Private Blues Guitar tutoring lessons Garland, TX.

The Blues...so much can be said about this art form. The basics of the blues apply to nearly every style of modern music and are the basis for standard song structure we all know and love. Whether you are just getting started or have been playing for years and have found yourself in a rut and want to refresh and do some new things, blues guitar lessons will help you to set and realize your goals in music.

I am an experienced, educated, professional guitar player with a background in rock, blues, worship, jazz, classical, contemporary, country, and folk guitar. I have played/led for numerous worship teams, independent bands, and ensembles which are detailed in my "about me" section. I graduated Magna-Cum Laude from UTA with a bachelors degree in Music-Media with guitar as my primary performing instrument. I am the worship leader for Living Life Church, a private guitar instructor an intern under Brad Nyght at The Bakery Studio, and a freelance musician/producer/composer.

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One of the most versatile styles of guitar and one of the most fun styles to teach as there are near endless ways to play.

Things that I focus on start out with simple chord knowledge including voicing and progressions, and simple scale work. If the student is interested, I usually move into the more complex variety of mixing different scales and chords for a more colorful sound.

Heavy emphasis on improvisation at all levels.

I have experience teaching R&B, soul and subgenres of jazz from ages 4 and up.

Tim has made a career as a professional musician since receiving his M.A. in Appalachian Music: Roots & Influences from Appalachian State University in the spring of 2014. With experience as a Guitar Center instructor since 2015, an AmeriCorps member with the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, and an Instructor of Record at Appalachian State, Tim is able to pair his deep knowledge of diverse musical styles, techniques, and theory with his adeptness at teaching. This enables students to quickly increase their skill and gain a deep appreciation for the music they are learning. His teaching approach centers on aural training, and encourages a student-driven curriculum.

Professionally, Tim is a Larrivee Guitars sponsored artist, and has performed all across the United States with the acoustic roots band, Redleg Husky.

At age 10, I picked up my first guitar and started plucking away. Blues is my default setting. There is something precious about being able to express life on the guitar! Sometimes you sit down to play some blues for a few minutes and next thing you know 4 hours has past and your life is that much more fulfilled!

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.

Blues guitar is the fundamental need of any successful guitarist, I can teach from beginner to advanced. Courses can be focused in Improvisation Techniques, Comping, Chord and Scale patterns and composition.

If you're not having any fun, you are probably not doing it right.
Whether you simply need a new hobby to draw your focus, or you can't rest until you have conquered music theory/ technique on your own terms, I will do everything I can to help make your musical goals attainable.
My lesson plan is uniquely tailored (per lesson) to the individual needs of each student, focusing largely on their own music interests to foster autonomy and creativity both in and outside the classroom setting.
I specialize in beginner-advanced guitar lessons; but have over ten years experience with bass, piano, drums, folk instruments, production and engineering, and music theory.
If you want to learn something I don't feel qualified to teach, I will send you to one of my many capable colleagues; apart from that, most anything music related is fair game so don't be afraid to think outside the box.
Interested students please feel free to send me a message with any questions/ concerns and we can get started!