Adam S.

General Info

• Certified Music Teacher

  Certified Music Teacher

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• Levels: Beginner to Advanced

• In-Home Lessons: Yes
• In-Studio Lessons: Yes
• Ages: 5 & up

Subjects Taught

Guitar, Music Performance, Music Recording, Music Theory, Songwriting

Education

Kansas State Univ. - Business/Marketing - 1990-1995 (Bachelor's degree received)

Lesson Details

I am a fairly laid back teacher. I don't really place expectations on students but rather try to structure lessons around the goals of each student. I feel like my job is to trick my students into lots of practicing by making the lessons/homework so much fun that they can't help but want to practice.
After 3 months a brand new student will have mastered 7 chords and understand the theory behind chord structure. They will understand major chord progressions and the theory behind those as ... well.
Songwriting students will have written at least 3 songs and will have a better understanding of structure, progression, and building of songs.

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About

I started playing the guitar in high school just learning chords on a borrowed guitar. In college I started playing open mics and getting gigs at coffeeshops and small clubs. After graduating I made my living playing restaurants and bars in Branson, Missouri and then Boulder, Colorado. After a few years honing my craft I moved to Austin, Texas to record my first record, "Friends like these", released in 2000. I got quite a bit of attention for an indie record, as Dick Clark Promotions chose ... me as one of the top 50 unsigned bands of 2000, and the College Music Journal invited me to play the 2001 CMJ New Music Festival in NYC. I toured for a few years doing mostly solo shows in small clubs around the country and in 2005 started work on my second record, "October Sky". After the birth of my daughter in 2006 I stopped touring and started taking guitar and songwriting students. I have been teaching for 6 years.

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