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Gerard

Rate $88
Response 1h
Students
Number of students Gerard has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
39
Number of students Gerard has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

$88/hr

1^st lesson free

Guitar
Bass guitar

Experienced tutor in Guitar in Phoenix, Gerard offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Guitar
Bass guitar

Lesson location

- online

About Gerard

My teaching approach:

My desire is to help each student achieve their goals by making music fun & applicable to their needs and situation, directing them towards proficiency and self-sufficiency. I taught private guitar lessons and in many music stores for over 40 years, guitar courses in college for 6 years, in a performing arts charter high school for 4 years, and in elementary/middle school for 8 years.

My influences are:

Too many to mention, but you can start with the folksingers from the 50's to the 60's, the rock.pop, and blues players from the 50's to today. Chet Atkins, Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher to name a few.

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio or the student's home

Guitar Lessons with me take place in the following areas:

I teach in the Metro Phoenix area including Anthem, Surprise, Mesa/Tempe, Chandler, and Ahwatukee

Guitar Techniques:

Guidance In Equipment Selection, Recording and Production, Song Writing, Music Theory, Scales and Exercises, Reading Music, Jamming Skills, Improvisation, Performance, Vocal Accompaniment, Slide Guitar, Fingerstyle, Open tuning, Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:

In the first lesson you can expect me to make you very comfortable with what we both want to accomplish with these lessons. I evaluate your (or your parent's) goals for the lessons and outline ways we can get there.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:

I customize my lessons to the student and write all my own material, helping the student to accomplish his or her own goals while having fun learning songs and building skills.

The qualities I look for in an ideal guitar student might include the following:

The ideal guitar student is simply someone who wants to learn how to play and understands that it takes effort to get there.

See education question above.

I have been playing guitar since 1962 and have played all styles of music as a solo artist and with many groups. I started teaching in Jr High when friends and classmates wanted me to show them how to play. Since then I have taught guitar and music in college, high school, and currently elementary school where I love getting kids excited about playing music.

About the lesson

The first thing I do is get to know the student's personal musical goals and then help to get them there. I make sure their instrument is playing at its best by adjusting it and changing strings if necessary. Then it's off we go!

All kinds, all ages, all levels, including special needs.

The first and most important thing is to remember that YOU are hiring someone to do YOU a service. Only accept what they want to teach you if it makes sense to you.

Too many to mention. When I see my students get over that first hump and really start enjoying what thy do.

A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
1. The time they have to reach their goals, including availability for lessons and time to practice.

2. The style of music they want to learn.

3. The experience and flexibility of the instructor in both time and methods.

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Pack prices

5h: $440
10h: $880

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The first lesson with Gerard will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.

online

$88/h

Details

Lessons are usually paid by the month, but I work with each student to accommodate their budget and needs.

Experienced tutor in Guitar in Phoenix, Gerard offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

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Experienced tutor in Guitar in Phoenix, Gerard offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Lesson location

About Gerard

About the lesson

Rates

Rate

Pack prices

free lessons

online

Details

Similar Guitar tutors in Phoenix

Albert

Justin

Luke

Amy

Shane

Ryan

Dave Coleclough

Jonathan

Don Celsus Shenal Iranga

Nigel

Binny

Richard

Kim

Tyrone

Chris

Chotan Krishna

Floyd

Felix

Sameer

Gregory

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