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Ukulele with Joe S.

Laguna Beach, California

5.0
(42)
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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 7+
Speaks English, Spanish
Teaching since 1996
Masters in Business Administration
  • 1 Repeated Students

The ukulele is fun for all ages — come learn with me!

This instrument is fun...flat out. Great for all ages, and can be used as a great springboard to guitar and other stringed instruments. I'm able to incorporate decades of music experience and knowledge into teaching the instrument and hope to help the student get the most out of it.

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Teaching Hours

Saturday
8:15 AM-2 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
45 minutes
$47
60 minutes
$59
75 minutes
$70
90 minutes
$81

About Joe S.

5.0
(42)
I absolutely love teaching music! After over 25 years of teaching, performing, writing, and recording in all styles/genres, it continues to be a great adventure. It is a joy to pass this on to others...especially seeing my students that never touched the instrument going on to be very proficient players. I take teaching seriously, but definitely try to make it enjoyable for the student. I studied classical guitar in college, but was playing everything from Van Halen to Jazz to Country & Blues before that. Currently, I'd consider myself a flat out musical mutt...enjoying anything and everything. The love of guitar has also expanded to a multitude of instruments that I record, gig, & teach with.
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42 Reviews
Violette
Student's home
Joe is a wonderful instructor. He is very patient, has a great teaching style, and a pleasant attitude. Love his sessions!
Posted Apr 12, 2023
Sheena Mortazavi
Teacher's studio
Joe is very patient and makes my son feels relaxed during the lesson. He always leaves his lesson feeling pumped and ready to play guitar! The rate is very competitive especially for the talent and knowledge that he shares so expertly. I would highly recommend.
Posted Feb 12, 2023
Stan
Online
Joe is an excellent observer and listener. In our first lesson, was able to assess where I was at and immediately start providing constructive feedback. Looking forward to continuing!
Posted Apr 10, 2021
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Experience

Guitar / Music Theory / Piano / Voice / Mandolin / Ukulele / Banjo, etc. Instructor

Jan, 2007 - Present

Self

Started teaching guitar, voice, piano, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and more independently. Developed custom made lesson plans on a per student basis.

Analyst

Jul, 2019 - Nov, 2020

Taylor Guitars

Dream job of analyzing the global guitar industry. Learned a lot about acoustic instrument production and care.

Guitar / Music Theory Instructor

Jan, 2003 - Oct, 2006

Kidder Music

Took a guitar studio that had four students enrolled and increased it to thirty two students of all ages. Also taught bass guitar, keyboard theory, and music theory.

Guitar / Vocals

Aug, 2000 - May, 2006

Casual Man - Band

Played guitar and sang in a Budweiser sponsored band covering classic to modern rock. Also did session and songwriting work with other members of the band.

Music studies

Aug, 1998 - May, 2001

Missouri State University and Illinois State University

Took pedagogy coursework on piano, flute, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, plus studied classical guitar and sang in choir.

Guitar Instruction

Sep, 1996 - Apr, 1997

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Taught group guitar class of students 18 and older.

Education

Sociology / Psychology

Jan, 2003 - May, 2006

Illinois State University

Masters in Business Administration

Aug, 2016 - Sep, 2018

University of California - Irvine

Languages

Spanish

Limited Proficiency

English

Native Proficiency

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