Kipp Kahlia Music Instruction

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I work with students aged 12 and up, giving them the kind of foundation that allows them to play and sing the styles of music they love. I've worked with nearly 700 people so far and taught private students and classes for over a decade. I've worked for years to develop a method that gives people the solid foundation they need to sing and play well in any style, and results are guaranteed. I also really enjoy teaching intermediate guitarists, bassists and vocalists what they need to know to get past being "stuck." I remember clearly how frustrating it felt to be in that place. I really didn't understand that I needed new information, broken down in a way that allowed me to absorb it and use it. Instead, I wondered if maybe I was a little "slow." Once I absorbed the information I needed, my playing took off. I want to do that for you. I can give you the keys to the kingdom. You have to put in the practice time -- making music has its mechanical aspects, just like sports, and your nervous system learns by repetition. Your body has to have practice time to progress. Give me 15 minutes of practice 6 days a week, and I can get you where you want to go. Give me more practice time per day, and I can get you there FASTER. The pace of your growth is connected to how much time you want to put into it. I will give you the tools. If a student wants to play AND sing, I have a lot of tips that will help them to do that more easily. There are strategies that can be used to speed up that learning process. We can work in person if you're local, or via Skype. Some people wonder if lessons via Skype are less effective than lessons in person, but I've gotten great results with it. My favorite thing is showing people how to make great music with other people. I'm thrilled when my students get to the point where they're excited to play or sing at a jam session. If students are ready to play or sing in bands, I prepare them to go to a rehearsal with a new group of musicians knowing they have something to contribute, and unafraid that the rest of the band will have to wait for them while they figure out what's going on. They can jump in with confidence and really ENJOY playing and/or singing.

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Hired 2 times

26 years in business

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Wedding reception

Wedding ceremony

Birthday party

Cocktail hour

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Band

Vocals

Guitar

Piano

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Pop / top 40

Rock / classic rock

Jazz / Blues

Mariachi

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Reviews

Exceptional 5.0

11 reviews

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Jack D.

Jan 11, 2016

My daughter is a professional singer with her own band, and also works as part of a duo. She started asking me at some point to come and play with her band sometimes, and I decided I'd better take some lessons because I felt utterly unprepared. And I WANT to play some gigs with her. Years before, I had taken a guitar class with the Parks and Recreation Department of Long Beach, and Kipp was the instructor. I liked how she used humor to keep us entertained while she crammed a ton of information into our heads and drilled us on playing technique. I learned so much from her in the five short weeks of that session that when I thought about taking private lessons, she immediately came to mind. I was able to track her down, and she's been putting me through my paces. At first, she had me focusing on playing chords and learning standard chord progressions in different keys. She's often asked me to write out chord charts for different pieces of music so I'm comfortable with reading charts. She wants me to be so familiar with those kinds of common progressions that when I play with my daughter's band, I' be able to handle anything they throw at me. We've also worked on rhythm and groove so I can easily complement whatever the other musicians are playing, and actually ADD something musical to the songs. Now she's started to drill me on scales and melodies. She made me play a solo last week, saying: "This is where it begins -- might as well get started!" I've gone way farther with Kipp's guidance than I would have ever gone on my own.

Connie D.

Jan 9, 2016

My son Daryl started guitar lessons with Kipp when he was 8 years old. Playing the guitar became a great release for Daryl and the interest in guitar and music has never left him. He is 21 years old now and in college. Over the years he has organized small groups/garage bands and has had several gigs at venues in the Southern California area. I attribute his skill and ability as a musician and bandleader to Kipps way of teaching. She really gets to know her students and tailors her lessons accordingly. Daryl is able to pick up any piece of music, and through the music theory that Kipp taught him, he can play anything! She is a wonderful teacher!

Andres m.

Jan 12, 2016

When I was 14, I took a guitar class from Kipp through the Parks and Recreation Department of Long Beach with my two sisters. One of my sisters ended up taking private lessons from kipp for about a year, and then I started too. After a couple of years of lessons, she played a classical piece for me and I really wanted to learn it. I learned to play the piece from the written music on my own, and then Kipp worked backwards with me to clean up my playing technique for classical guitar. I still love that piece. Spanish Ballad by "Anonymous."

Victor A.

Sep 3, 2016

I was in love with reggae music. I finally decided that I wanted to play it. I had seen Kipp as a guest musician playing at a festival called Doheney Days, with a prominent international reggae band called Third World. She rocked it. Sometimes I played bass for my lessons, and sometimes guitar. She taught me how to recognize chords and bass lines by listening to a song, and to know when they changed. She was always on me about groove –– my playing had to sit "in the pocket"! I like that she kept me focused on what I needed to do to be a real musician.

Victor A.

Jan 13, 2016

I was in love with reggae music. I finally decided that I wanted to play it. I had seen Kipp as a guest musician playing at a festival called Doheney Days, with a prominent international reggae band called Third World. She rocked it. Sometimes I played bass for my lessons, and sometimes guitar. She taught me how to recognize chords and bass lines by listening to a song, and to know when they changed. She was always on me about groove my playing had to sit "in the pocket"! I like that she kept me focused on what I needed to do to be a real musician.

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My pricing is $35 per 30-minute lesson, $50 per 45 minute lesson, and 70 per 1-hour lesson. Independent contractors like myself pay taxes, social security, medical, dental, sick, vacation & personal days and workmen's compensation out of what we earn. That's reflected in our pricing.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
The first thing I do with a new student is find out what their goals are. Then I ask a few questions and ask them to show me things that let me know what their current ability level is. I know what to look for, so I can figure it out quickly. Then I do some teaching, and pay attention to how they respond so that I can see how they LEARN. Some students are visual learners, some need detailed technical instructions, some respond to descriptions that relate more to feelings than intellectual concepts. I cater people's lessons to them as unique individuals. As soon as possible, I ask them to bring in a song they want to work on, and I use that song as a way of teaching them the important stuff. Most songs have much more in common than people realize, and they can be used to provide a student with a basic musical foundation.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I earned my living exclusively for nearly 20 years as a freelance lead and rhythm guitarist -- either you're good at your job or you starve! I eventually decided I wanted to spend less time on the road and work on my recording projects, so I started teaching. Along with giving private lessons for over a decade, I taught beginning and intermediate guitar classes for the cities of Long Beach and Lakewood, CA as part of their parks and recreation departments. I developed those courses myself, and put together my own handouts to make progress easier and more straightforward for those classes and my private students. People from my classes frequently said, "I learned more from you in 6 weeks than I did in a year with my last teacher!" I also attended the Guitar Institute of Technology at Musicians Institute in Hollywood -- it is a highly-rated and highly-intensive one-year course in guitar, guitar, and more guitar. It was 5 days a week, 5 hours per day, MINIMUM. My own teaching style has partly evolved from what I learned about teaching from the excellent instructors at that school. They were incredible.

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