Private Guitar tutoring lessons Beaverton, OR.

My primary goal as a teacher is to present musical material in a way that keeps students excited about what they are learning. Even with absolute beginners, I will have a student playing actual songs that they are interested in as quickly as possible. Along with way I include fundamentals such as scales, strength-building exercises, rudiments of theory, and ear training.
I also use interactive music websites to introduce students to concepts of music theory.

Trained at Berklee College of Music in Electric Guitar and Songwriting, I will help you develop the musical tools you need to write full songs that are ready for the radio and the stage! As my student, I work with you to develop goals based on your interests and teach you what you want to learn. Some examples are songwriting, improvisation, music theory, ear training, practice methods, sight reading, music production, etc.
Writing, playing, and performing music is incredibly rewarding, yet can also be challenging. I'm excited to help you obtain all your wildest rock n' roll dreams.

Beginning guitar lessons. Correct play position, picking, strumming, chords, musicianship, performing.

I've been teaching acoustic guitar for 7 years (since I was a teen myself!). Within the first few lessons, you'll be able to read and play from basic tabs, and as time goes on we can work on songs you pick yourself. I generally don't teach guitar students to read sheet music unless they ask; this is because in the "real world" of playing musicians, guitarists rarely use actual sheet music except in a classical setting. I specialize in beginner and intermediate acoustic, pop, country and fingerpicking style. Students should have and bring their own guitar. I will work with students ages 6+, but I recommend waiting until close to age 10 for guitar, as it requires some hand size/strength to reach many chord shapes. Ukulele is a fun option for smaller kids 6+ and I teach that too!

I have been playing guitar for 15 years and teaching it for 5+. We can focus on whatever you're interested in, whether it be a well-rounded musical education or just a specific style or song.

I teach guitar all the way from basics to barre chords and a little beyond!