I'm excited to announce that I am now offering online music lessons!
I offer online music lessons in guitar, voice, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and bass guitar! I prefer Skype but can also use Zoom, Facetime, or even WhatsApp if necessary :). These online platforms are easy and fun to use as a teaching tool, and offers the convenience and flexibility of taking lessons at home, at whatever time works best! I'm very happy to teach beginners to more advanced students, and quite glad that my students range in age from younger children to working professional adults!
What you can expect from our lessons:
For all instruments: staying in TUNE and staying on TIME! Learn to perform each piece with proper technique, while paying close attention to rhythm.
I also tend to adjust my teaching style for each student. I tend to be more "strict" (structured) on students that I feel it will help, while remaining "loose" on students that might need more guidance and nurturing in that direction. I'm quite comfortable teaching both children about 7+ and adults... in fact, half of my students are adults!
GUITAR: I teach rock, jazz, blues, and some classical and flamenco style. Lead and rhythm.
- Songs that emphasize a new concept or technique
- Chord shapes
- Scales, arpeggios, runs, from simple pentatonic scales to exotic modes
- Fingerpicking - Travis Picking and Classical Fingerstyle technique
- Picking/strumming techniques for rock, metal, jazz, blues, folk, flamenco (all quite different!)
- Improvisation - jazz/blues/etc! Learn to develop a "vocabulary" of licks, runs, and cliches.
BASS: Rock/jazz/blues/funk
- Fingerstyle or pick
- Pop/slap techniques
- Constructing walking bass lines
- Modes/scales/arpeggios/theory!!
BANJO: Bluegrass and Celtic (5 string)
- Finger Rolls
- Clawhammer Technique
- Flatpick Tunes
- Scales/chords/theory/etc
- Big selection of tunes to teach you!
MANDOLIN: Italian/Irish Celtic/Bluegrass
- Chords - chop chords,
- Picking - alternate picking, tremelo picking, etc
- Have loads of great Mandolin tunes to teach you!
UKULELE:
- Basic Chords and strumming
- Fingerstyle
- Advanced Strumming
- Hawaiian Tunes aplenty, plus popular music
ALL INSTRUMENTS: Basic to advanced theory - harmony, scales, modes, chord progressions, etc!
VOICE:
- Advanced vocal technique
- expanding your range
- refining your approach to the voice
- proper support, placement, etc
- vocal coaching (for audition pieces, upcoming performances, etc)
Lesson policies:
I sell single 30m weekly lessons in blocks of 4 for $160, (which can roll over to the next month if needed).
Hour lessons in blocks of 4 for $300 (which can roll over to the next month if needed).
If you need to miss a lesson, just contact me at least 24hrs beforehand and we can make it up another day or skip to the next week - you would not be charged in this case. You are only charged for "no-show" lessons or same-day cancellations.
Lesson blocks are non-refundable, but they never expire!
Contact me at timmygmusic@live.com and let's get started!
Here is a link to my profile at DoReMi World: https://MusicTeachersDirectory.org
You can check out the videos below for some sample lessons!
Email me at timmygmusic@live.com for more info!
