Private Guitar tutoring lessons Selkirk, NY.

I'm a musician in Nashville, TN which means I'm exposed to many different playing styles. I play mainly Rock, Blues, and Contemporary Christian Worship/Gospel style guitar. I grew up without a guitar teacher, mainly learning from the internet, but have since gotten formal guitar training in college. I have taught in person in the past and am eager to have students again. I can help with everything from technique, to theory, and can even help students who come "just wanting to learn how to play _______". I've been there in all of those situations and love to help inspire students to play guitar. I can teach from either the electric guitar or acoustic guitar, depending on what the student would like to learn on.

I've been playing guitar for 17 years and teaching for 8. In my teaching experiences so far, my students have gone from little or absolutely no experience, to playing their favorite songs in just a few short weeks. I will work with you to set goals and will customize lessons to work toward accomplishing them.

Principled Learning

An initial establishing of your skill level and a personalized program of growth tailored to your specific goals

A Roadmap to your learning with intermittent goals to help you see your progressreach your ultimate

A few ”tricks of the the trade” to more professional playing

Principles that can stretch into any instrument, genre or style of music

If so desired, analysis of songs to understand deeper mechanisms of music

I offer lessons in both classical and fingerstyle guitar (especially for open tunings like DADGAD, for which I have published two books with Mel Bay). I tailor my lessons to the individual, but I like to concentrate on both technique and overall musical expression. When called for, I offer assistance in basic theory, including rhythm, chord structure, and melodic playing--and can teach both standard notation and tablature. One of my classical guitar students has commented, Julie "has patiently brought me through increasingly more difficult technique by choosing a wide variety of challenging but enjoyable pieces to practice. I am gradually working my way up the fret towards the 5th position. She has helped me with theory, including rhythm, the major and minor scales and chord building. Her empathy is a particular blessing for me because of my poor eyesight and the arthritis in my wrists, hands and fingers.”

Guitar is a passion of mine and I would love to help you to begin your journey to play guitar.

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