Charlie Button Guitar Lessons
About
My teaching approach:
Be yourself and play like nobody else. Online guitar lessons with Charlie Button include customized instruction specifically tailored to YOUR individual needs in the form of guitar technique, music theory, composition, and more to help you achieve your goals. Experience in addition to private lessons: - Peer tutoring in music theory at SCCC - Music teacher's assistant at Oswego Middle School - Assoc. degree in Music Business from SCCC (3.9 GPA) - Bachelor's degree in Music from SUNY Oswego (3.93 GPA)
My influences are:
Jimi Hendrix, J Dilla, The Beatles, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers Band
My guitar lessons take place in:
The student's home
Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:
As of creating this profile, Charlie Button currently teaches weekdays from 11 AM to 6 PM EST (UTC−05:00).
Guitar Techniques:
Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, Open tuning, Fingerstyle, Slide Guitar, Vocal Accompaniment, Performance, Improvisation, Jamming Skills, Reading Music, Music Theory, Scales and Exercises, Song Writing, Recording and Production, Guidance In Equipment Selection
Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:
No first lesson is the same. I discuss with my students, before they take their first lesson, what their goals are for guitar and music as a whole. Potential students can visit Charlie Button's website (http://charliebutton.com/lessons) and contact me to begin this discussion.
A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:
Guitar lessons with Charlie Button vary greatly depending on the individual student's needs and goals. Students WILL NOT be asked or expected to conform to a one-method-fits-all approach to learning and playing the guitar, and the flexible curriculum reflects this. Any given lesson could include practice tips, learning games, transcription, ear training, notation reading, technique tips, equipment advice, among numerous other possibilities.
The qualities I look for in an ideal guitar student might include the following:
An ideal student is goal-oriented, enthusiastic about the learning process, and reliable. An undying love of music is essential.