Music Lessons With Ross

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Introduction: ****Virtual Lessons Only***** Welcome, and thank you for your interest in music instruction with Music Lessons With Ross! I am an accomplished and passionate musician with over 19 years of performance, composition, and education experience. My focus is on helping students build a personal relationship with music. The goal is to help my students discover the lifelong joy that playing music brings. My diverse skill set can help everyone from beginners to advanced players by supporting students who need direction and challenge. I look forward to getting to talk more with you about your musical needs and goals!

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Hired 36 times

Serves Stone Mountain, GA

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1 employee

4 years in business

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This pro accepts payments via PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.

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2022

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Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and responsiveness.

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Tulika M.

2 weeks ago

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Learning is lifelong process that can begin at any time with proper guidance at the right time and momentum. Personally, I was so hesitant to take online classes as I was unsure about learning without someone to guide me in person. However, Ross proved to be excellent mentor who made learning guitar a breeze with baby steps at a time to me. His teaching methods are so effective that I was able to learn, relearn, learn, and master the instrument noted with ease. I am now more confident and comfortable in exploring my next steps. Thank you!

Details: 26 - 44 years old • No formal training • No, cannot read music • What the teacher recommends • What the teacher recommends • No, but the student is planning to purchase an instrument • 30 minutes • Remotely (phone or internet) • My home, venue, etc. • At the pro’s location

Guitar Lessons

G M.

Dec 22, 2022

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A brief background of myself as a student. I'm 30 years old, busy office worker kind of trying to learn an instrument I've always wanted to since I was a kid. I had gone about a year trying to teach myself how to play bass/guitar with a popular app and although it was teaching my things, there was no direct feedback in the pace I should be going like moving on to the next lesson or maybe practicing that one exercise a little longer. So far, with a little over 3 months taking lessons with Ross I can absolutely say it is worth every cent to receive a more structured lesson with personalized feedback. That personalized lesson is what makes the true difference as every student is going to learn differently and I'm no exception so when we move on to a new chord, scale or other music theory concept, Ross knows how to explain it to me so that I'll understand. When it comes time to practice the new chord, scale or theory, Ross can guide me in a way that makes it easy for me to play and slowly everything starts coming together as we practice. Not only is it just repetition to learn but backtracking to a skill I'm comfortable with and building off that is what I've noticed he does. Safe to say that I've learned way more in 3 months than I have in the year I tried teaching myself. I recommend Ross as the fact that it's video learning does not seem to make a difference in the quality of his teaching. Thanks for reading.

Details: 26 - 44 years old • No formal training; some self-taught experience • Yes, can read guitar tabs • What the teacher recommends • Rock • Country • Folk • Yes, the student has an instrument • 30 minutes • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)

Guitar Lessons

Gene v.

Aug 10, 2023

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Ross has a philosophy that goes beyond guitar lessons. You can learn from many how to play an instrument but Ross through this discipline can inform your life. A great listener. Highly recommended.

Details: 10 - 13 years old • No formal training; some self-taught experience • No, cannot read music • Acoustic • Rock • What the teacher recommends • Yes, the student has an instrument • 30 minutes • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)

Guitar Lessons

Elena T.

Jul 30, 2023

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What can I say, Ross is the bomb! He knows his stuff and he personalizes his lessons to his student's individual learning needs and pace. I'm excited to continue my guitar journey with him and would recommend his services to people of any skill level!

Details: 18 - 25 years old • No formal training; some self-taught experience • No, cannot read music • What the teacher recommends • Classical • Jazz • Folk • Country • Blues • Rock • Yes, the student has an instrument • 60 minutes • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)

Guitar Lessons

James R.

Jun 20, 2023

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Ross, did great with my daughter on her first lesson and really enjoyed working with him. Looking forward to the results after a few months.

Details: 14 - 17 years old • No formal training • No, the student cannot read music • Jazz • Yes, the student has an instrument • 60 minutes • My home, venue, etc. • At the pro’s location

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Justin Sandlin

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What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Determine current skill set, establish overall goals, build a lesson plan around goals.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Studied performance and composition at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Previous Bass and Guitar teacher at Musical Life Denver, Modern Music Studio, and Elevated Music Center.
How did you get started doing this type of work?
Life long passion for music that culminated in performing with my bass hero Les Claypool. After reading the Music Lesson by Victor Wooten I began to offer my insight and expertise as a way to serve the spirit of music.