Guitar Lessons Oregon

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Orchestral Percussion, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I want to help my students set goals, both large and small, and help them understand the step by step process to get there. I also emphasize understand why you are playing something. Students often get frustrated with beginner songs or simple (aka boring) exercises. I make a point to explain that we're learning how to learn. It's probably not that essential that you know how to play Red River Valley, but it is important that you go through the process of learning. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For children I start with easy and fun fundamental books. For older students I use Alfred's All in One for Adults series. I wrote my own vocal teaching book. It consists of theory, activity and homework. For guitar, I start out with Mel Bay and then move onto my own guitar book with lessons and songs in order of difficulty. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Ukulele, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Your lessons are about what YOU want! My goal is to keep lessons fun and interesting while helping you achieve your goals. I rarely give technical exercises, instead I like to give students songs that they enjoy which will challenge them and keep them moving forward. Lessons are not regimented, but loosely planned. I always make sure to give my students the opportunity to ask questions about anything, even if it's not related to what we're studying at the moment. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Guitar, Accordion, Double Bass, Euphonium, Tuba, Music, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

I seek to help a student to find their own inspiration in whatever genres and fields they find appropriate. I help students develop their own inner passion by bringing them to community events to provide musical examples outside of the curriculum that is necessary to improve skill level on all instruments. I seek to help students find what they are hearing and to give them the theory tools (scales, technical ability, chords, form, reading, etc...) to write it down or play it back. Read More

Instruments: Guitar, Drums, Bass Guitar, Ukulele

For beginning drummers I will often take a basic rock beat and break it apart, focusing on one piece at a time and then putting it back together. This gives us a foundation to work from to which we can later add rudiments, etc. For more advanced students I like to first look back and see if there are any techniques or skills that they have neglected as they progressed. Read More