Melbourne, FL Blues Guitar Lessons

Little Gunnar getting the blues down at a young age!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEbcAdvRKxM

I have been recording & performing blues music since late 2004, & in that time I've acquired a lot of knowledge on the nuances involved in making blues music truly sing on the guitar. We will cover rhythm guitar approaches, chord voicing, when to play (& not to play), developing leads, & working/blending as an ensemble member of a blues band.

Learn scales, technique, music and style of this iconic sound.

Whether you're an absolute beginner or an experienced blues player, get ready to learn a lot and expand your horizons!

I take take you from your first blues chord all they way to writing and improvising.

I will show you how to figure out any chord that you see on a chart and how to improvise with confidence using pentatonics, arpeggios and advanced fusion concepts that will spice up any standard blues.

Blues is the music from America. It has a long and exciting history and is played by many throughout the world. I generally start with easy blues songs and we work our way to blues greats like Robert Johnson!

It’s always a very special time a guitar student wants to learn about the blues. As an improviser, this is one of my favorite topics to teach.
We will listen to the great blues guitarists, discussing their individual sound and technique. Lots of time will be spent learning scales and basic harmonic principles. Most importantly though, we will jam! It’s not easy at first, but I promise to keep the vibe easy-going and positive.

A student can expect to learn 12 bar blues/ 1,4,5 progression, the blues and pentatonic scale and use it to improvise blues solos, bending, slurring, vibrato. This is a great style and the elements of blues creates a solid foundation for rock guitar which is intermediate.

Yo hablo Espanol y puedo conducir los leciones en Espanol.

A full understanding of Bass Guitar fundamentals is taught, while learning to play in a real time studio and public environment. The student will perform with other musicians while learning songwriting techniques.

I believe that learning music should be as fun and inspiring as it can be to play. We all have a vast wellspring of creative energy within us, and the goal of the relationship between the student and the teacher is to help nurture and develop that latent talent. For this reason, my approach to teaching music is highly individualized. I start out with the premise that the student has unique gifts and my job is to help them discover what those are, and develop and refine them in order to make beautiful and deeply satisfying music, through whatever instrument and in whatever style they are drawn towards.

Depending on one's starting level of experience, some basic exercises will be assigned to develop core skills, with increasing levels of technical challenge and complexity. Elements of music theory will be woven into practical lessons. Students will have the choice to incorporate material from popular and familiar music into their studies, and as they progress they will be encouraged to

If you want to be the best guitar player you can be, the first step is to study with someone who not only knows what they are talking about, but has the experience to back it up! My name is Olin Clark and I hold a Masters of Music degree from Michigan state university, as well as performing and touring professionally with jazz, blues, rock, reggae, hip-hop/rap, r'n'b, and pop bands. I have been teaching privately for over seven years, with students aged 4-60! I am educated not only in jazz, but in a multitude of styles of music, and I want to share what I know with dedicated students who love music as much as I do.

I believe that developing a personal relationship with my students is the most important aspect of my effectiveness as their teacher. I prefer to use both aural and visual learning, as well as demonstrating with my instrument and explaining with verbal communication.