Larry Del Casale

Introduction: As an Artist and Educator I bring tons of experience to my students. Most of my students want to learn how to play Rock and Pop tunes either on their acoustic (steel string guitars) or their electrics. I grew up performing this music and I teach these students how to read music or just interpret TAB. I tailor my instruction to my students needs. On the other side of my expertise I am a Concert Guitarist who has performed at Carnegie Recital Hall many times and other concert halls throughout the U.S and Europe. I train students to be adjudicated at NYSSMA. One student received a score of 98% on a level 6 piece for classical guitar. I have been a NYC and now Peekskill City School district NYS Certified Music Teacher and Guitar Instructor for 29 years and have been teaching guitar privately since I am sixteen years old. I have always loved teaching music especially the guitar. Since my teens I have been performing and one way to augment my income was to teach. I enjoyed it so much I decided to teach for a career and continue to perform on a professional level. To see a student come to me who is starting from the very beginning and blossom into a fine player. I also enjoy teaching students the proper technique so if they stop their lessons they can always pick up the instrument years later and remember how to hold it, play with proper technique and always enjoy the instrument no matter what the age of the student.