Newburgh, 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!

As a self-taught guitarist who later went to college for music and now runs a guitar curriculum blog, I tailor all my lessons to the student's age, ability level, music interests, and preferred learning style. No matter what Riffs, Parts, Changes, and Improvisational skills you want to learn, I can teach you, but more than that, I can teach you how guitarists teach themselves.

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!

I've been teaching guitar, acoustic and electric, for fifteen years. The first thing I like to do is get to know you, the music you enjoy and your goals. In a way, I like to begin by letting the student lead.

I believe anyone can play guitar. In most situations, we can learn the basics of playing some of your favorite songs in under a month. In the first few lessons we will learn open position chords and the basics of strumming and picking in 4/4 and 3/4 time. After you've memorized half a dozen or so songs this way, we can attempt barre chords and lead guitar playing.

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 ...

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.

We'll cover what we need to in order to get you playing your instrument. Guitar is a combination of physically playing the instrument and having your hands been in shape, mentally know the possibilities of what you could play on you instrument, using and trusting your ear to create music, and doing it with a great sense of time and feeling the time/tempo and playing with great feel and different rhythms. We will cover various aspects and get you playing and understanding what you're doing on the instrument so that you will have a great foundation and most importantly be able to play with confidence.

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!