Hal Oppenheim Guitar Lessons

My teaching approach:

Hi, I've been doing studio guitar work, film composing, and teaching guitar and bass lessons in Nashville and Los Angeles for over 30 years and would love to show you the skills needed to play great music. Any age, beginners all the way up to pro..........styles included range from modern rock and metal to classic rock and retro, country to blues, folk to bluegrass, funk to r&b, jazz, and extreme clean speed in any style (with or without distortion). Slide guitar too!

My influences are:

george benson, van halen, clapton, wes montgomery, tal farlow, hendrix, holdsworth, hank garland, ect

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio

Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:

every day from 10 am to 10 pm

Guitar Techniques:

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

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:

I watch them play to access their level and ask what their goals are

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:

Fingerpicking is also an option, from folk style to rockabilly to country twang to radical to extreme to Beatles / Byrds / British Invasion 60's style electric 12 string (ric) to over the top Nashville 50's style. Six of my students tour with major recording artists, and I even teach four other guitar/bass teachers. I also train actors and pro musicians to play and prepare for films and auditions. (My film credits are listed in the IMDB, and there are lots of them http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2373968/ )

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

openminded