Claire Casto Guitar Lessons

My teaching approach:

Music is something everyone can be apart of. That is why I love teaching it. I am a high school student with three years of playing and teaching guitar. I teach beginners and younger ages because I am young myself. I first learned to play guitar by teaching myself then began taking music classes that I have been in for the past couple years.

My influences are:

My influences range from John Mayer to Johnny Ramone to Jerry Garcia. I listen to it all.

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio or the student's home

Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:

I teach Monday-Friday from 4 p.m to 8 p.m and on Saturday and Sunday I have open availability.

Guitar Techniques:

Rhythm guitar, Open tuning, Performance, Reading Music, Music Theory, Scales and Exercises, Song Writing

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:

In the first lesson I like to know what the student has learned and what they want to learn. I'll have them play their favorite piece if they already know some guitar. If not, I ask them what kind of music they want to learn and how much time they have to practice. Then we make a plan depending on their situation.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:

In my guitar lessons I teach what the student wants to learn. Some students know what songs they want to learn and I can teach them by simply learning songs. Some students prefer to learn by the books and I can do that as well. Both methods teach students just as effectively, it is a matter of preference. I also teach songwriting.

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

My ideal guitar student wants to learn. Anyone who loves music and is just willing to try is always great to be around.