About 60-minute Lessons

In this 60-minute session, we dive into the mysteries of the instrument, the basics of music, and the information necessary to execute proper technique. I would say a student who is eager to improve their proficiency in guitar would be best suited for this length of session. Its funny, a student with an high level of curiosity for music will make the lesson almost fly by, and its an energizing experience for student and teacher alike.

I would not recommend this for younger students who are not totally obsessed with music yet. Often I've had students go from half-hour to hour once they've gotten "the bug". At that point, increasing the session length seems to be the next logical step as we simply don't have enough time to do what we need to do.

In a typical 60-minute session, lesson structure is as follows:

• 30% of the lesson is on any current song, goal, or technique. Music is typically written out or printed in tablature, chord charts, lead sheets, or standard notation upon request. I typically don't start general guitar students with actual music notation as I find it more effective, in some ways, to save music reading for later when they can actually do what they came to me to do - play the instrument.

• Another 30% is spent on introducing a new song, or a new technique. Often times, the need to discuss a new technique presents itself naturally, based on the music we are currently looking at (example, to play Little Wing by Hendrix, we need to talk about hammer-ons and double stops, etc.)

• Another 25% of the lesson is on teaching good practice habits, equipping the student with the tools to be self-sustainable in their own study of music. We also spend this time discussing the music itself, the nuances of guitar playing that sometimes escape the self-taught guitarist.

• The remaining 15% of the lesson is spent tying up loose ends in our discussions, recording assignments in a practice journal, and reviewing what the student is to focus on that week.