Introduction: Many people can teach you basic chords and guitar theory, and help you to become a competent guitar player, which can be quite enjoyable for many people. :) However, if you want to become one of the "good", or even exceptional players, and one day play like the guitar players you admire - you'll need a teacher and a program like what I can offer you. Even if you're just a beginner, you'll get a combination of the basic essentials along with the building blocks for the advanced techniques you'll work on later, for a solid foundation. My beginner students get to the next level of playing more quickly because from the outset, their program is geared to taking them further with their instrument of choice.
The fact that i tailor a custom program for each individual student, according to what they express as their own personal musical goals, is also a little different from the norm. Students don't get a generic course of instruction, but instead after the initial discounted evaluation lesson, week 2 starts with their own custom lesson plan incorporating what they've told me they want to achieve, and my assessment of what will be the best path for them to take in order to get there.
For intermediate level and advanced players, the answer is more clearcut. If you're already a competent player, and you want to take your playing to the next level, and have techniques and approaches in your arsenal such as the ones that I demonstrate, there's a small percentage of players who have mastered those techniques, and then only a fraction of those who are able to effectively teach it to other players. I consider myself fortunate, after years of dedication to the instrument, to find myself in that category of elite teaching guitarists.
I especially enjoy working with my intermediate and advanced students on areas such as improvisation, integrated lead/rhythm technique, advanced rhythm guitar, incorporating advanced lead techniques, and critical but often overlooked concepts such as "playing for the song", "ensemble vs solo performance", and "developing your signature sound".
There is a special satisfaction though to getting a beginner guitar player started on the instrument. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be able show the novice guitar student solid fundamentals that are often overlooked by too many teachers, such as beneficial posture and ergonomics, maximizing both left and right hand "efficiency", and watching them progress through to becoming proficient players who are able to apply concepts like how to seamlessly combine lead and rhythm playing, and subtle techniques to add various different "energies" to a note to creative distinctive sounds.
The greatest joy though is probably watching one of my students perform on stage, and be able to express themselves musically. Whether it's with a series of shredding sweep arpeggios, or a soulful blues solo that brings the audience to tears, its both heartwarming and humbling to realize that you were able to be a part of their continuing musical journey.
