Guitar Lessons Washoe County, NV

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

I am endorsed by Martin Guitar, Eminence Speaker LLC, Radial Engineering Ltd, AMT Electronics, and Thomastik-Infeld Strings. The things I like to do for fun are watching soccer, movies, going to museums, and spending time with my family. I speak English, Russian, and Hebrew. Languages Spoken: Russian, Hebrew Levels Taught: All, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Favorite Instruments: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Nylon String Guitar, Bass Guitar Musical Interests: Jazz, Classical, RB, Rock, Pop Areas of Instruction: Guitar, Jazz Improvisation, Music Theory, Bass Guitar Favorite Bands: Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Deep Purple Current Projects: Working on upcoming recording of the third Shapiro Project album Performance Experience: Over 20 years of professional performing experience as a guitarist, and bandleader of the Jazz Quartet the Shapiro Project Specialties / Genres Taught: All styles. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice

I love watching my students embrace what they've learned and grow. I am very intuitive and use this skill to serve each student independantly. It is so empowering to watch my students' confidence grow as they learn. I encourage my students to set realistic deadlines for performance, audition, and recording times. I help them find outlets for their skills and accompany them throughout the process. Recently I was overjoyed to find that one of my students booked a gig at his college, and is getting paid! Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For Guitar I feel that it is best for everyone to start out learning classical and then branch out to other styles. However,  I , as a teacher want to teach everything if I can , while at the same time really focusing on what the students goals are in learning to play and what music gets them excited about playing. So I will use standard guitar teaching materials such as studies from Sor and Giuliani , or Segovia scales , or certain method books by Hal Leonard , Scott Tennant etc...but each student is different and my approach is focused on tailoring everything to each student specifically. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Trombone, Flute, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I taught general music, choir, piano, and band in the public schools. I also worked in an after school youth orchestra, teaching woodwinds. Before that, I taught guitar to friends and some beginning students. I also helped my classmates who were learning guitar. I have mostly worked with beginners, and some more intermediate students. I have taught in the classroom setting and small group lessons, and some one-on-one lessons. I feel my greatest strength is teaching beginners and elementary aged students. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Saxophone, Flute, Bass Guitar

As already stated, my approach stresses understanding a mastery of "the basics" of musical knowledge and instrument-specific knowledge and skills -while adapting to the individual strengths/weaknesses and interests... of the individual students. Among other things, my approach emphasizes empowering students by quickly and efficiently imparting essential and useful knowledge and "real skills" that enable students to know and demonstrate, at will, music knowledge and ability. My students tend to become knowledgeable and skilled rapidly, having a clear understanding of the basics of musical knowledge and instrument-specific skill, imparting confidence in their knowledge and ability, while providing them with the knowledge and skill(s) to solve musical problems and achieve musical goals. Read More