Michael G  
Instruments: Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Punk

I began teaching lessons while I was in college about fifteen years ago. Since that time I have taught informal lessons to friends and family and through Musika. To this day I continue to learn new things about playing the guitar. I encourage students to play what they like to listen to but also learn about the history of today's music and how it has morphed over the past 150 years or so. By learning that progression, students can find some things that have never changed and therefore learn to be timeless. I would also recommend checking out classical music, too.

For each student, I think it is important to keep a conversational tone throughout the duration of the lessons. The student needs to understand where they want to go and how I plan to get them there. Generally older students will have more specific tastes and goals compared to younger students who are "sponges." However with all students, it is important to start with the fundamentals and go from there. Chords, scales, and music theory are the basic building blocks for my lessons and I use songs to implement and show concrete examples of practical uses.