Alec F  
Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Pop, Rock, Folk, Country

I began my career as a music teacher when I was in high-school, where I had the opportunity to teach through a group co-op. I continued to develop my skills as a passionate teacher in undergrad, and began teaching through the Community Music Program at the University of Missouri. There I was able to really develop a love of teaching and became dedicated to enriching the lived of others through music education. Since graduating from McGill with my Masters degree I began teaching as a private guitar Instructor for Music & Arts, and as a group guitar instructor at St. Anthony's Elementary School where I currently teach.

I approach each student individually, and believe there is not one way to teach one way to teach guitar. What works for some may not work for others and I make sure to cater my instruction methods based on the needs of the student. I believe that a proper development of technique is essential know matter what genre or style of music you are playing. Thus I begin every student out with learning the fundamentals of guitar technique based on Classical Guitar methods I’ve learned studied and put into practice over the past 20 years. While these studies and exercises come from the traditional guitar methods of Spain and Italy, they are exercise that have been tried and tested again and again that can be applied to any genre. In addition, the fundamentals of music are also taught along with these exercises. These being: learning to read sheet music, understanding rhythm, and learning the beginnings of tonal harmony.