Morgan Henry
Morgan Henry

Morgan Henry

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Introduction: Full time guitar and bass teacher since 2003, having taught over 275 students. During the pandemic I've been exclusively teaching online via Zoom, at a 14% discount. Zoom lessons work surprisingly well, with the ability to share charts and handouts, listen to music and show and tell, ask and explain. Learning guitar should be fun and rewarding. I've been in over 50 bands in over 40 years. I've studied music, worked in recording studios, and done sound for bands. I even repair guitars in my in-house repair shop, and the bottom level of the house is a professional recording studio. There isn't much my students want to know about that I haven't done quite a lot of in my life. Having worked in industry teaching, and having taught other things besides music, I've learned the key is to listen closely and then make concepts simple when explaining them. I have a lot of fun teaching my students - enjoying what I do is pretty infectious. I love teaching and sharing something I know that makes other people feel good while they achieve their goals.
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Bill B.
Nov 21, 2011
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Morgan is a great guitar teacher. I have taken lessons off and on since 1972. That's a long time. Each time the teacher would show me some dreaded "music theory". I always resisted and just went to "show me the chords...show me the licks." Guess what? Morgan got through to my hard head after all these years. His method of showing theory is reasonable and logical and I FINALLY got it!! Hooray! The benefits of understanding the WHY behind the guitar and not just the HOW are ENORMUS. I Highly recommend Morgan.
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Nicole Z.
Sep 27, 2017
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I had never strummed a chord before taking lessons with Morgan and couldn't believe the progress I made after only one year - I now have a binder full of songs I love which I can play with confidence! His ability to break down complex music theory was most valuable, as he encourages students to figure out the notes and techniques without relying on tabs and sheet music, and is very amenable to teaching the genre you want to learn. I would highly recommend Morgan to anyone who's looking for a friendly, casual, fun and valuable experience when learning guitar!
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Mick M.
Jul 10, 2013
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I was very impressed, so far, considering it was only my 1st hour lesson. Mostly by the incredible depth and breadth of his expedient "sizing up" of a new student to best figure out where to start. He is, obviously, far more sophisticated than a one-size-fits-all instructor. As I became more abstract or conceptual he would take it to the next level in the same direction. I was given more than enough aggressive homework to reasonably exceed my passion to get started, including aggressive: structured theory study; some critical new chord memorizations that I did not yet know; and requests for songs, representing widely disparate styles, that I would like to learn. Needless to say, he could play examples of each musical category indistinguishable from the artist who made it famous, although I have no doubt that he can also play the same song as disco, big band, jazz, shred, and surf versions, as well. It is possible that the initial summation of each student differs between individuals, depending upon the person
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Kevin G.
Oct 16, 2018
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Learning from Morgan was a great experience. He encourages you to pick the songs that you want to play and will teach you them on the spot. He explains why songs are built the way they are, makes sense of chords and scales, and lets you pick what you want to learn about music. The best and most important thing is, he makes everything easy to understand. I'd recommend learning guitar from Morgan to anyone.

Details: 26 - 44 years old • No formal training; some self-taught experience • Yes, can read guitar tabs • Acoustic • Rock • Folk • Blues • Jazz • What the teacher recommends • Yes, the student has an instrument • 30 minutes • I travel to the guitar teacher • The guitar teacher travels to me

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Joe L.
Oct 6, 2018
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Morgan’s teaching style strikes a great balance between having fun and learning how to move to the next level in playing. He does a terrific job in conveying the music theory concepts and principles that guitar players need to know.

Details: 45 - 64 years old • 2 - 4 yrs of formal training • Yes, can read music staff • Electric • Blues • Yes, the student has an instrument • 60 minutes • I travel to the guitar teacher

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