I've played guitar for 32 years — since I was 13 — and taught it throughout my 13 years of teaching. Whatever you want to play, you'll learn how the music actually works underneath it, so what you pick up carries from song to song, key to key, and instrument to instrument.
The approach here is the same whatever the instrument: you learn music as relationships — how the notes of a scale relate, the shapes chords make, the way progressions move — so what you learn on one song shows up in the next one, and in the next key. Here's the full why →
On guitar, that's the difference between collecting a stack of chord shapes and songs to memorize, and actually understanding the neck. Learn a progression once and you can move it, transpose it, follow a song by ear, and start building your own — because you know what you're playing, not only where your fingers go.
Every lesson is built around the player in front of me and the songs they're excited to play. We can head toward chords and singing, riffs and lead lines, fingerstyle, writing your own material, playing by ear, or reading — and technique, theory, and ear get woven in along the way.
Total beginners, returning players, and experienced students each get something different. Wherever you are, and wherever you want to go, I meet you there and we build from it.
Either one works, and if you're not sure which fits you, that's a great thing to figure out together. The studio keeps guitars on hand, so a brand-new student can start without buying anything — and if you already have one you love, bring it.
Acoustic vs. electric? No contest — you're welcome to play both.
Guitar suits kids around 9 and up, teens, and adults alike. Younger players, older beginners, and adults returning to an instrument they set down years ago are all a natural fit — the lesson moves at the pace and in the direction that suits the student.
…perform a blues solo at my wedding, something I never thought I'd have the nerve to do… The result was a priceless moment that I will forever cherish and be proud of — a performance that drew cheers from the crowd.
Songs are taught through scale degrees and chord progressions rather than static letter names… it allowed me to transpose songs easily, sparing me the anxiety of re-learning entire pieces note by note in new keys.
Start with a 30-minute intro lesson for $50 — any level, no commitment. If it's a fit, that same time becomes your weekly slot. Book online, or just email me and we'll set it up.