My name is Joey and I will be your tour guide through the vast and infinite pool of music!

About Me

Hi friends! My name is Joey (as in baby kangaroo) and I'm here to teach YOU how to play/write/practice/perform and love music! Music, like all things in life, is based on patterns. People listen to music everyday and music is one of THE most enjoyed things in everyday life. This goes to show why kids and adults will listen to music on average 1-3 hours daily. Well if you want to take music to the next step, I can take you there. Here's how:

Please keep in mind that ... everything I teach is meant to be applied to EVERY TYPE OF MUSIC! INCLUDING YOURS!

-I will increase your ear training ability to the point where you can transcribe a song (and different portions of it) just by listening to the song and breaking it down in your head. Music is about mental focus and the ability to think about everything in patterns.

-I will focus on the technical aspects of guitar involving dexterity, speed, tone, and synchronization. Included in these are alternate picking, alternate strumming, sweep picking, fingerstyle, scales, modes, and positions. All of these will be covered in depth and will be applied to your style of music.

-I will bring about the biggest sense of rhythm in your timing because after all, rhythm is the biggest part of music. Without it we could not have "melody". So we will govern various aspects of time including basic rhythms (whole,half,quarter,eighth,sixteenth notes, triplets, quintuplets,six tuplets, etc.), and as well how to apply them to your style of music. We will cover the connections between certain tempos, and we will also discuss time signatures.

-Other aspects of music that I will go into detail about are music theory, music history, harmony, chord progressions, and of coarse how to write music!

My qualifications include:

Knowledge of college level music theory, eight years playing experience, I have performed with Jazz bands and Rock bands in the Denver area and I have learned SO much about teaching in the past few months. I also know various aspects of almost any genre of music including metal, classical, country, R&B, rap, rock, jazz, and popular music.

Lesson Details

Joey has been a Aurora private music instructor for TakeLessons since 2009. Joey is a certified local music teacher.

How It Works

Lessons are paid for in advance and purchased through our monthly or quarterly plans. All plans come with our 100% Money Back Guarantee. We accept payment via credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover), debit card or electronic check.

Monthly Plan

Schedule and pay for lessons on a month to month basis. Lessons are paid for and scheduled on the 25th of every month.
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Quarterly Plan

Purchase 12 lessons upfront and receive your 13th lesson for free. Over the course of a year, you receive a month of free lessons!
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Pricing

Lesson rates vary depending on the length of the lesson (we offer 30, 45, 60, and 90 minute lessons), and the actual location of the lesson (we offer lessons in your home or our teacher's studio). Lessons are paid for in advance by Visa, Mastercard or Discover. Sorry, no cash.

Please call 877-231-8505 for details.

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South Parker Road

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Equipment:

Roland TD 9 electronic drumset

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Equipment:

I have two amps, however it would be much easier if student provided his/her own equipment i.e. guitar/amp. And a tape recorder is always good to have.

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