David First
4 hires on Lessons.com
1 employee
33 years in business
About this pro
I'm a composer, performer and teacher, written up in Pitchfork, The Village Voice, Guitar Player, and NYTimes, who makes it fun for beginners and fully develops the advanced. I teach all styles and desires, from songwriters who are interested in developing their creativity/improv skills, to those who'd love to play their favorite songs. I teach electric and bass guitar, midi and computer recording, fingerpicking, songwriting, noise, improvisation, rocking out, psychedelic sonic landscapes, blues, funky stuff, alternative tuning, various jazz-avant theories, guilty pop pleasures and ???
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Credentials
Brooklyn, NY 11222
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David is an awesome teacher - he's really quick at figuring out where your strengths and weakness lie and creating specific exercises to improve your playing. He's also got interesting perspectives on music and is a really nice guy!
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David's an incredibly gifted teacher that I recommend to guitarists of all levels. In just a few lessons his technique laid the groundwork for being a more competent and cognizant musician, and after 6 months the change in my playing was dramatic.
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David combines teaching the fundamental techniques with showing me how to play the songs that I actually /want/ to play. Both aspects are being taught with great professionalism as well as a good dosage of fun. I can only highly recommend him!
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Lessons offered
Guitar Lessons Acoustic Guitar Lessons Accompaniment Lessons Bass Guitar Lessons Blues Guitar Lessons Composition Lessons Country Guitar Lessons Ear Training Lessons Electric Guitar Lessons Harmonica Lessons Logic Pro Software Lessons Music Recording Classes Music Performance Lessons Music Theory Lessons