Music Lessons California

Instruments: Guitar, Violin, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Conga, Latin Percussion, Music, Acoustic Guitar

Drums and Percussion: Alfred's Kids Drumset Course-Dave Black and Steve Houghton Elementary Drum Method-Roy Burns Intermediate Snare Studies-Mitchell Peters Alfred's Beginning Drum Set Method-Sandy Feldstein and Dave Black Primary Handbook for Mallets-Garwood Whaley Violin: Suzuki Method Guitar: Hal Leonard Guitar Method-Will Schmid and Greg Koch Ukulele: Kid's Ukulele Course-Ron Manus and L.C. Harnsberger Bass: Hal Leonard Bass Method Ed Friedland As students begin to grasp more on fundamentals, they will be introduced along the way to various repertoire relating to their skillset or challenging them to go to the next level. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Trombone, Drums, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Orchestral Percussion, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar

I approach teaching in layers. Step one leads to step two, we cant skip steps! I find it important that for beginners we follow this structure. More advanced students will be on a case by case basis in regards to where we start. I emphasize imprivisation in every lesson weather it be on drums, piano or trombone. Playing music right off the top of your head, and in the moment is something you can't learn out of a book! Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Double Bass, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

When a student has got the basics down, I will begin to teach them songs of their choosing and recommend songs to learn. For more intermediate to advanced students, I will find their passion and see what they want to play. I will work to inspire them and get them to perform as much as possible. I understand that everyone learns differently, so I will make each student their own unique lesson plan in order to maximize learning. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar

My teaching experience dates back to when I was in college. I began teaching private lessons on the guitar and the piano part time for the past 7 years. I like to see how each student learns best, and what the student wants to learn in order to keep them motivated. I like to teach rock and pop music, improvisation, songwriting as well as ear training. This also helps with practice sessions. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Lap Steel Guitar, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For small children, I like to teach from the same book I first learned how to play guitar from. But, for older students, I like to base our lessons on their interests. Generally, I will ask a student if there is a song they really like. If so, we will learn the song by ear, or by sheet music for those interested, and break down all of its pieces. Then, once we understand the inner workings of the music, we will apply it to different situations. Read More