I customize my approach with each student according to capability rather than curriculum and gravitate toward motivated students. Prior experience with a musical instrument is a great but beginners who are committed can succeed. Like students, I'm driven and motivated by small accomplishments and seeing the lights go on. I evaluate the student's ability in the moment at each lesson and try to give the student a solid, useful skill or technique each time....

Hello, My name is Randall Ward and I teach electric and acoustic guitar. Musical styles include blues, rock, jazz, slide guitar and fingerstyle. I’ve been teaching guitar for over 25 years. Lessons will generally include: -Learning underlying techniques that promote good playing habits such as hand and wrist position, strumming and picking tendencies, fingerstyle, standard and hybrid picking. -Learning songs in a musical style that’s appealing, will advance playing technique and is at an appropriate skill level for the student. -When appropriate, music theory and applying it to guitar. For example, understanding chord symbols and chord const