Education
Mannes College of Music
Expertise
40+ years teaching, all ages
Years
16 years
Ages Taught
Ages 6 through Adults. I especailly like teaching children and beginners.
Instrument(s) Taught
Guitar
Availability
Both
What do students need to bring to their first lesson?
Their guitar, I will take it from there to reccomend books and accessories.
Learning Goals
For the first four lessons the goal should be to establish the correct sitting position and the positions of both hands. As well the proper right hand strokes used and be able to read in the first position on the treble strings. Memorization of the names of the open strings and notes on the musical staff is a goal as well for the beginning lessons.
Supply List
I use the Royal Conservatory of Music books for technique and repertoire and sometimes other book prior to gettting into those depending on the specific needs and age of the student. Also a guitar foot stool is needed to maintain the proper sitting position through out an a tuner or app to keep the guitar tuned properly.
Time Commitment
For beginners, 5 days a week 20-30 minutes a practrice session. As the student builds up endurance the sessions can increase in time. For more advanced students I would double the amount of practice time depending ont he level of difficulty of their repertoire.
Progress
Full year private lesson packages are best and I reccomend music theory classes as well.