Silvan Joray

Introduction: I'm a professional jazz guitarist in New York City, originally from Switzerland, with a Master's degree in Music Pedagogy. I have been teaching privately and in music schools since 2012 and have a lot of experience working with children as well as adults. I love teaching jazz and improvisation, but also other styles like Latin, Funk, Blues, and classical guitar (I've had many years of training as a classical guitarist before getting into jazz). What you'll learn: Tools: - Fretboard overview - Scales - Arpeggios - chords/voicings ranging from easy to crazy hard - reading music - ear training - music theory - composition Techniques: - right hand with pick: alternate picking, sweep picking, hybrid picking (with pick and fingers) - right hand without pick: Fingerstyle, patterns for song accompaniment, strumming - left hand: hammer-on, pull-off, legato, bendings, tapping - developing an awareness for and control over your sound on the instrument Practice: Most important of all, apply the above tools and techniques to make music with them. Different areas of application are e.g. improvisation, accompaniment, playing in a band, composition.