Jon Rittmann Guitar Lessons

My teaching approach:

The Jon Rittmann Guitar Studio offers the best in private lessons with 35 years teaching experience. Jon is the teacher of world famous rockstar Barry Sparks who played with many famous bands including The Scorpions, Yngwie Malmsteen, DOKKEN, Ted Nugent. I offer lessons for: - heavy metal - jazz - jazz fusion and bebop - jazz improv - song writing - jazz chord melody - modes and how to use them - chart reading - funk & blues - advanced chord method (learn over 2880+ chords) - lots of technique exercises - hard rock - punk - bass lessons - acoustic guitar - electric guitar

My influences are:

Jimi Hendrix, Ted Greene, Pat Martino, Chick Corea, BACH

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio

Guitar Lessons with me take place in the following areas:

The Jon Rittmann Studio in the Catalina Foothills

Guitar Techniques:

Guidance In Equipment Selection, Recording and Production, Song Writing, Scales and Exercises, Music Theory, Reading Music, Jamming Skills, Improvisation, Performance, Slide Guitar, Open tuning, Fingerstyle, Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:

Figure out where they are and where they want to go. Show them a song and chords along with exercises and solos.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:

I start the student at exactly where his/her level is currently and teach them what they want to learn. I offer lessons for: - heavy metal - jazz - jazz fusion and bebop - jazz improv - song writing - jazz chord melody - modes and how to use them - chart reading - funk & blues - advanced chord method (learn over 2880+ chords) - lots of technique exercises - hard rock - punk - bass lessons - acoustic guitar - electric guitar

The qualities I look for in an ideal guitar student might include the following:

A student that enjoys every aspect of playing guitar.