POPULAR LESSON PATHS
Not sure where you want to go?
My teaching style focuses on foundation skills training, but always holding on to the fact the learning music is a personal journey. Below are just few of the more popular paths my students have chosen.
Of course, lesson paths need ot be fluid as student interests take shape, but the examples listed can help you figure out where your interests lie.
Beginning Fundamentals
Taken from my Beginning College Course design, this path takes you through the core knowledge and techniques you need to have as you begin your personal journey.
Playing while Singing
For vocalists, composers, and for people who want to become well rounded musicians.
This path can go well beyond strumming, and lead to finger style accompaniment or adding riffs while singing.
Fingerstyle Guitar
Fingerstyle guitar actually covers a wide range of genres. From the delta blues legends to the spanish classical masters, fingerstyle can be found in folk, rock, country, jazz, classical, and the different cultural styles that pan the globe.
Intermediate Guitar Fundamentals
Expanding from the first college course, this path reflects the trajectory of my "Intermediate Guitar" college course. It delves deeper into jazz chords, solo theory, progression variations, as well as more complex scales and their usage.
Blues Primer
Take blues from its most basic elements and its historical beginnings all the way until it blends into modern song styles like jazz, pop, and soul.
College Prep
Being sure to reflect the high academic standards found in formal education, this path is tailored to the requirements of the specific college/ path each student is interested in.
Theory for the Modern Guitarist
This path includes everything from basic chord construction to the study of progressive composition. Practical use of modes and improvisational theory are included.
The soloist
This path ranges from B.B. King's single note statements, through David Gilmour's masterful phrasing, and to the giants of instrumental rock. It covers not just how the legends play physically, but how their note selections reflect their genius.