I
teach guitar lessons either in my home studio or at the
students house, whichever is preferred by the student.
I usually teach 30, 60 or 90 minute lessons. Longer lessons
are possible if required but for most students, especially
beginners, 60 minute lessons are usually enough. The students
are free to have their lessons as frequently as it suits
them and are not obligated to have them at regular intervals.
Small children usually find 60 minute lessons a bit long
and start to lose concentration. My normal advice for
them is to only have 30 minute lessons ideally once a
week.
If i teach at the students home 60 minutes is the minimum
lesson charge and has to be within a reasonable distance
for me to travel. I consider a 15 to 20 minute drive to
a students home to be reasonable. I am prepared to travel
further distances but would obviously have to charge accordingly. |
I
tailor my lessons to each students requirements. If they
only want me to teach them how to strum along to their
favourite songs then that is what i do. If on the other
hand they want to learn lead guitar, then i teach them
the scales they need to know and the technique necessary.
My
personal style is Blues through to Heavy Metal but i can
teach the basics of Rock, Blues, Rock and Roll, Heavy
Metal, Grunge, Punk, 60's Soul, Reggae and most other
types of guitar music.
l can teach the Major scale and its modes, the various
Minor scales and modes and most other scales from the
Diminished to the Lydian flat 7, including when to use
them. I can show how to make and play chords, chord progressions
and various rhythms and rhythmical styles.
I can teach techniques like strumming, picking, hammer-on's,
pull-offs, bending, damping, muting, finger picking, harmonics,
tapping, sweep picking and many more. If on the other
hand you just want to play Twinkle Twinkle little star
or simply strum to an easy song, then that's fine to! |
