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Levels: Beginner to Advanced
In-Home Lessons: Yes
In-Studio Lessons: Yes
Ages: 5 & up
Subjects Taught
Bass Guitar, Guitar, Music Theory
Education
Salt Lake Community College - Music - 8/2006-present
Specialties
I specialize in acoustic rhythm guitar, particularly with making it into a more percussive instrument. I encourage my students to gain independence between their hands early on, so that they can shape more elaborate strumming patterns in composition and emulate their favorite songs more accurately.
I also favor blues improvisation, chord theory, hybrid picking, finger-picking, and lead guitar on both acoustic and electric steel-string instruments.
Lesson Details
Good music is driven by our passions, and in turn can inspire that passion in others. I want my students to be reminded why they pick up that instrument: not just to do something, but to feel something. Amidst all the technical jargon and shouting (...okay, not really) that I subject my students to, they need to be feeling and enjoying it for us to really get things done.
If you just want to learn some basics, or if performing is in your sights, I will match your level of commitment to the
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instrument, so we can get the most out of our time together. Music is a form of expression, so it follows that this expression is unique from person to person. I reflect this in my lessons by letting the student decide what direction they'd like to go, and giving them a good shove!
I try to get my students playing songs of their choosing as soon as possible. For most people, interest in an instrument comes from hearing a certain song and thinking, "That. I want to do that. Now." So, building a repertoire is our number one priority.
Hi! My name is Jordan. I've lived and breathed music in all its forms my whole life, thanks mostly to my father, who was my guitar teacher and the reason I listen to so much Hendrix. I've been playing guitar for over 12 years, and I've been teaching private lessons for the past 3 years. I started picking up bass two years ago, and I'm in the process of learning piano, too!
In January 2011, I got a job teaching group classes to students at Oquirrh Mountain Charter School in Kaysville. I'm
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pursuing an AS in Music at SLCC, after which I'll be pursuing my Bachelor's in Music Education at the University of Utah...or Weber. Can't decide.
