Joseph Moreland Guitar Lessons
About
My teaching approach:
20 years playing experience. Approach is to teach students to play songs they love by their favorite artists. For beginner this may often mean playing simplified versions. Beginners learn chords first and then move on to learning how to read music, individual notes on guitar, scales, etc.
My influences are:
Primary three influences are Eric Clapton, Metallica, Stevie Ray Vaughn.
My guitar lessons take place in:
The teacher's studio
Guitar Lessons with me take place in the following areas:
My place.
Guitar Techniques:
Song Writing, Scales and Exercises, Music Theory, Reading Music, Jamming Skills, Improvisation, Fingerstyle, Performance, Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar
Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:
In the introductory lesson I learn why the student wants to play guitar and their specific goals for learning to play. I asses their current level of playing if they have some prior knowledge and playing skill. It they are an absolute beginner and have to prior experience I get them started learning the fundamentals that must come first to play any song.
A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:
It's hard to describe what a typical guitar lesson is, because I customize every lesson to each students own goals and level of playing.
The qualities I look for in an ideal guitar student might include the following:
Someone that is self-motivated. They practice willing every week. They practice everyday. Someone who shows up on time and is consistent in coming to lessons on a week to week basis.