My Teaching Method

I firmly believe that the best way to teach a student is to teach them how to play the instrument and not sheet music. One of the biggest hurdles beginning musicians face when they start playing with other musicians is the common practice of players throwing out a few chords and the expectation that you as a musician know how to play the chords as well as know how to lead/solo/improvise over the chord progression ... and there's no sheet music or chord book. It's just you and your guitar. I prepare students for these situations and much much more. It's really not that hard and it's a ton of fun learning and seeing your or your child's progress. I tailor each lesson to the individual student and can teach as slow or as fast as you are comfortable with. The ultimate goal is to bring a student to a level where they can express themselves through the instrument.

I Can Teach You As Much of the Following As You Would Like To Learn

Genres
Folk
Rock
Jazz
Country
Fusion 
Progressive Rock
Jam Band Rock
Funk
World

Guitar Fundamentals
Guitar maintenance, Tuning the guitar, Understanding the anatomy of the guitar

Music Theory
Chord Development
Chord Theory
Chord Substitutions
Rhythm fundamentals 
Melodic fundamentals
Dynamics
Song Progression & Writing Development
Lead/Solo/Comp/Improvisation Skills
Scales 
Modes
Modulation

Home & Live Performance 
Amp Fundamentals
Instrument Choices
Effect Pedal Fundamentals