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Cameron S.
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Teaches Beginner -
Awarded Hot pick! from Pacific Songwriting Competition -
BA degree in music with a concentration in studio production from Purchase College SUNY
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About Cameron
STUDYING WITH ME: Learning guitar should be interesting and fun! While we're studying all the different aspects of the instrument, you'll also be learning how to play your favorite songs and solos! I approach each student as an individual and structure their lessons according to what I determine
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Ed D.
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Speaks Spanish, English, Spanish, English -
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced -
Teaching since 2002
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All styles from classical to jazz/blues to many ethnic/world music styles
About Ed
*** Travel Equipment *** Student just needs a guitar and amp if electric. I travel with a laptop/portable studio. *** Specialties *** Classical, Jazz, Rock, Metal, World, Electronic etc.
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Peter C.
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Speaks English, Italian -
Teaches students 7 to 79 -
Teaching since 1980
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Please see the section on Music Theory.
About Peter
*** Specialties *** I teach all styles and all ages but my specialty is in electric rock music and applied music theory as in guitar soloing and improvisation as well as song crafting. I can teach a student any song requested by looking it up on you tube if you don't have it and immediately tra
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Matthew W.
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Teaching since 2001 -
B.S. Audio Technology and Minor in Music Theory from American University -
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
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Matthew W.
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About Matthew
My strong suits are teaching rhythm guitar, jazz chord chart comping, fingerpicking/fingerstyle/Travis, easy-to-intermediate classical technique, improvisation, composition/songwriting, music recording, music production, music theory, learning songs by ear, and music memorization. ...I can’t teach


Lucian W.
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Performance and Arranging from Berklee College Of Music -
Teaching since 2014 -
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
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- Analyzing the 4 types of compositional concepts: melodic, lyric, harmonic, and rhythmic
- song structures (verse, chorus, bridge, pre-chorus etc.)
- chord progressions: diatonic (within the key) and non-diatonic (outside of the key)
- harmonic rhythm
About Lucian
Lucian W is an alumnus of Berklee College of Music in Boston and former faculty member of the Hartford Conservatory. His vocal studies have been with Jacqueline Jarrett and David Baker in Connecticut, Jane Ellison at Loyola University in Montreal, noted operatic tenor Carmine Gagliardi in New York
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Lee Q.
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Awarded Army Achievement Medal from U.S. Army -
Master of Music in Instrumental Pedagogy, Bassoon from Belmont University -
Teaching since 1996
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Learn the basics of songwriting, expand your songwriting skills, and step your songs up to the next level.
Never written a song? I'll help you get started... All you need are basic skills (a few chords) on guitar and/or piano. I can even help you record your own songs on your computer with GarageBand.
Have writer's block? It's not a block, just a bump in the road. I'll help get you over the hump and writing songs again.
Lee is a singer-songwriter-guitarist and Katrina refugee with a penchant for folk songs. This Louisiana-born and classically-trained musician writes in a variety of roots, country and acoustic styles, self-produced and self-recorded.
In 2005 Lee survived a forced water-related relocation from New Orleans to Nashville, Tennessee, where she appeared frequently on writers nights around town, including the famous Bluebird Cafe (16+ performances).
Lee has led songwriting seminars for the National Guitar Workshop, hosted songwriting nights, performed her ...
About Lee
Minimum ages: 8 for ukulele 9-10 for guitar/bass guitar 12 for bassoon Lee Q. has a master's degree and comprehensive experience in music instruction and performance, including solo performance, orchestra, concert band, folk/bluegrass orchestra, chamber ensembles, rock/blues/folk and pep
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