James Tomaskovics Guitar Lessons

My teaching approach:

NEW JERSEYS Premier Guitar Instruction Service! Over 100 Satisfied Students Taught! Teaching Since 1995! James plays and teaches all styles of music but does not claim to be a MASTER of any particular style. James simply has a great handle on many styles of music and continues to be a student of the instrument. James is always expanding his knowledge. James plays and teaches the following styles: Rock • Metal • Neo-Classical • Classical • Jazz • Blues • Delta Blues • R&B • Reggae • Ska Latin • Ethnic • Funk • Country • Bluegrass • Rockabilly • Ragtime • Surf • Pop • Folk Alternative • Punk • Others -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James plays and teaches the following techniques: Travis Picking • Alternate Picking • Sweep Picking • Economy Picking • Hybrid Picking • Speed Picking • Circular Picking • Brush Picking • Cross Picking • Flat Picking • Alternating Strumming • Carter Strumming • Righthand Muting • Whammy Bar Vibrato • Whammy Bar Scoops • Whammy Bar Dips • Extreme Whammy • Pick Scrapes • Finger Rolling • String Skipping • Single-Finger Tapping • Multi-finger Tapping • Chordal Tapping • Scalar Tapping • Single-String Bends • Unison Bends • Ghost Bends • Double-Stop Bends • Oblique Bends • Pedal Steel Bends • Slurred Slides• Attacked Slides • Slide Guitar • Chordal and Lead • Volume Swells • Japanese Koto Technique • The Bagpipe Technique • Classical Vibrato • Pivot Vibrato • Floating Vibrato • Slow Wide Vibrato • Fast Wide Vibrato • Natural Harmonics • Artificial Harmonics • Tap Harmonics • Harp Harmonics • Pinch Harmonics • Slap Harmonics • Pedal Steel Bends with Harmonics • Palm Harmonics • Pull-Offs • Trills • Choking • Octaves • Fretting • Plus more Study the techniques of the following players: Allan Holdsworth • Steve Morse • Eric Johnson • Phil Keaggy • Danny Gatton • Joe Satriani • Steve Vai • Shawn Lane • Yngwie Malmsteen • Eddie Van Halen • Randy Rhoads • Ritchie Blackmore • Brian May • Angus Young • Eric Clapton • Duane Allman • SRV • Jimmy Page • Peter Frampton • Todd Rundgren • Robin Trower • Jimi Hendrix • Jeff Beck • John Lennon • George Harrison • Carlos Santana• Keith Richards • Toni Iommi • Steve Howe• Steve Hackett • Larry Carlton • Robben Ford • Pat Matheny • Joe Pass • Wes Montgomery • Bill Connors • John McLauglin • Al Dimeola • Scott Henderson • Mike Stern • Carl Verheyen • Lenny Breau • Ted Greene • Chet Atkins • Jerry Reed • Dick Dale • Les Paul • Merle Travis • Michael Hedges • Leo Kottke • Adrian Legg • Albert Lee • Ray Flacke • Brent Mason • B.B. King • Albert Collins • Albert King • Buddy Guy • Johnny Winter • Freddie King • Robert Johnson • Andres Segovia • Chris Parkening • The Ventures • Carl Perkins • Eddie Cochran • Plus Many More ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You'll study the following with James : Theory / Harmony • Ear Training • Sight & Tab Reading • Songwriting/Composing • Rhythm • Improvising • Chord Theory • Chord Melodies • Chord Substitution • Uncommon Voicing • Chord Progressions • Melodic Phrasing • Arpeggios • Scales • Plus much more... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Study These Scales: The Major Scales • Ionian Mode • Dorian Mode • Phrygian Mode • Lydian Mode • Mixolydian Mode • Aeolian Mode • Locrian Mode The Pentatonic Scales • Major Pentatonic Scale • Minor Pentatonic Scale • Major Blues Scale • Minor Blues Scale • Sus 4 Pentatonic Scale • Dominant Pentatonic • Dom. 9 b7 Pentatonic Exotic Scales • Enigmatic • Hirajoshi Kumoi • Oriental • Pelog • Kokin Joshi • P'yongio Iwato • Chinese • Japanese • Egyptian • Scribian • Hungarian Gypsy Minor • Hungarian Gypsy Major • Romanian • Persia • Hindustan • Neopolitan Minor • Neopolitan Major • Overtone • Prometheus • Ritusen • Arabian • Others... The Melodic Minor Scales • Dorian b2 Mode • Lydian-Augmented Mode • Lydian b7 Mode • Mixolydian b6 Mode • Locrian b2 Mode • Super Locrian Mode The Symmetrical Scales • Whole Tone Scale • Augmented Scale • Half-Step/Whole-Step .. Diminished Scale • Whole-Step/Half-Step .. Diminished Scale • Chromatic Scale The Harmonic Minor Scales • Harmonic Minor scale • Locrian natural 6 mode • Ionian-Augmented mode • Dorian # 4 mode • Phrygian Major mode • Lydian # 9 mode • Altered Dominant mode • Major • Major Sus 4th • Flat Fifth • Major + 9th • Fifth • Minor • Augmented • Diminished • Major Sixth • Sixth + 9th • Minor Sixth + 9th • Minor Sixth • Seventh • Seventh Sus 4th • Minor Seventh • Minor Seventh b5 • Seventh Aug 5 • Seventh b5 • Major Seventh • Major Seventh b5 • Minor Major Seventh • Seventh b5 • Seventh Aug 9th • Seventh b5 • Augmented 5

My guitar lessons take place in:

In the student's home

Guitar Lessons with me take place in the following areas:

North west New Jersey

Guitar Techniques:

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