Jeffery D  
Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar
Styles: Pop, Rock, Folk, Country, Gospel, Electronic, Spirituals

I began teaching guitar professionally for Roger Williams International Music Studios in 1973. We presented a challenging program with accelerated lessons, using a type of computerized teaching. These were group lessons but the advantage you have through Musika is one-on-one instruction. I teach and play acoustic, electric, 12 string and some Bass guitar. For the more advanced electric student who has an interest in the electronics of special effects, I have extensive experience with programming floor pedals. There can be as much art as to crafting the right sound coming out of your amp, as the craft of originating the notes on your fret board. I can also teach in the area of MIDI guitar. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Information. This is an industry standard that allows for synth guitars and keyboards to communicate with each other and work together. I have one guitar system I custom built that drives three synth modules. At the touch of a button, my guitar can sound like a pipe organ, violins, drums, over 2000 sounds in all. This one is not for the beginner.    

We always start where you are at. So we begin by getting acquainted and assessing your present skills and discovering your interests and what you would like to accomplish. If you are a total beginner, that’s fine. I can show you your first chord with just one finger. I often develop custom lessons for a student. I like to get you going where you can play something fairly quickly. If you're not having fun, if you don't feel you're accomplishing something, you won't stick with it. I don't bore you with endless scales and picking single notes for months on end. We get to chords pretty quickly so you can actually play songs. If you already know some chords, it's time to work our way up the guitar neck. There are four or five ways to play each chord up the neck.