guitarists or rock guitarists. From the moment that the student will achieve a satisfactory progress about understanding the basics of the guitar, we will add songs that will he/she like to play, according to his/her level. Read More