Private Full Hour Guitar Lessons with James (In Webcam)

Years of Experience: 8 Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 25 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons Overview: Currently residing in the Hudson Valley, NY, James keeps active performing and teaching in and around New York City. His musicianship encompasses a variety of skills, some of which include solo guitar arrangements, improvisation, and thorough knowledge of music theory and all musical styles. More can be learned from watching his YouTube and Instagram videos. In addition to holding a B.S. in Music Performance from SUNY New Paltz, he has studied with some notable names in the music industry, including late jazz legend John Abercrombie, John Stowell, Helen Avakian, Marvin 'Bugalu' Smith, and NYC pianist Larry Ham. Ship Life Since December 2015, James has been working on major cruise ships as the house band/orchestra guitarist. In addition, his duties include playing solo jazz guitar sets. Working on Carnival and Princess cruise lines, he has had the privilege to travel to exotic destinations throughout the world, such as Bora Bora, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean, among many other destinations. This has recently sparked his wanderlust and since has gotten into amateur photography and videography. He has recently completed his contract working on the Celebrity Millennium as the Orchestra guitarist. It was just under a 4-month contract and travelled to some awesome places in Asia. Among the countries visited were Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, and South Korea. Having just returned from a 2-month stay travelling around Brasil, James is back to teaching and performing around the NY-NJ-CT tri-state area and through Skype around the world. Formal Education: BS-SUNY New Paltz AS-SUNY DCC Private Education: Steve Raleigh, Mark Dziuba, Marvin Bugalu Smith, Ron Petrides, John Abercrombie, Helen Avakian, Larry Ham Performing Experience: Carnival Dream, Dawn Princess, Celebrity Millennium cruise ships. Experience Teaching: 8 years teaching privately. -Education- Degree: AS Performing Arts School: SUNY Dutchess Community College Dates: 2010-08 Degree: BS Music Performance School: SUNY New Paltz Dates: 2012-08 -Reviews- Name: Doron Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Title: Doron Body: Had a great time learning bass with James. We're gonna be good buddies, since he's a metal head like me. Really awesome teacher. Name: Alex Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Title: Alex Body: Wanted to surprise my wife on our birthdays at a retreat in PAs poconos. Hired James and dont regret about it! Came an hour ealrly to set up. Very social and outgoing. Would definitely recommend and hire again Name: Bill Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Title: Bill Body: We hired James to play instrumental guitar for our momâ??s 100th birthday party. Franklyâ?¦ he was great! On the day of the event he arrived on time, set up quickly, and got right to work. He played a wide variety of music throughout the afternoon including music from the 1940â??s, exactly as we had requested. In addition to being a gifted musician, James was professional, competent and gracious to all of our guests. He was a pleasure to work with. James, thanks so much for a job well done! Name: Drena Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Title: Drena Body: WELL DONE. THE PEOPLE ENJOYED HIS MUSIC. Name: Michael Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Title: Michael Body: My wife and I hired James to play guitar for the processional and recessional of our wedding ceremony. We had very specific plans for the songs and arrangements we wanted to hear, and James was able to accommodate by learning and tweaking them in a very short amount of time. He communicated with us frequently throughout the process and sent us videos to make sure we were happy with the results. On the day of the wedding, he arrived on time and with the necessary equipment, and set things up with the coordinator/officiant so that we didn't have to worry about anything ourselves. And, of course, he played the songs exactly as we'd hoped, helping to make our ceremony a perfect and memorable one. James, I'm glad you found my listing here, and thanks for everything!