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Teaches all skill levels
Age: 7-79
Speaks English, Italian
Teaching since 1980
Two Year Program in Guitar, Piano and General Music
Learn Guitar from Conservatory Trained Teaching Specialist
I've played guitar for 50 years and have been teaching over 34 years.
I use standard instruction books books to get beginners off to a good start and then supplement with songs of the student's choice and those from my extensive library.
I am a Teaching Specialist having taken 4 extensive course in Study, Learning and Teaching breakthroughs so my style of teaching is to ensure my students learn from the right books for them and fully understand so they make great progress.
Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
Thornton Dr Newington, CT Newington, CT
Teaching Hours
Monday
12 PM-12:45 PM
Tuesday
12 PM-12:30 PM
5 PM-5:30 PM
Wednesday
12 PM-12:30 PM
3 PM-3:30 PM
5 PM-5:30 PM
Thursday
9:15 AM-9:45 AM
11:30 AM-12 PM
4 PM-4:30 PM
5 PM-5:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$30
45 minutes
$45
60 minutes
$60
About Peter C.
4.6
(15)
*** Specialties ***
I teach all styles and all ages but my specialty is in electric rock music and applied music theory as in guitar soloing and improvisation as well as song crafting. I can teach a student any song requested by looking it up on you tube if you don't have it and immediately transcribe it for you! I also have an extensive library of songs already charted and copied to hand out.
Also, since all teachers are not equal, what separates me from others who give lessons is that I have done extensive training in Teaching and Study Skills. My lessons are very understandable and properly arranged to learn in an organized fashion. So my students progress very well, really learn music and enjoy the lessons
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15 Reviews
Peter
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This is Peter, the teacher. I am posting this notice to point out that I have 14 Reviews on this site, 13 glowing comments and the one in CAPS saying how horrible I am. The thing is, this person never took lessons from me, I've never spoken to him and don't know who he is! I've asked the site to remove it as fraudulent but I was told all reviews remain because people have a right to state their opinion. I guess that doesn't apply to me because I had written a rebuttal that was here on the site but I found it had been removed! so the liar gets to be heard but the person who knows what happened gets no voice. Comical.
Posted Sep 30, 2023
Nick
Teacher's studio
While I've played guitar for a number of years, I didn't take lessons up till a year ago. During this time, I had a few different teachers before I found and really connected with Peter.
I've been taking lessons with him for a few months now and really appreciate his flexible teaching style. As an example, when learning a new song that I brought to him, he was able to get me playing the tune fairly quickly and also drive home core principles that I've missed while self-taught. My time is very limited so for me learning a new tune is a lot more fun than going through scales- he's worked this into his lessons with me so I get both sides!
Together we've worked playing lead and rhythm across a number of genres. He wrote a book that has changed my mental model of how I think about approaching solos.
Peter and I have met virtually and in person. Both experiences work really well. I recommend checking him out if your a beginner or continuing your guitar mastery.
Posted Sep 28, 2023
Rick
Teacher's studio
WORST TEACHER EVER, IF YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY GO TO THIS INSTRUCTOR,OUTDATED LESSONS, AND VERY EXPENSIVE, YOU ARE NOT EVEN QUITE FINISH YOUR FIRST LESSON THE DUDE IS ASKING YOU FOR MONEY..!
Posted Aug 18, 2019
Experience
Owner
Jan, 1971 - PresentGuitar Star Instruction
Pete C. has been teaching for over 34 years as owner of Guitar Star Instruction starting with guitar and adding bass guitar, mandolin and ukulele over the years. He also performed in The Elysian Field into the 1970's, a top CT original band. He also appeared locally for a while 3 years ago with the Field Project performing at the Webster Theater and other local clubs and venues.
Education
Two Year Program in Guitar, Piano and General Music
Sep, 1970 - May, 1972The Hartford Conservatory
2 years of Study
Sep, 1970 - May, 1972Hartford Conservatory
Certifications
Study Specialist
May, 2003Applied Scholastics International
Languages
Italian
Limited Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
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Instructor details
Location:
Teacher's Studio
Thornton Dr Newington, CT Newington, CT
Teaching Hours
Monday
12 PM-12:45 PM
Tuesday
12 PM-12:30 PM
5 PM-5:30 PM
Wednesday
12 PM-12:30 PM
3 PM-3:30 PM
5 PM-5:30 PM
Thursday
9:15 AM-9:45 AM
11:30 AM-12 PM
4 PM-4:30 PM
5 PM-5:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
30 minutes
$30
45 minutes
$45
60 minutes
$60
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