Introduction: I offer guitar lessons for all styles, levels and ages, individually tailored to your goals, from advanced training for professionals to recreational musicians seeking fun, relaxation and personal enrichment.
Specialties include classical guitar, finger style techniques, performance skills, solo and ensemble repertoire, song accompaniments, flamenco techniques, finger style pop/jazz guitar, music theory, repertoire building, composition, audition/competition preparation, and group guitar classes.
Take lessons with Mark Simons, a leading Bay Area guitarist, highly experienced instructor and 10-year member of the San Francisco Guitar Quartet. He has a proven success as an instructor with vast teaching and international performing experience. He has degrees from New England Conservatory, Tufts University, University of Southern California, Peabody Conservatory (Johns Hopkins), Fulbright Scholar in Guitar Performance.
Private lessons are offered in Oakland (Lake Merritt Studio), San Francisco (North Beach Studio), Pleasant Hill (Diablo Valley College) or in San Anselmo (San Domenico School Music Conservatory). Group popular guitar classes are offered thrice yearly at San Francisco City College's Fort Mason Art Campus.
Private lessons are charged on a sliding scale from $60-80 per hour. Some travel is possible at higher rates. Group class rates vary by location.
Live music for concerts or private and public events is also available, including solo guitar, flute and guitar, violin and guitar, guitar duet, and San Francisco Guitar Quartet. Prices start at $300 for solo guitar.