Bob Crow Guitar Lessons
About
My teaching approach:
My name is Bob Crow, and I've been teaching in Seattle full time since 2005. My lesson studio is in the Ballard neighborhood. Learn the techniques and theory needed to make the music you want to make, whatever that may be. My job is to help guide you through that process, and help you make the most of your practice time. Once you are making music, I like to introduce new possibilities to keep you growing as a musician, but student input is always greatly encouraged.
My influences are:
They change from year to year. Sometimes from day to day. Rock 60's to present day, 70's funk and soul, fingerpicked acoustic blues, jazz standards, modern singer-songwriters - good music comes in all shapes and sizes! The question is - who are YOUR influences?
My guitar lessons take place in:
The teacher's studio
Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:
Monday - Thursday, 11am-8pm
Guitar Techniques:
Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, Open tuning, Fingerstyle, Slide Guitar, Vocal Accompaniment, Performance, Jamming Skills, Reading Music, Music Theory, Scales and Exercises, Song Writing, Recording and Production
Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following:
The first lesson is all about laying the groundwork and setting up a plan of action. What drives you to want to make music? What are some of your goals? Once I've got an idea, I start helping you figure out what specific tasks to work on week-by-week.
A guitar lesson with me might entail the following:
I like my students to help guide the direction at first, if they have a style they'd like to focus on. If a more general approach is what you are after, I am happy to help you find appropriate things to practice though. A typical lesson might include solving fret hand fingering issues, working out rhythms of picking/strumming/fingerpicking patterns, or learning how to sing and play at the same time. It all depends on the style you want to focus on.
The qualities I look for in an ideal guitar student might include the following:
Anyone who is willing to put the work in and trust that I'm there to help guide them through the process is an ideal student in my book.