Barbara Leoni Guitar Lessons

My teaching approach:

A graduate of Musicians Institute, Barbara remained in LA working in numerous bands spanning a wide variety of musical styles including blues, rock, county, surf, and even Persian music! With "The California Girls", an all female surf band, she's opened for the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean and Steppin Wolf. She has also toured extensively performing overseas for the troops. She currently works with impressionist Greg London, with whom she has performed in the West End of London, Reno and Las Vegas. She can be seen on iperform3d.com teaching online guitar lessons.She also teaches voice and piano

My influences are:

My influences evolved and changed throughout my career- from rock guys such as Randy Rhoads, to jazz guys like John Scofield and Scott Henderson, to blues players like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Robin Ford, to country player and teacher Steve Travato, and surf guitarist Dick Dale.

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio

Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:

Monday through Saturday

Guitar Techniques:

Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, Fingerstyle, Slide Guitar, Vocal Accompaniment, Performance, Improvisation, Jamming Skills, Reading Music, Music Theory, Scales and Exercises, Song Writing

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:

I see if they know all their open chords, proper musical terminology, how their sense of rhythm is, if they read on guitar or another instrument, what their strengths or weaknesses may be, and what they're interested in learning.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:

I make sure they have a solid foundation in open chords, strumming and picking before moving on to reading, bar chords and blues.

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

Someone with a passion for learning and the dedication to accomplish results