Music Lessons in Clinton, LA. It's your time.

Students will learn how to read as well as play: notes, chords, scales, songs, common chord progressions, guitar tab, chord charts and a whole bunch more! Ear training, chord theory and improvisation will also be incorporated into the lessons.

I generally walk students through a guitar method book.
( a few examples listed below)

Hal Leonard Guitar Method by Will Schmid Level 1

The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method - Volume 1: Guitar Technique

Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method Grade 1

Some primary goals I have for students are to keep them motivated, interested, inspired and challenged.
I love music, and it should be fun, exciting, and entertaining!

You will learn a lot with me and we'll have a good time doing it!

My goal is to help you become one with the instrument !

I teach beginner to advanced students!

I had a pretty serious obsession with ear training in High School, and I was assistant teaching ear training in 2009 while I was still in college, but my real education in this topic began when I started to freelance. When I started transcribing pieces of music that students would bring and music that I had an interest in but was outside of my training. I learned how to use the fundamentals and eventually bend them to understand music from the ground up in any style. My teaching approach blends Western Solfegge, Indian Classical Sargam and Just Intonation...though I'm happy to just cut the big words and sing with you if that's what you're into.

I teach from the ground up, meaning I fully utilize my college background when it comes to music. Nearly all my students all started out with zero background in music and within a few lessons I get all my students reading music for guitar and playing well enough so that they can practice themselves. My approach and goal is to equip all my students with the tools they need to practice and become better musicians on their own. I do not like to use my lesson time to practice with my students unless they needed help with how to practice. Each of my lessons include something new that the student can take home with them. With my more advanced students I dive deeper into guitar and music theory, scales, modes, and harmonic composition.

With an extensive academic background in music, all my students have  a structured and strong foundation of not only the guitar but music in general.

I specialize in trad jazz and swing. I don’t teach THE INSTRUMENT - you can get that from others; I teach THE MUSIC. I can offer you something you won’t get elsewhere: an understanding of the role the clarinet and sax play in a trad or swing band. How do you choose what notes to play in the ensembles and on your solo? Whether you've played other styles and would like to learn trad/swing, you've played trad/swing but want to hone your skills, or you're new to music altogether, I CAN HELP YOU.