Private Guitar tutoring lessons Alvaton, KY.

Finger Picking Style and regular picking
Note reading and Tablature
Various styles: classical, rock, country

I have been teaching Guitar since 2012 in a wide variety of settings, styles, and age groups. It is never too early or late to begin leaning guitar!

I tailor my teaching approach for the specific needs and goals of each student, always putting their priorities first. While I am versed in theoretical approaches and using method books like the Hal Leonard series, I am also fluent in working on contemporary music with a focus on ear training and improvisation.

Expect a fun time, delving deep into what it means to be not only a guitar player, composer, et cetera, but a real musician. We will go over books, videos, and other methods that have been proven to work over the years to make sure you get a solid foundation, if you're just beginning, or refining your skills to get to the next level.

Whether you want to learn, blues, rock, jazz, classical, funk, pop, or gospel, I will make sure each student gets a tailor made experience just for them.

I am truly passionate about your success in becoming the best guitar player you choose to be! I like to teach with repetition (wax on wax off) and prefer to present the big picture first so that every obstacle may potentially never be an obstacle for you. I take years of teaching experience and what have been topics of frustration brought to me from students in the past... I try to smooth the road and teach you so you get the highest yield of success for your money with as little headaches as possible :) for example: I begin with bar chords not folk chords. I would LOVE to have the opportunity to explain "WHY" and show you how great you can be in WAY less time than a traditionalist guitar teacher would get you...

My goal as an instructor is to keep the lessons fresh, fun, interesting, and to ultimately guide the students to better teach themselves as they gain experience and familiarity with the instrument and music. Students can have their lessons catered to the music and styles they wish to pursue. Lessons are tailored to each individual student so that we can build upon their strengths and focus on lessons to improve weaker areas. Students will learn how to build dexterity, use proper technique, and be creative. Every student has different goals, some really want to learn theory and read music. Others may simply want to learn to strum a few chords. Whatever the goal, I can provide the instructions to help the student succeed!

My approach as a music teacher is to first teach the student to relax and have fun with their instrument. I use backing tracks to help the student feel a beat or groove to a song. This is very important. Theory, technic and ear training are important but useless if the student doesn't first feel and enjoy music. We all sing along and dance to our favorite songs but in many cases, the joy goes away when we begin to actually study music. I don't want to take the joy away. First we have fun. Playing is learning.

I have taught guitar lessons for over 15 years. Learn the basic hand positioning, technique and chords. I think it’s important to learn songs that are simple and move to more advanced songs along the way. I can teach you how to read notes for guitar, along with understanding the fret board in a simple fun and easy way. If soloing is what you want I can show you how to get into learning the modes and scale patterns with ease. I try to get students to develop their own style and uniqueness to the instrument.

Thanks for your interest in music lessons and for viewing our profile/quote! I’m Gareth Somers, owner and instructor at Somers Music Studio. SMS is a private lesson studio conveniently located near the Monon Center in Carmel. We offer weekly one hour private lessons @ $150 per month and weekly 30 min private lessons @ $100 per month (4-5 lessons per month) for students of all ages and skill levels. We are accomodating for those with odd and/or flexible schedules, and provide individually tailored lessons relative to skill level, musical preference, and specific goals. We have been serving Indy’s northside for close to 5 years now and have hundreds of satisfied clients.

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