Private Guitar tutoring lessons Fishkill, NY.

Music is a journey of creative exploration with as many different paths and destinations as there are styles of music and musicians. Students will benefit from a personally customized approach to learning, exploring musical styles that range from rock to pop, blues to country, punk to folk, and at every level of musical experience. Tim is a teacher with 20 years of teaching and performing experience.

I do not teach guitar for readers or cover artists. If you want to learn how to find your own style and build on what is unique and valuable in what you play, I can help you.

I typically can't offer much to an already advanced player as they've already acquired and embedded habits I will train less experienced players to either avoid or incorporate from a creative rather than copy-cat methodology.

Students will be taught "Expressive Practicing", a technique emphasizing skills earned through inspired playing. This is a highly individualized method based on the students instinctive capabilities such as having an natural "ear". Fundamentals are taught as applied through a run-before-you-walk set of exercises and structured improvisation techniques.

Dear Students,
I'll do my best to help students understand how to play the guitar and what they want to play, hopefully giving them a lifetime skill that will enrich their lives.

🎸Picking up the acoustic guitar for the first time?

...Or picking up the acoustic guitar for the first time...in a long time?

No problem! Let's get you stringed up and back into the game. Each lesson is simple, effective, and guaranteed to get your fingers in shape and able to reach those frets you had never reached before--sounds a little bit like the intro narrative to Star Trek...?

What you will get in these lessons:

✅ How to play amazing rhythm guitar

✅ How to switch chords quickly

✅ How to play your favorite songs

✅ How to play solos

I can teach students theory, harmony, ear training, improvisation, how to play their favorite songs, how to create their own music, and how to read both tablature and sheet music.

Hello! My name is Dylan, I am a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, have been playing guitar for 14 years, and I would like to teach you what I know! I have studied and performed a wide variety of styles such as Blues, Jazz, Rock, Indie, Folk, and Metal. I will tailor my lesson plans to what you would like to learn! So whether you want to learn theory and go to music school, shred like your favorite guitar hero, or just get a few chords under your belt and play your favorite songs, I think I can help you out!