Noah R
Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, Hip Hop, Swing, Punk

In all, I have five years of teaching experience. I am able to teach students of all ages (children to seniors), though my favorite age range to teach is teenagers and young adults. I especially enjoy teaching beginner and intermediate students. My methods as an instructor are entirely derived from my personal experience. I teach what I know, and never anything I don't. As I mentioned in my bio, I taught MYSELF how to play my instrument. My interaction with instructors was limited at best. This is important for one specific reason: I picked up A TON of bad habits. I had no one to show me the way - the right way, that is. I did the best with the information I had available to me. Finally, once my playing ability plateaued, it became obvious how limiting my bad playing habits had become. I had to UN-learn all of the habits and RE-learn how to do things the right way. So why does this matter FOR YOU? It matters because if you decide to learn with me, my desire for you is to get you up to speed and having fun with your instrument AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. You don't need to spend hours a day for years and years until you can play your first song. All you have to do are apply a few simple techniques and apply them the RIGHT way. I can't tell you how many of my students come to me with an eager desire to advance their performance ability yet are completely frustrated when their progress is slow at best or often times completely stagnant. We always return back to the basics - executing even the simplest of things with the best technique... teaching the mind and body to reconnect these concepts and soon their playing begins to flourish. I can only teach this because I KNOW what its like to be frustrated, stuck, and want to give up on your hobby or passion. But it doesn't have to be that way! You can learn and learn FAST, when you apply the techniques the RIGHT way.

Each and every student receives custom lesson plans, because every individual has different needs, goals and learning styles. That said, in every case there are still fundamental concepts which must taught in order to ensure the best possible foundation for future learning, growth, and success. With all beginning to intermediate level guitar students, I typically start with Musicians Institute Guitar Fretboard workbook (2nd edition). Voice students will typically begin with foundational Sol-Feg exercises, and other methods such as Alexander technique. I also always cover whatever popular music pieces the student is interested in at the time and incorporate the theoretical learning into the practical application of playing and singing their favorite songs.