Guitar with Jake G.

Hi, my name is Jake G. My main job as a music instructor is to help you as a student reach your goals and ensure you're having a good time. I believe studying music should be fun and rewarding. We all play music for different reasons: as a hobby, as something to share with friends, a family tradition or a love of performance. I want to help you achieve whatever your personal goals as a musician are and to help you have fun learning. In the spring of 2011 I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Popular Music Performance Program at The University of Southern California. I studied classical composition before I switched to Pop Music, and Double Bass before switching to Guitar. I love learning and I love teaching; sharing what I've learned is the most rewarding. *** Lesson Details *** I enjoy all aspects of Songwriting, and I love sharing my passion with my students. I generally focus on: Developing Inspiration, Song Structure, Rhyme, Meter, Melody and Harmony. Whether you love Top 40 Pop or Indie Rock, I'd love to help you develop your songwriting skills. Playing Guitar is a blast and I like to get my students playing songs they know as quickly as possible. I teach Country, Blues, Rock (Modern, Indie, Classic), Folk, Bluegrass, Pop and Jazz; Fingerstyle as well as Flatpicking. Bass is the glue holding any group together, and developing a great time feel is essential. As with guitar I teach Country, Blues, Rock (Modern, Indie, Classic), Folk, Bluegrass, Pop and Jazz. I also teach Theory and Aural Skills and can tutor these individually or incorporate them into your lessons program on your instrument. *** Studio Equipment *** The in-Studio lessons are taught in the dining room with practice amps and recording equipment. Seating is available. No pets. Parking is open in any uncovered spot. *** Travel Equipment *** I'll provide an amplifier, and I expect the student to have their own instrument. *** Specialties *** For Guitar and Bass I teach a wide range of styles including, but not limited to: Country, Rock (Classic, Indie, Modern), Bluegrass, Blues, Motown, and Jazz. I teach all types of songwriting, from Great American Songbook styles to Contemporary Country. I also teach the Theory and Aural Skills appropriate for the student's goals; whether that means using Solfege or a number based system, or reading sheet music or simple chord charts.