Acoustic Guitar with Gabriel W.

Hey, my name is Gabe. I'm a guitar player, musician, composer, producer and educator, and I have been playing professionally and teaching music for over 15 years. I have an undergraduate degree in music composition and theory, a Masters degree Jazz Studies with an emphasis in Guitar Performance, a Masters in Musicology, and I was a Doctoral Candidate in Musicology/ Ethnomusicology/ Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California. My system of teaching is proven to get you playing in no time. Typically, beginning students are instructed via my "Basics Curriculum", and then move on to custom tailored sessions at the intermediate or advanced level. I am patient instructor and love working with beginners and getting them off to a good start, just as much as I enjoy taking advanced students to the next level. Throughout my career, I have toured throughout the US and around the world, sharing the stage with several national and international acts, including Naked Eyes, Wang Chung, A Flock of Seagulls, Erasure, Men Without Hats, Howard Jones, Berlin, Quactus, John Popper (Blues Traveler), Leo Nocentelli (The Meters), Marc Ford (Black Crowes), Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction), Nels Cline (Wilco), Kris Myers (Umphrey's McGee), Moonalice (w/ members of Phil Lesh and Friends, Hot Tuna, Bruce Hornsby, and Jefferson Starship), EOTO (w/ members of String Cheese Incident), Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band, Particle, The Maykers (w/ members of the Jerry Garcia Band), Bobby Vega (Sly and the Family Stone), CR Gruver (Polytoxic/Outformation), Willie Waldman, The New Mastersounds, U-Melt, The Heavy Pets, Cubensis, Delta Nove, Big Organ Trio, Jamie Janover, Leon Mobley, Moksha and Al Howard & the K23 Orchestra. *** Lesson Details *** I am experienced in most styles: jazz, blues, rock, funk, punk, metal, acoustic, shred,pop, jam, etc. so I am capable of playing/teaching anything. I pride myself on being versatile and enabling each student to achieve their own goals. During the lessons, I cover a variety of topics: Strumming Patterns and Chords Scales and Modes Alternate Picking, Sweep Picking and Economy Picking Tapping Bending Harmonics Hybrid Picking, Fingerpicking, and Slapping Creating Riffs, Licks, and Bass Lines Songwriting Technical Mastery Ear Training Sight Reading Music Theory Improvisation Guitar Maintenance, Amplifiers and Effects *** Studio Equipment *** Various amplifiers, guitars, books, computer tools, and other learning aids. *** Specialties *** Music, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Music Theory, Songwriting, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Folk, Rock, Punk, Metal, Acoustic, Classical, Jam Band, World, Latin, Improvisation, Shred, History, Ear training, Sight reading, Transcribing