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Melissa started playing the clarinet as a young child and is now a published guitar method book author and music instructor. She has been instructing students of all ages in group lessons, voice, guitar, and piano for more than 15 years. Her students have excelled academically, composed their own melodies, learned to improvise, acquired confidence performing some of their favorite compositions, and received good ratings at judging panels.



Enjoy yourself while you learn to form guitar chords and play rhythm! You will learn how chords function within a key signature, how to play chords technically, how to change tempo, and how to develop an ear for chord changes. Studying rhythmic guitar can help you write songs, develop your listening comprehension, write songs, play easy pieces, and learn about chords and their families. 


Beginners' Guide to Rhythm Guitar

Melissa is so patient with me! It makes the lesson really enjoyable. She’s very encouraging which helps me gain confidence. Thanks, Melissa!

Melissa is so patient with our daughter. We are truly amazed at the progress our daughter has made in a short amount of time.

Melissa is very patient with me and I enjoy taking lessons with her.

My daughter loves her lessons with Melissa

Teacher was so nice. My kids love her and want to see her again!

Melissa is a very helpful and knowledgeable instructor and helps you grasp necessary concepts before moving on-has a great teaching pace and is great at breaking things down and explaining them.

I feel Melissa does great with little kids my 5 year old granddaughter loves going waits all week. thank you Melissa.

We love Melissa so much!  Hate to leave her, but am moving.  You're so lucky to have her instruct your child.  She instills a love of learning in a positive, encouraging, and non-stressful way.

Very nice and gentle teacher. My daughter loves her

Have fun learning to read and play tablature in this instructional video. You will build dexterity and calluses with a finger exercise at first position on the guitar. Thereafter you will learn how to read tablature according to the strings on your guitar. By the end of the video you will be able to play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and perform guitar exercises that will greatly benefit your future studies.  

Learn to Read and Play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star with Tablature. 

Enjoy learning to sing by starting with the basics. You will learn breathing exercises that focuses on the diaphragmatic support from your lower stomach. By strengthening these muscles you will become a vocalist who can maintain long tones and phrases with this support. We will cover vowel warm ups and facial shaping for each exercise. To conclude this tutorial we will look at a sample lead sheet called Simple Gifts. You will learn to sing part of this piece by following a lyrical verse and building listening skills. You will walk away with more confidence as a vocalist. 

Singing

Vocal Tutorial for Beginners

Have fun learning to play C & G7 guitar chords!  You will work with a metronome set at moderato and allegretto speeds. The rhythm worksheet is an exercise that covers quarter, half and eighth notes. Utilizing a pick and strumming with fingers is encouraged to give you string playing versatility.

Beginner Rhythmic C & G7 Chord Study

Learn the very basics of beginning piano. We take a look at numbering your piano fingers and placement of both hands at C Penta scale position. This is the first scale you will learn to play! You will also learn how to play Incy Wincy Spider with your right hand. 

Beginners' Guide to Rhythm Guitar - Guitar Class

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Melissa's Guitar videos

Learn to Read and Play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star with Tablature.

Vocal Tutorial for Beginners

Beginner Rhythmic C & G7 Chord Study

Beginner Piano Demo

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