Guitar Lessons in Dallas, TX

Years of Experience: I have been a performing Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 0 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop, Folk Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Orchestral Lessons Overview: Hi, my name is Benjamin and I have been a performing musician in all styles in the DFW since 2001 and have taught professionally in the area since 2015. My primary instrument is the electric bass guitar but most of my students up to this point have actually been for acoustic, classical and electric guitar. I also play and teach drums and percussion, piano, and can teach ear training, music theory and songwriting/composition. I also compose music in a variety of styles for multiple instruments. I have an Associates degree in the Arts from the Dallas County Community College district, studied jazz and classical performance at UTA, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Art and Performance from UTD. My focus as a teacher is to identify the specific personal goals of each student and tailor their lesson accordingly. While I believe this is the best place to begin, in order to ferment growth as a musician I will gradually work to expand my students' goals beyond their original intent. Assuming the student shows promise and, more importantly, motivation and willingness to put in the work, the intent is to bring the student to levels of success even greater than their original goals. As a music educator I strive to maintain a balance between teaching music as a science and as an art. I will stress the importance of having at least a basic understanding of reading music, music theory and ear training, but only as a part of a greater whole. I believe that emotional impact, on the performer, and from the performer to the audience, is the most important aspect of music by far. Formal Education: Graduated high school in 3 years at age 16 from Bryan Adams high school. Associates degree awarded from DCCCD in Music. Studied jazz and classical performance at UTA, Bachelor's Degree awarded in Arts and Performance from UTD Performing Experience: I have performed throughout the DFW area since 2001 Experience Teaching: I spent most of my college years tutoring music theory informally. In 2015 I starting teaching music professionally. -Education- Degree: Bachelor's degree in Art and Performance School: UTD Dates: 2014 Degree: Associates degree in Music School: DCCCD Dates: 2010

Years of Experience: 6 Location Options: In Studio Travel Radius: 15 Genres: Rock, Classical, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Vocal Lessons,Song Writing Lessons Overview: I've been playing the guitar since middle school, and I've had a great deal of success as a result of my ability. I'm fluent in many different styles of guitar play, including rhythm, lead, and finger style. My stylistic strengths lie in pop, folk, classical, singer/songwriter and alternative rock. I am a formally trained musician majoring in music theory and classical guitar. I have professional experience as a touring musician and I'm versatile and well-rounded in many different instruments. Performing Experience: I've been in bands for the past 3 years Experience Teaching: I've been teaching for 6 years -Reviews- Name: Michele S. Date: 2015-09-18 15:47:59 Title: Fabulous! Body: I had my first lesson with Aurora today and she is fabulous! Can't wait for my next lesson next week! Thanks so much for all of your attention, I really appreciate it

Years of Experience: over twenty years Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 0-5 miles Genres: Rock, Blues, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Song Writing Lessons Overview: I come from a long line of teachers , professors with a deep tradition in music. I`m able to teach all ages do to my ability to read my students personality and skill level and meet them on a level that makes them feel comfortable. Formal Education: age 18 M.c.c Community college music major (Waco tx) Private Education: piano voice and guitar Performing Experience: criss crossed Texas in the ninties with all original band Jasmine Blue Experience Teaching: age is not an issue . My method of teaching song writing works for all people all levels.

Years of Experience: 20 Location Options: In Studio Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Bass Guitar Lessons Overview: Teaching in The D/FW area for 25 plus years...A full time musician with degrees in performing and music education. Formal Education: Associate in Commercial Music...BA in Music Education Performing Experience: Performing for 26 years for Emerald City Band of Dallas Tx Experience Teaching: Have taught hundreds of students in the Dallas/ Ft Worth metro for over 20 years

Years of Experience: 15 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 25 Genres: Rock, Blues, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Drum Lessons Overview: I have been playing music personally and professionally for over 30 years. I have been teaching for over 10 years

