Jacob Bigus Guitar Lessons

Americana Music Academy instructor

Jacob Bigus is a singer-songwriter and electric guitarist based in Lawrence, KS. His love of music began at an early age learning to sing prayers with his family at Synagogue. He played clarinet in the various school bands during his years in middle and high school in Paola, KS, moving into the guitar at age 11. Jacob holds a degree in Jazz Guitar from the Conservatory of Music at UMKC, studying under Bobby Watson and Rod Fleeman. Jacob teaches from a curriculum he designed under the instruction of classical virtuoso, Doug Neidt . A versatile musician himself, he teaches and plays classical, jazz, bluegrass, country, reggae, folk, pop, blues and rock styles of guitar. Jacob's lessons are available for beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of acoustic and electric guitar, focusing on chord rhythm, scales, improvisation, feelings of the heart, music theory, ear training, and songwriting. Jacob is famous in the Lawrence School District as the substitute teacher with that "Unicorn Song." More information on Jacob (and the Unicorn Song) can be found at www.jacob-be.com Lessons will be tailored to each student with a blend of music theory, technique, performance practice, and composition/arranging. Students are expected to come to lessons prepared with all of their materials: guitar, music, picks, tuner, notebook, pencil. Students are to practice skills outside of lessons in order to demonstrate in lessons, ie: scales, chords, songs, techniques, compositions/arrangements.