About
Over 20 years of guitar experience. Experience in blues, rock, metal, extreme metal, and classical genres.
Over 20 years experience in electric guitar techniques.
Over 16 years of classical guitar experience.
1st prize winner in classical guitar UIL events for both solo and ensemble competition.
2nd prize winner in UTB international competition.
2 time winner of Del Mar College Honors competition.
Winner of Texas A&M Corpus Christi Excellence in Peformance award.
I specialize in electric/classical and picking technique and help students play guitar efficiently so they can break past their speed plateaus. If you are looking to learn how to read music, I can help you with that. If reading music is not your thing, I can help you through tablature. Also, if you want to sharpen your ear, I can help with that as well.
I treat each student like a different puzzle. Every student is unique so I figure out ways to communicate my ideas so the student can understand better.
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The sense of achievement and joy when a student breaks through plateaus on guitar.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
First, I'll see how much controll they have over their fingers and start with right hand picking (or fingerstyle for classical) on the first string. Then, I get them to play the first 4 frets in ascending order using all 4 fingers.
If they are playing classical, I will teach them basic right hand arpeggio patterns and then move on to learning to read music.
For electric students I give them the option to learn to read music or tabs based on their goals (if they want to go to music school, I'll teach them to read music).
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Bachelor's in Guitar Performance
Over 6 years of teaching experience
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
$20 for 30 minutes
$40 for 1 hour
What types of students have you worked with?
I have worked with students ranging from 6 - 70 years old.
Many of my students have been accepted in college and university music programs in Texas.