Pownal, ME Acoustic Guitar Lessons

Robin is a touring musician who was a 2013 Boston Blues Challenge Finalist. She has toured regionally in the US and in Europe, headlining Blues Festivals in Italy and the Czech Republic.

Learn the basics of country blues, folk, finger-picking and slide guitar. Chords, theory, Travis picking, arranging, songwriting. I believe in breaking things down to their simplest components and building a solid foundation through technique and repertoire.

Acoustic guitar - any style!

Acoustic still strings : jazz, gypsy jazz, rock ,pop
Nylon strings : jazz, Latin , Classic

The guitar is, of course, a staple of American music and it's versatility is endless. With me, you'll learn first to explore the instrument itself and then to use your ear to create and arrange songs. We will use music from all eras to gain a full understanding of how the guitar can play its role in music, from just jamming to performance-quality playing.

I have extensive experience teaching and playing across many styles including jazz, classical, R&B, funk, rock, folk, improvised music, and more. I approach each student as an individual with their own goals, needs, experience level, and learning style to create a specialized curriculum that helps propel the student towards their best self and enjoy the process at the same time.

I've been playing guitar for 8 years. I graduated Musicians Institute with Synester Gates Scholarship. I'm an EMG pickups and LINE 6 artist and product tester.
I have played with Steve Vai and led his band during a song, received technique lesson from Joe Satriani and Scott Henderson, played with Scott Page (Pink Floyd), and arranged music for Corey Feldman.
I have toured all the U.S. twice with more than 62 live shows. I also have more than 70 live shows in only Los Angeles.
I love the most metal, blues, classic rock, funk, acid jazz, pop etc.. I enjoy it all though.
I've been teaching guitar and bass in english/spanish for almost 2 years.
During the lesson you'll learn:
Chords, scales, modes, finger exercises, arpeggios, theory, ear training or anything that adjusts to what you want and need.

On guitar, I like to work with children ages 7 to 11 because I feel that they need to be able to master pushing those strings down in such a way that they won't some thuddy. Children who are too young sometimes have problems getting those strings to sound nice and clear so I'd like to be able to at least start with them at the minimum age of 7 years, sometimes six-years-old, depending on the child's ability.

I like to be able to send materials to you through a fax machine if you have one of those in your home. Or if you have a fax very close by that you can use to collect items I'm sending. Please let me know if you have one of these available close by. Thank you.

Each course provides contents particularly chosen for individual students with exercise and homework.

In my course, things I propose to teach including but not limited to:

Guitar Techniques
Finger Placement
Chords
Music Theory
Tabs and Notes (How to Read Music)
Improvisation
Songwriting
Performing/Gigging Tips
Gears/Equipment
Recording
Band Coordination

I also provide courses for people who are:

Wondering how a particular part of a song is played (Hand positioning, picking, etc.)
Unfamiliar with certain techniques (Hammer-ons, tapping, sweeping, etc.)
Wanting to have a section tabbed out and broken down for them.
Wanting to learn about different tunings.

My philosophy is teaching whatever a student WANTS to learn. Sitting through a lesson where you're fed meaningless information that you don't really care about can be agonizing. I'll teach your favorite songs, help you write your own music, or just jam with you! ~