Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 10+
Teaching since 2012
Doctor of Musical Arts, Classical Guitar
About Michael G.
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Michael is an active guitarist and music educator based in Los Angeles, and is available for in-home, in-studio, and online lessons. He holds music degrees from The University of Texas at Austin (BM) and the University of Southern California (MM), where he is currently engaged in doctoral studies in classical guitar performance. In addition to his performance endeavors, Michael is pursuing an academic field of study in Music Teaching and Learning. As a Teaching Assistant at USC's Thornton School of Music, he has led beginning group guitar classes, taught applied lessons for non-majors and undergraduate music minors, and coached chamber music and sight-reading classes for performance majors. Michael has extensive experience working with young people and adult learners, from new players to those with a background in guitar who want to strengthen their technique or finally begin that piece they have always wanted to learn.
Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
W. 24th Street /
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
9 AM-1 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM-1 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM-1 PM
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Pricing
30 minutes
$40
45 minutes
$50
60 minutes
$60
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6 Reviews
Joseph Mathew
Teacher's studio
Michael is, hands down, one of the best teachers that I've ever had in my life (not just in guitar...and I've had a lot of teachers in undergrad and multiple grad schools lol.)
I came into my first lesson pretty convinced that guitar would be next to impossible to learn, but Michael was so off-the-charts positive and brimming with enthusiasm each lesson that I soon became super excited about learning. Michael is so wickedly smart and his knowledge base is so deep, that he's basically giving PhD level instructions tailored to rank beginners as myself.
It's also really cool that he's able to spot all my subconscious nuances and areas for improvement and then create mini-exercises to help me become aware of them and correct them. I've been able to progress from learning simple pieces to now memorizing page-long pieces.
Long music piece short: Best guitar teacher in LA!
Posted Jun 8, 2017
Adrie
Teacher's studio
While I have studied with other music teachers in the past, Michael is truly one of a kind. Not only is he extremely talented, but he also does a great job of translating his own expertise and passion for guitar to his students. He knows how to help students pinpoint our weak spots and improve them both musically and technically. Taking lessons with Michael makes the time fly by as he is incredibly nice, welcoming, easy to be around, and most importantly a wonderful instructor. I am very lucky to have worked with him.
Posted Jun 8, 2017
Yuki
Teacher's studio
While I had played classical guitar when I was younger, I hadn't played for over 6 years when I took Michael's class -- however, in one semester, I went from not knowing where each note placed on the fret to comfortably being able to play the carcassi etudes, ending with etude No. 7. Michael was patient and yet pushed me to practice more and strive harder every week -- and it paid off in the most rewarding way. I cannot recommend him enough.
Posted Jun 6, 2017
Experience
Teaching Assistant
Aug, 2014 - PresentUniversity of Southern California
Education
Bachelor of Music in Music Performance
Aug, 2007 - May, 2011The University of Texas at Austin
Doctor of Musical Arts, Classical Guitar
Aug, 2014University of Southern California
Master of Music in Classical Guitar
Aug, 2012 - May, 2014University of Southern California
Awards
1st Place, Solo Division
Mar, 2014Pacific Guitar Competition
Winner, with the Sunset Club Trio
Mar, 2016Beverly Hills National Auditions
Nomination, Best Choral Performance: Conspirare, "Pablo Neruda: The Poet Sings"
Feb, 2016GRAMMY
Recommended Solo Artist
Mar, 2015Beverly Hills National Auditions
1st Prize
Apr, 2014Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition
Michael's Gallery
Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
W. 24th Street /
Student's Home
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
9 AM-1 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM-1 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM-1 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$40
45 minutes
$50
60 minutes
$60
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