I offer lessons in flamenco, classical, and modern guitar along with composition, ear training, orchestration, and improvising. My approach is informed by 20+ years of teaching experience. My students range from beginners of all ages to advanced students preparing for academic and professional auditions and those continuing their education. The studio is a union of styles and ideals for people who are interested in becoming better guitarists and musical contributors to their communities & culture. My hope is that people will share in the creative freedom that music can offer. My approach centers around building a student's repertoire, with music they are interested in, while exploring key elements of musicianship like improvising, technique, music theory, ear training, arranging, phrasing, music notation, reading music, orchestration, and composition. I also ask students to consider broadening their listening for the sake of adding new ideas, concepts, melodies, rhythms and harmonies to their playing.
I offer comfortable, stress-free guitar and piano lessons for kids and their parents to learn and have fun with music. I help kids familiarize themselves with foundational techniques, read notes & tablature, develop listening skills and perform songs that are age appropriate. Quick progress and musical achievement will nurture their confidence and feeling of accomplishment.
When beginning guitar students are ready, I introduce theBerklee Method for Guitar . I have found this book to be an excellent method for note reading and beginning music theory. It has clear explanations, written exercises, and student/teacher duets to complement lessons. For beginning piano students I encourage them to use the Piano Pronto method and A Dozen A Day until their reading is strong enough to branch into more focused practice in a particular genre. I recommend that students take a weekly 30 minute lesson and practice 15-30 minutes at least four days per week. Consistency and repetition are essential for developing foundational skills on a musical instrument.
Toby Rzepka Sp/mp Guitar
New students are interviewed as to gain an understanding of how they learn most effectively and to create customized private lessons to suit their strengths and challenges.
Forflamenco guitar , there is a heavy technical and rhythmic component. To help a student understand these necessary foundational skills and repertoire I work from numerous methods by guitarists includingManuel Granados ,Claude Worms , Dennis Koster &Juan Serrano .
Forclassical guitar , there again are strict technical guidelines to achieve a beautiful tone and effective movement. To supplement private instruction, I use method books byAaron Shearer ,Frederick Noad ,Francisco Tarrega ,Mateo Carcassi and others for technical training and basic music theory as they relate to the guitar.
Cynthia H. Burton Cd/in Guitar
Forelectric & acoustic guitar , I typically divide the learning experience into three general subcategories. Jazz, Blues and Rock based music forms. In addition to creating a customized approach for each student, I suggest several method books to supplement learning this style includingA Modern Method for Guitar ,Reading Studies for Guitar ,Classical Studies for Pick Style Guitar andThe Real Book .
Students enrolled in weekly lessons at a recurring time will be billed monthly tuition. Invoices will be emailed at the beginning of each month and payment is due by the 10th. I accept cash, checks, credit card, or payp al. You are welcome to schedule an initial hour long, a la carte lesson for $70 before signing up to become a weekly student. The $ 70 is then applicable to that month's tuition if you decide to continue.
If you cancel your lesson with at least 24 hours' notice you will be seeded with a make-up credit. C redits can be used to book a make-up session within three months of the cancelled lesson. In the rare occurrence that I need to cancel your lesson you will ALWAYS be issued a make-up credit.
Beginner Guitar Lessons And Online Classes
Virtual lessons are available as a back-up option in cases of illness, travel, covid exposure, etc. We are able to accommodate a small number of students with long-term virtual lessons. If this is an accessibility need for your family please don't hesitate to ask.
