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I love teaching guitar lessons. It is fulfilling, joyful work I have done with success since starting teaching in 1999. Teaching guitar is a constant reminder that music is a gift. When a student reaches past a previous goal, writes a first song, or their eyes light up with a sudden new understanding, it makes everything feel new again for me too. I feel incredibly grateful to be able to teach and share with my students.
Music Theory and Manuscript Paper for Creative Guitarists
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A crash course in music theory for the creative guitarist. Perfect for all guitar players, songwriters, and students. Featuring:
Guitar Notation Basics
Fundamentals of Standard Notation
Practical music theory — the concepts players really use
Visualization strategies to play any scale or chord
Bonus introduction to the Nashville number system
Includes over 100 pages of guitar specific manuscript paper, ideal for documenting guitar lessons. Everything a student needs in one place.
My career so far
I've been a guitar player since I was twelve years old. Aside from a long-ago hope to one day play Major League Baseball, a guitar player is the only thing I’ve ever wanted to be.
My first bands were all-original acts, influenced by the bands I grew up listening to: Soundgarden, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, Black Flag, Pearl Jam, The Beatles, My Name, Descendents, Pixies, Fugazi, and many others. I started out as a songwriter, largely because I had a hard time figuring out how to play like my heroes, and I was caught up in the punk rock spirit of the time. In truth, while I’m a much better player now, I’m still very much caught up in the ethos of that old punk scene.