Martin Shears Guitar Lessons

My teaching approach:

Youth students are part of the Martin Shears School Of Rock after school program. The beginner stage: One weekly 45-minute personal lesson where students learn the basics of their instrument, and become proficient enough to play through basic songs. The intermediate stage is a combination of one 45-minute personal lesson and one 2.5-hour group jam lesson per week. This is where students learn how to make music as a group and will perform publicly as a band. Adult methods are based on ability.

My influences are:

Classic and Modern Rock. Some examples: Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Who, Rolling Stones, Clash, Tom Petty, Crowded House, Pretenders etc

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio

Guitar Lessons with me take place in the following areas:

Carmel Youth Center Music Studio - 4th & Torres, Carmel by the sea

Guitar Techniques:

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

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:

Asses ability level then plan a good strategy for bringing them to the next level.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:

Work on technique, theory then apply it to learning a song.

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

One who loves music and is hungry to learn and improve