Clinton Kirby Guitar Lessons

My teaching approach:

I can teach you to play thousands of songs in the first lesson, even if you've never played before. Let me show you the three scale patterns, two chord shapes, and the one transposition trick that will allow you to play, improvise over, and understand any song in any style! I have been playing guitar over 30 years, with 20 years of stage experience in rock, country, and jazz groups.

My influences are:

Influences include: Jimi Hendrix, The Edge, Junior Brown, Pat Metheny, Andy Summers, Robert Fripp, Miles Davis, Sonic Youth, Joni Mitchell, Sonny Sharrock, Gary Lucas, Frank Zappa, Les Paul, Danny Gatton, Minutemen, Robert Randolph, Kelly Smith, and many others.

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:

Murrieta/Inland Empire--California

Guitar Techniques:

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

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:

Show the easy chord shapes used by pros that even beginners can use to play literally thousands of songs.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:

Review previous lesson, then proceed to new concepts!

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

One who likes a challenge and will actively participate in the process.