Fishkill, NY Guitar Lessons

All styles - pop, rock, jazz, funk, classical, etc. Reading, writing and ear training.

I've played guitar on countless sessions and stages all over the world, and will bring my experience to your student...going over technique, and teaching your favorite songs. Lessons are a fun, interactive process that get great results!

Dedicated, patient teacher. Email, video,audio recording support.
custom backing tracks and handouts.

Take lessons to learn guitar, music theory, reading music, and many other musical skills. I specialize in solo guitar, improvisation, finger-style guitar, arranging, music theory and knowledge of various styles of music.
Learn to play rock, jazz, blues, Latin, Brazilian, Classical, pop, reggae, folk, metal, really anything!
Music should be fun to play and learn, which is the focus of my teaching method.
I look forward to meeting and helping you to become a better musician!

The first thing I do when I meet a student is to interview the student and find out why they want to learn how to play the guitar and what are some of their goals. Then I find out what style of music they would like to learn. I have the student come up with ten songs they would like to learn. I take this information and structure future guitar lessons around the essential elements of these songs. I design each lesson to teach the specific skills required to learn those songs. I create an organized binder guitar workbook and having a teaching degree I create all of the lessons to meet each students individual needs that include lessons on theory, technique, chords, rhythm, scales, arpeggios, songs, song form, and exercises etc. I use a color coded method to teach scales, chords and theory that I created that help students not only understand scales but also they are able to see visually where chords come from. I break down each song into easy digestible parts so students can learn a ...

I have been playing guitar for 10 years. Rather than a classical, note-reading approach based on standard music theory, I will teach songs, chords, and soloing techniques so you can start rocking right away!

Throughout my teaching career, I have crafted a strategic approach to giving my students an open, creative learning environment to help them progress rapidly without stress. My students receive thoughtful one-on-one lessons to cater to their individual goals and needs. I strive to see my students succeed and love when they see the progress they are making.

Even if you've never held a guitar or played a musical instrument I will have you playing music on your guitar in the first lesson.

I provide new students with all the materials necessary to learn to play guitar. I use a wide range of materials from a large variety of sources when giving a lesson. These include tablature, sheet music, chord charts and photo-copied pages from various music instruction books. Each lesson is personalized to the individual student.

I am a music professional and an experienced teacher with 13 years of experience in teaching acoustic and electric guitars. My curriculum is divided into beginner, intermediate and expert levels for all age groups. My lessons are customized and catered to the needs and goals of each student. Being a guitar recording artist and having taught over 200 students, I also offer unique lessons on how to record your own guitar in a studio. I bring my professional experience of composing and playing guitars for movies, which makes my teaching style and curriculum very exciting!
If you are really good and are a fast learner, I let you record guitars in my studio. So bring it on guys!

If you're interested in both playing and songwriting/composing in a variety of genres, look no further! I'm especially equipped to teach fingerstyle classical guitar, since I studied for several years at an accredited university in pursuit of a music education degree. I have the rare diversity of being classically trained, while sill being highly involved and interested in metal (trash metal, death metal, etc.), indie, punk, and more. I am also an active songwriting/composer of various different genres. I look forward to working with you!