Guitar & Piano Lessons by Michael FitzGibbon
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About
Simply put, I love teaching music. I've been teaching for 22 years and playing for over 40 years.
You'll play what you love from day one. You’ll laugh a lot, learn how to create, find your voice, and in time see how all the components of music fit together.
(And if price is an issue, it’s possible I can work with your budget if you’re committed ). 😃
I also encourage singing and song-writing if you’re interested in that.
I'm great with all ages and levels. I teach rock, blues, slide, country, folk (finger-picking) jazz, metal... And humbly I'll say you’ll be very hard-pressed to find a teacher who will work better with you as an individual.
I also have endless references if you want them... successful working composers, professional gigging musicians, USC music majors... Some likely future stars.
And as I’m sure you know, teaching is an art form all its own, and quite different from just being able to play well.
Goal #1... Give a shout and we'll start playing.
Let's do this!... 🕺🏼🎸
Overview
Hired 36 times
Background checked
1 employee
25 years in business
Business hours
Sun12:00 am - 11:59 pmMon12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Payment methods
This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Venmo, and Zelle.
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2018
Services offered
Interested musical styles
Rock
Blues
Classical
Country
Work location
I travel to my customers
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Projects and media
Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, responsiveness, and work quality.
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Alex G.
Apr 10, 2015
Hired on Thumbtack
I have only had two lessons so far with Michael. In this short time I have found him professional, knowledgeable and attentive. He quickly accessed my ability with the guitar and suggested just the right exercises to help me improve my skills and increase my understanding of the fretboard. I am looking forward to the next lesson!
Guitar Lessons
Bryan S.
Jan 3, 2017
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Hey ya'all,
I'm a represented film composer and performing musician who trained classically (Yale, Carnegie Mellon etc.), and had just relocated my life and lady to Los Angeles when I had the good fortune of stumbling upon Thumbtack and Mr. FitzGibbon. I desperately needed to improve my guitar skills and let me tell you, look no further than this man. With his help, I made my way through a rock and roll score without having to make desperate phone calls, numerous advertising commercials, and now even feel confident stepping foot on stage brandishing said instrument. While I was improving, I also enjoyed lively discussions about music theory and rock music history that insulted my younger, more studious self. As a last note, he's also a good guy. So good in fact, that he's teaching my lady (a completely untrained musician), from the ground up and now we can play Let It Be together. I guess this is to say that he can teach all different levels which is a saintly endeavor should one have ever sat in the teacher's chair. So with that said, if you're looking for a superb guitar teacher, look no further than Michael!
Guitar Lessons (for adults)
Doyle W.
Jun 24, 2015
Hired on Thumbtack
Mike is super cool and very patient, i've been playing for over 30 years. 2 years of classical guitar, a whole life of playing by ear, I played in a rock band and a punk band, studied heavy metal lead guitar (years of scale study), I changed my genre to rockabilly and swing during these years. I stopped play after a move to LA, I was diagnosed with cancer and went through radiation therapy, during my rehab I unpacked my gear and started playing again. I started listening to country blues, gypsy jazz, western swing, and blue grass. My wonderful wife enrolled me into Artisticworks Academy of Bluegrass (Flat picking). I got deep into the realms of the music surrounding this style of music and found that I loved the rhythm parts of this music and fell in love with this wonderful back beat!!! I searched the Internet for months and only found the solo and finger picking style of this genre. After months of frustration looking for tabs or anything that would lead me down this path. I decided to seek out instructors in my area and thumbtack popped up with several qualified instructors, after a few weeks of thought and trying to figure out the the chord progressions by ear I decided to contact Mike, and in these last few weeks of continued frustration the clouds are starting to clear, Mike is leading me down the path of music theory. Mike can see my frustration learning this and assures me everything will be make complete sense in no to time 150,000 percent!!! I have learned so much in 3 week then I have in over 25 years of hardcore jamming (believe me I rocked the metal) this new genre is so opposite of what I know and he sees this and helps me work work with my frustration. If you are looking for an excellent instructor this is the dude!!!
Thanks Mike!!!
Guitar Lessons
Corinne A.
Aug 23, 2017
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Mike is AWESOME! He has been teaching my 14 year old son guitar in a super fun and effective way! My son is looking forward to his lessons all the time and even loves to practice so he can show Mike how he has advanced. Great teacher and wonderful personality!!
Guitar Lessons
Bill C.
Feb 18, 2017
Hired on Thumbtack
I have had many guitar instructors over the last few years and Mike is the main one I go back to whenever possible.
Every experience is a good one and his attitude and energy are always a positive!
We usually do not plan and if we do we usually just let things develop.
I always look forward to seeing Mike.
Guitar Lessons (for adults)
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Michael Fitzgibbon