You may discontinue lessons at any time. Please let me know as soon as possible so I can adjust my schedule and cancel future invoices. If you do need to leave mid-month applicable make-up credits will be issued but no refunds. Thank you, thank you!MAINE'S NO.1 CLASSICAL/ACOUSTIC GUITARIST!! WITH OVER 150 GIGMASTER'S VERIFIED BOOKINGS! WITH OVER 100 REVIEWS I AM ONE OF THE MOST REVIEWED GUITARISTS IN NEW ENGLAND!! EARNED GIGMASTER'SBEST OF AWARD TEN TI MES!! ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER GUITARISTS IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND!VERSATILITY!AUTHENTIC NYLON STRING CLASSICAL GUITAR AND STEEL STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR AVAILABLE .CLASSIC ROCK, RAGTIME, POP, BLUES, STANDARDS! OVER A HALF CENTURY OF PLAYING EXPERIENCE!! Vocals!An Honest If Not Brilliant Approach To Guitar Playing New England Conservatory 1972! Alan Was Amazing, Very Professional, Punctual, Easy To Work With These Are Just a few of the words from some of my most recent reviews to describe my services! Hello Everybody My name is Alan Lee Wilson. From a very young age I have had a love affair with the guitar and the music that emanates from it's delicate curvaceous body.Guitar and Music are the passion of my life I am a full time musician all I do is play gigs and I can focus completely on a heart felt performance for your event. I have been playing guitar now for 58 years and classical guitar for over 55.I also Sing I have been Gigmasters no. 1 ranked classical/acoustic guitarist in Maine for the past 10 years running. I would love to share my talent with you. I play and learn the music that you want me to play! You are in the driver's seat! I Studied guitar at New England Conservatory in Boston with a major in guitar Performance. My repertoire ranges from Bach to Rock! . I played Electric Guitar at age thirteen and played in several rock bands in the Midwest before developing an interest in Classical or Spanish guitar which is traditionally payed on a nylon stringed instrument with the fingers. The Classical guitar refers more to a technique of guitar playing rather than the music and it is a very versatile method of playing where you can play almost any type of music on it from Bach to Pop. The guitar is almost like a miniature orchestra and presents numerous possibilities for a Wedding or Dinner setting. The guitar is very much a solo instrument but unlike the organ or piano the guitar is very portable and can go almost anywhere and when it is amplified through my fine sound system it presents absolutely no problem when amplification is necessary.There are many people who have never heard of The Classical Guitar and may even be turned off by the mere mention of classical music but to them I invite them to listen to my numerous audio and video examples and to read my reviews which I feel speak for themselves, and give me a try and you may be pleasantly surprised at what my guitar can do for your event. My first Classical Guitar teacher was Jim.Bleskan in Superior Wisconsin. I then went on to study with Jeffrey Van and Charlie Pederson in Minneapolis. I also studied guitar with Robert Paul Sullivan at New England Conservatory in Boston. I also studdied with Bill Viola And Joe Mayes in Philadelphia.I also studied Jazz Guitar with Harry Chalmiers at the Indian Hill School of Music in Littleton, Ma. I was the first student to recieve credit for Classical Guitar at The Unniversity of Wisconsin, Superior chiefly from my own efforts in pursuading the Administration in recognizing the Guitar as a worthy insrument of serious study alongside the piano and violin. I also studied string bass under Johann Lingamen while at the Unniversity of Wisconsin and I played that instrument in the Unniversity symphony orchestra while there. I have a huge repoirtoire from the Rennasaince period music of John Dowland such as the Frog Galliarde or from the Baroque period such as Jesu Joy or the 1st lute suite by J.S. Bach to Spanish Romantic music such as Granada or Sevilla by Issac Albeniz or La Maja De Goya by Enrique Granados. I also play Music by The Beatles for classical guitar such as Across the Unniverse or Here There and Everywhere. I also play rock aranged for acoustic guiar such as Riahnon or Freebird (Clasdic, Rock, Pop or Folk songs available with or without vocals) and Ragtime such as The Maple Leaf Rag or The Entertainer by Scott Joplin.I also play Standards like Paper Moon or Georgia on My Mind. I once went for a one night gig at The Weathervane Resturant in Readfield Maine and I ended up Playing there for four years every week. I was also featured in a recital by the Boston Classical Guitar Society. I have two sound systems that I set up separately so I don't have to set up twice when playing both the ceremony and cocktail hour. I can run on battery power for locations without electricity.I can go
Virtual lessons are available as a back-up option in cases of illness, travel, covid exposure, etc. We are able to accommodate a small number of students with long-term virtual lessons. If this is an accessibility need for your family please don't hesitate to ask.
