Lessons
Local Guitar Instruction Available (Nashville area only)
Having taught many private lessons over the years, I love to pass on my advice, help, and instruction to those with a genuine interest in the guitar. In the interest of providing the kind of instruction which others have graciously given to me (both formally and informally) for well over half of my life by now, I don’t claim to be the right teacher for every aspiring guitarist. But what I do aim to be is the best teacher for anyone with a little experience under their belt, some basic goals, and a desire to take their playing in a specific direction.
My basic teaching philosophy aims to maintain and build upon the excitement and passion that made us want to play music in the first place. All too often teaching becomes a job rather than a joy, and it’s never too long thereafter that a similar attitude overtakes the student. With that in mind, my approach to teaching is no different than my approach to playing. I aim to pass on what has positively impacted me along this musical pathway, while engaging my passion with like-minded individuals. For in art, love, and rock and roll, the whole had better equal much more than the sum of the parts.
I love teaching and focusing upon many different facets of the guitar, including but not limited to rock guitar in the vein of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and early Clapton, open tunings and the rhythm guitar of Keith Richards, classic blues guitar styles (electric and acoustic), fingerstyle guitar with an emphasis on the styles of Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, the songs of The Beatles, basic theory, fundamentals, and chord comping.
For local lessons I offer sixty-minute lessons in your own home and currently charge $50 per hourly lesson.
You may wish to view my teaching resume here for additional information.
