Damon Wade Guitar Lessons
About
My teaching approach:
Hear it from my student: Damon brings music to life, even for the beginning student. He pulls in multiple instruments and types of music to get - and keep - kids engaged. He then builds the fundamentals and steadily challenges them to push past their limits. Having worked with a number of music teachers, I would rate Damon Wade as far above average. If he has a spot for your child, take it! --Trish C.
My influences are:
Damon recalls, “Early on I knew who Robert Johnson was and listened to his music, but I didn’t quite understand it. It wasn’t until I discovered Skip James and listened, practiced and learned over and over again that the light bulb finally lit. That’s when I completely fell in love with this musical style. It’s simple, yet complex; both raw and strong, like a Jimi Hendrix solo; yet tender and weeping. Man it just gave me goose bumps and still does. I thought to myself, ‘I have just discovered the holy grail of American music.’”
My guitar lessons take place in:
The teacher's studio or the student's home
Guitar Lessons with me take place in the following areas:
northern fairfield county
Guitar Techniques:
Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, Open tuning, Fingerstyle, Slide Guitar, Vocal Accompaniment, Performance, 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:
Establish goals for each student and set up a specific plan to meet them within a given time frame
A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:
At the beginning of a lesson we do a quick recap of last weeks lesson and then continue on building the neccessary skills to reaching our goals. I finish the lesson by giving a small amount of homework to work on during practice time.
The qualities I look for in an ideal guitar student might include the following:
The worst kept secret to learning how to play an instrument is to PRACTICE! I do my best to make learning music fun. Real progress is attained through consistent practice.