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| | Guitar Lessons Music Theory & Notation Sight Reading Advanced Improvisation Theory & Technique $80 per month $20 per half hour | |
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| | My teaching approach covers overall musicianship and guitar technique. The intent is to provide students with an understanding of the different elements that come together to create good music and the guitar's place in the mix. Lessons will cover a wide variety of contemporary music and a complete analysis of music theory or can be tailored to focus on only the style, technique and theory level of interest to the student.
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| | Focus on some of the most important players from the history of the electric guitar and the most commonly used tools and techniques found in contemporary guitar styles. Some examples are:Scale Shapes (major, minor, pentatonic)
- Grips/Chord Shapes (3-part, 4-part, open, moveable, etc.)
- Arpeggios
- Double Stops
- Sight-reading
- Basic Song Repertoire
- Right- & Left-Hand Techniques
- Single-Line/Soloing Techniques
- Harmonic Minor
- Melodic Minor
- The Modes (and their uses)
- Harmony/Theory
- Fret-board Harmony (chords, scales, modes, etc.)
- Guitar Lines & Technique (signature phrases/licks, tapping, bending, etc.)
- Equipment & Style (how to get your sound)
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| | - Rock (classic & modern)
- Jazz
- Blues
- Country
- Rockabilly
- Funk
- R&B
- Fusion
- Flamenco Rhythm Techniques
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| | My Playing Examples:
Click here to hear examples of my playing.
Downloadable Lessons:
I sometimes post lesson material online for my students. To see lesson material I have posted for you online, click here to go to the Students file, then click on the file with your name on it. Download both the .htm & .sib file to a folder you create on your desktop. To view the lesson, open the .sib file from the designated folder. | |
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| | Education:
Diploma: Dick Grove School of Music, Guitar Performance
Attended: Berklee School of Music
Studied with: - Master Jazz Instructor - Charlie Banacos
- Berklee Instructor, Composer, Artist - Bruce Bartlett
- Guitarist - Rick Robbins (has played with Eric Clapton, Joan Armatrading, Andy Gibb and others)
Apprenticeship with: - Famous Guitarist, Bassist, Composer, Session Player - Jamie Glaser (has done sessions with Jonathon Wolfe, Bill Conti and many others; has played with John Luc Ponty, Chic Corea, Rufus, Manhattan Transfer, Bryan Adams, etc.)
Playing Experience: - Areas: Northern California, Southern California, Boston
- Styles: Rock, Jazz, Blues, Country, Rockabilly, Funk, R&B, Fusion
- Ensembles: Solo, Trios, 4-5 Piece Bands, Big Bands, etc.
- Venues: Clubs, Weddings, Studio, Churches, etc.
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