Years of Experience: 14 Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 5 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop Age Groups: Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Keyboard and Piano Lessons,Song Writing Lessons Overview: Tim is from Arlington, Texas where he began his musical journey learning guitar and took private lessons for over 12 years in total. In the midst of that, Timothy started learning percussion with private and public school teachers in junior high and continued formal education in percussion all the way through highschool and the first year of college learning from a total of 7 different teachers. He then began learning piano at the college level for the remaining 3 years of my undergraduate studies where he learned from 3 different teachers and finished his schooling off with a 10 month masters program in music composition for film and media from the Seattle Film Institute. With a year of teaching experience under his belt, Tim has become a very practical person which means that He’s going to teach you what he thinks you need to know based on your personal musical goals. Another thing you should know about Tim is that he stutters (which is a genetic speech impediment), but he makes up for it by making his instructions and answers to your questions detailed and thorough. Formal Education: Percussion: 2 years of Junior high education, 4 years of high school education, and 1 year of college level education. Piano: 1 year of group piano lessons. 3 years of College level education Private Education: Percussion: 7 years of private education with 3 different teachers. Piano: 3 years of private education by 2 different teachers. Guitar: 10 years of private education by 2 different teachers. Performing Experience: Percussion: 7 years of band, percussion ensemble, and solo percussion performing experience. Piano: 3 years of ensemble and solo performance experience. Experience Teaching: Created beginner technique tutorials for piano, guitar, and percussion. Has taught 5 guitar students, 5 piano students, and 1 drums student and is continuing to gain experience as time goes on.

Years of Experience: 30 Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 20 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, Metal Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons Overview: Former Shrapnel records bassist and both GHS and Carvin endorsee.Kyle teaches both guitar and bass. I teach a lot on primarily acoustic guitar showing you chords,scales,and progressions.Have both country and blues based guitar background as well as rock techniques. Private Education: Studied as a student/band mate of guitar guru Derek Taylor during my early years. Performing Experience: Performed in several Dallas area bands throughout the late 80s into the mid 90s .I also have recorded with several solo artists as well as a few bands both nationally and internationally. Experience Teaching: I have taught guitar for 8 years at a Music academy in Southlake,TX and taught bass lessons occasionally back in the mid 00's. Also wrote lessons for several websites as well.

Location Options: In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 24 Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons

Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 22 Instruments Taught: Bass Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons

Years of Experience: 2 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 20 Genres: Rock, Blues Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Bass Guitar Lessons Overview: Hi, I'm Stephen. I've been playing bass for almost 12 years live and in the studio. I have been in several bands through out the years and have made one instructional video for right hand techniques. I play traditional style without a pick, and either play fretted of fretless bass. Formal Education: Cedar Valley College music theory and composition. Performing Experience: 11 years of touring with signed acts all over the country. Valsgarde 2002-2004 Vitality 2004-2007 Creophagy 2007-2010 Melora 2009-2011 Runes of the Evening 2010-current

Years of Experience: 10 Location Options: In Studio Travel Radius: Any Genres: Rock Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons

Years of Experience: 15 Location Options: In Home Travel Radius: 20 miles Genres: Rock, Blues, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons Performing Experience: I have been playing live for the past 10 years

Years of Experience: 2 Location Options: In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 10 Genres: Rock, Acoustic Age Groups: Young Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Drum Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Im a person who is passionate for music. I create music, beats song and even write lyrics. What better way to share my talents than with people who love music as well. Thats what i want. Formal Education: Studied at Atlantic University Experience Teaching: 2 years teaching -Education- Degree: Bachelors degree in cinematography School: Atlantic university college Dates: 2012-08

Location Options: In Studio, In Home Instruments Taught: Bass Guitar Lessons

Years of Experience: 0-1 Location Options: In Home Travel Radius: 22 Genres: Rock, Country, Acoustic, Christian Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons Overview: I love playing guitar and music. I grew a passion for it in high school around age 15 and have been playing since then. I took lessons for about a year at Zoo music and then learned on my own over the years. I grew up with classic rock music and alternative. I don't have much experience with teaching. I have only done a few lessons over the years, so this is quite a new experience for me as well. I have played in classical guitar ensembles at my universities I attended where I learned more. I hope to teach and help others learn even if it's just the basics.

Years of Experience: 35 Location Options: In Studio Travel Radius: 20 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons Performing Experience: Played every type of music all over the metroplex, and do studio work.