You may discontinue lessons at any time. Please let me know as soon as possible so I can adjust my schedule and cancel future invoices. If you do need to leave mid-month applicable make-up credits will be issued but no refunds. Thank you, thank you!MAINE'S NO.1 CLASSICAL/ACOUSTIC GUITARIST!! WITH OVER 150 GIGMASTER'S VERIFIED BOOKINGS! WITH OVER 100 REVIEWS I AM ONE OF THE MOST REVIEWED GUITARISTS IN NEW ENGLAND!! EARNED GIGMASTER'SBEST OF AWARD TEN TI MES!! ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER GUITARISTS IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND!VERSATILITY!AUTHENTIC NYLON STRING CLASSICAL GUITAR AND STEEL STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR AVAILABLE .CLASSIC ROCK, RAGTIME, POP, BLUES, STANDARDS! OVER A HALF CENTURY OF PLAYING EXPERIENCE!! Vocals!An Honest If Not Brilliant Approach To Guitar Playing New England Conservatory 1972! Alan Was Amazing, Very Professional, Punctual, Easy To Work With These Are Just a few of the words from some of my most recent reviews to describe my services! Hello Everybody My name is Alan Lee Wilson. From a very young age I have had a love affair with the guitar and the music that emanates from it's delicate curvaceous body.Guitar and Music are the passion of my life I am a full time musician all I do is play gigs and I can focus completely on a heart felt performance for your event. I have been playing guitar now for 58 years and classical guitar for over 55.I also Sing I have been Gigmasters no. 1 ranked classical/acoustic guitarist in Maine for the past 10 years running. I would love to share my talent with you. I play and learn the music that you want me to play! You are in the driver's seat! I Studied guitar at New England Conservatory in Boston with a major in guitar Performance. My repertoire ranges from Bach to Rock! . I played Electric Guitar at age thirteen and played in several rock bands in the Midwest before developing an interest in Classical or Spanish guitar which is traditionally payed on a nylon stringed instrument with the fingers. The Classical guitar refers more to a technique of guitar playing rather than the music and it is a very versatile method of playing where you can play almost any type of music on it from Bach to Pop. The guitar is almost like a miniature orchestra and presents numerous possibilities for a Wedding or Dinner setting. The guitar is very much a solo instrument but unlike the organ or piano the guitar is very portable and can go almost anywhere and when it is amplified through my fine sound system it presents absolutely no problem when amplification is necessary.There are many people who have never heard of The Classical Guitar and may even be turned off by the mere mention of classical music but to them I invite them to listen to my numerous audio and video examples and to read my reviews which I feel speak for themselves, and give me a try and you may be pleasantly surprised at what my guitar can do for your event. My first Classical Guitar teacher was Jim.Bleskan in Superior Wisconsin. I then went on to study with Jeffrey Van and Charlie Pederson in Minneapolis. I also studied guitar with Robert Paul Sullivan at New England Conservatory in Boston. I also studdied with Bill Viola And Joe Mayes in Philadelphia.I also studied Jazz Guitar with Harry Chalmiers at the Indian Hill School of Music in Littleton, Ma. I was the first student to recieve credit for Classical Guitar at The Unniversity of Wisconsin, Superior chiefly from my own efforts in pursuading the Administration in recognizing the Guitar as a worthy insrument of serious study alongside the piano and violin. I also studied string bass under Johann Lingamen while at the Unniversity of Wisconsin and I played that instrument in the Unniversity symphony orchestra while there. I have a huge repoirtoire from the Rennasaince period music of John Dowland such as the Frog Galliarde or from the Baroque period such as Jesu Joy or the 1st lute suite by J.S. Bach to Spanish Romantic music such as Granada or Sevilla by Issac Albeniz or La Maja De Goya by Enrique Granados. I also play Music by The Beatles for classical guitar such as Across the Unniverse or Here There and Everywhere. I also play rock aranged for acoustic guiar such as Riahnon or Freebird (Clasdic, Rock, Pop or Folk songs available with or without vocals) and Ragtime such as The Maple Leaf Rag or The Entertainer by Scott Joplin.I also play Standards like Paper Moon or Georgia on My Mind. I once went for a one night gig at The Weathervane Resturant in Readfield Maine and I ended up Playing there for four years every week. I was also featured in a recital by the Boston Classical Guitar Society. I have two sound systems that I set up separately so I don't have to set up twice when playing both the ceremony and cocktail hour. I can run on battery power for locations without electricity.I can go
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