Ozark, MO Acoustic Guitar Lessons

Chords, Rhythm, Note-Reading, Soloing, and technique from the simplest to most complex levels

Accomplished guitar teacher for students of all ages, 6 to 66. Learn to hold the guitar properly and how to tune it. Read notes and tabs. Strum, pluck, and pick the guitar strings with your dominant hand. Learn to play melodies and chords with your non-dominant hand. Begin with the basics and progress to playing your favorite music from popular to jazz, folk, country and more. Enjoy the process and the progress!

I encourage students to be at least 7/8 years old to begin.

You will learn the basic of guitar, chords, scales and songs of your choice

I started playing acoustic guitar when I was seven years old. I have been playing and teaching mostly bluegrass, old time, Irish, blues, and swing jazz styles for many years. I have taught both privately and have also done various workshops at festivals. I have taught guitar multiple years for instance at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival in PA.
My students learn to have fun with music. Students can work on rhythms, melodies, improvisation, song writing, getting into and/or hanging on in a jam session, etc.

Experienced guitar teacher of 25 years available for eager students of all experience levels and ages! I structure my lessons so students learn what they want to learn, while also building a strong foundation of fundamental guitar skills. I specialize in rock, blues, and country, flat picking, finger picking. Typically use study books, and also have sheet music available to use during lessons. You will learn simple and complex chords, lead guitar scales and melodies, music sight reading and music theory.

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With my acoustic guitar lessons we will learn everything from A to Z about chords, theory, fingerstyle guitar, sight reading sheet music and much more! From the inspiration of Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Trace Bundy, Adam Rafferty, and many more, we will learn how to master the acoustic guitar. Please feel free to use the "Ask a question" feature! Thank you!

I am best suited to teaching beginners proper technique and giving solid foundation for building chords/harmony and developing style.

I can help you learn to play guitar at your own pace! I'm a classically trained, semi professional musician with 5 years of experience teaching beginner to intermediate guitar. I would love to show you the ropes in a relaxed environment and support you in your quest to become a better musician. Whether you want to learn theory or just how to play some songs, I can help you out.

To be honest, I'm here to encourage people to play their guitar. So, I'm mostly going to work on the things you want to work on. In terms of my experience, I have been playing for almost 10 years. I started as a self-taught guitarist in high school and then I decided to actually study music in college. So, if you have theory questions I'll be happy to help.
My methods aren't too strict like classical guitarists. However, I do have specific exercises on how to practice more effectively and other things like chord studies. Again, I'm mainly here for you to learn how to play your favorite song, or how to be able to jam with other guitarists and so on. At the end of the day, I want students to reach their goals and enjoy playing what they want to play rather than being able to play all the chords and scales without enjoying it.