Private Guitar tutoring lessons Santa Fe, TN.

Students can expect my absolute best effort to help them grow with music and through music. They can expect to be studying with someone who will listen to them, be honest with them, and invest in them as a person.

I can teach you: Acoustic, Electric, Fingerstyle, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Folk, Country, Slide, Lap Steel.
Harmony, Theory, Compostion and much more.
Learn how the pros do it in the real world!

Learn the music you want to learn! Any style, any genre!!

I have been working as a professional musician since 1987. In that time, I've played many roles alongside a wide range of established and emerging talent, from around the world, including band leader, accompanist, music producer, composer, arranger, co-writer, teacher, coach and mentor. Along the way, I have continued to pursue my passion for education, teaching private music lessons to amateurs, professionals and hobbyists from all walks of life.

Guitar is my main instrument, and I have been playing since I was 13 years old.

Whether you're tackling singer-songwriting, accompaniment, pop/rock, jazz/funk/r&b, or even classical exercises, I can help you. I've studied piano/voice/guitar long enough to know what each kind of instrumentalist/vocalist needs. I'm well versed in a overview of all genres and styles, as well as specialized areas of study. As a writer, I'm also very familiar with coaching instrumentalists geared towards composition and arranging. If you're looking to improve your skills, I can help!

I am passionate about seeing students grow. I strive to be energetic yet patient when teaching to create a comfortable dynamic in my lessons that encourages excitement about music.
I have been playing guitar for 9 years, and have performed professionally with groups playing styles ranging from jazz, country, rock, blues, funk, and even musical theatre. I am capable of teaching beginners as well as intermediate students.
My lessons encourage a strong knowledge of fundamentals, so that a student can continue to develop years down the road with their acquired understanding of music, but I also am also careful to tailor lesson material according to a student's interests, personality, and natural learning methods.

With a professional guitar career of over 40 years, Michael brings his experience and knowledge to each and every up coming guitar or bass player. Michael has worked with over 50 major recording artists such as Helen Reddy, Donna Summer, Olivia Newton John, Trisha Yearwood, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Walshe, Tim Schmidt and Don Felder with the Eagles and Ringo Starr to name a few. Michael teaches all styles, ages and is ready to bring up the next guitar and bass masters. Welcome to the Music World!

I love to listen to music and identify what is happening in the song so that I can learn to play my favorite songs by ear. I can teach you how to listen to music with an ear for the chord structure and rhythm so that you can learn to play any song and build a better skill set to inspire your own creativity.

I believe the perfect guitar lesson should be composed of 3 things: First developing a warm up/metronome practice/reading music. Second something the student is interested in learning(a song, technique), and Lastly something I think will make you progress as a musician like scales, improvisation, various guitar techniques.

I believe the majority of the lesson should be concentrated on what the student whats to learn so that they stay interested and want to keep coming back for lesson, and the rest of the time should be decided to teaching the student musical ideas that will progress them forward as a musician.

I taught guitar for almost two years before I joined a band and moved to Nashville. I loved working one on one with my students, getting to know them through music, and watching them progress as time went on. I’m very adaptable to any student goals or needs, and I can get any beginner started with skills they need to learn and love their instrument. I’ll also use my music theory background to help me students really understand what they’re getting after. I can’t wait to work with you!