Years of Experience: 15 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 25 Genres: Rock, Blues, Country Age Groups: Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Drum Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Names Noah. I am very outgoing, friendly and hardworking. My homestate is California but I have moved around quite a bit since I was 21. I am 25 now and married trying to figure out how to monetize my musical talents and pursueing my dream of being a musician/engineer/producer. Been playing the drums for a long time now. Since moving to Dallas I have been working in a studio downtown called Modern Electric and have been playing drums for a number of recording projects. Formal Education: I studied audio production and engineering at The Conservatory for Recording Arts and Sciences. I also studied some music theory at Saddleback College. Private Education: I had private drum lessons from when I was around 13-15 so i know how usefull they can be. Performing Experience: Throughout the years I have played live shows with various local bands. While I was living in Nashville I worked at a number of studios and played on a bunch of different records as a studio drummer. Experience Teaching: Don't have much unless friends and bandmates count. I do know how to read sheet music whether its drums or any other type of instrument. I also have a good idea of what I would teach depending on the student. I have a awesome -Reviews- Name: Noah Date: 2016-07-25 19:49:27 Title: Hi its me Body: They asked me to write a review for myself. So A+ work Noah!!! Name: Lij Shaw Date: 2016-07-29 23:03:32 Title: Application review for Noah Body: Noah (aka Catfish at our studio) Is a great guy! He is extremely patient and very thorough. He spent a semester with me interning in my recording studio at first. And then I hired him on for recording sessions because he showed clear initiative and skill. In fact he brought his own clients into the studio as well. Noah has a solid musical understanding and is capable and motivated. I predict that you will be very glad that you hired him. Cheers! Lij Shaw

Years of Experience: 8 Location Options: In Studio, In Home, In Webcam Travel Radius: 50 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, Christian, RB, Gospel, Pop Age Groups: Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: Hi, my name is Stephen I'm from Dallas, TX. I have been passionate about music ever since I can remember and very much so love all things music related! Weather it be creating, learning, teaching, or enjoying, music has and will always be at the forefront of what I do and am proud of. As of now, my primary focus is creating, engineering recording music that will challenge listeners and expand their range of musical taste by giving listeners something they've never heard before. As a teacher, I aim to find what makes the student interested about learning a specific instrument or skill in order to inspire challenges and practices that push a student to and beyond their limits. My absolute favorite thing about teaching is seeing student talents blossom, grow expand into their own musical universe that they can be proud of and show off! My approach to teaching can be interpreted as one that gives students the opportunity to understand how music is a never ending journey of both learning and teaching, at all skill levels, and one that inspires and motives any given student to teach themselves and learn outside the classroom. Thank you for your time and consideration, hope to meet you soon! Formal Education: Audio Engineer at Media Tech Institute. Performing Experience: Going on 8 years of producing, recording and mixing music! Experience Teaching: Electric/Acoustic/Bass Guitar, Drums, Piano/MIDI, DAW proficiency, etc. -Education- Degree: Audio Engineering School: MediaTech Institute Dates: 2015-08 -Awards- Name:n/a Institution:n/a

Years of Experience: 17 Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 30 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Country, Acoustic, RB, Pop Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult, Under 6 Years Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons,Song Writing Lessons,Record Engineer Produce Overview: I was born in 1981 in Dallas, TX as the fifth generation of a family of artists and musicians. I grew up in a household environment that had paintings and instruments everywhere; but it wasn’t until I turned 11 that I was inspired to pick up the electric guitar and learn the alternative rock riffs and sounds of the day. I started playing a nylon string guitar for a music class at school since I had no desire to play recorder, and met my first jamming buddy and we formed our first band. All this time I was absorbing the sounds of the nylon string guitar through the music of Ottmar Liebert, Gypsy Kings, Segovia and Sabicas that my parents listened to, so I decided to undertake the task of teaching myself sight reading and classical guitar technique. I was accepted to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as a music cluster student. Once I was there I attended workshops w/ concert artists, played solo recitals, as well as with various ensembles, and even formed a jazz-fusion-rock band with my peers. Following years of jazz studies and private classical lessons, I received a full scholarship to attend SMU as a classical guitar performance major with Robert Guthrie, the master student of the Romeros and Segovia. I completed my studies and earned my BFA at SMU in 2005. I began to pursue a professional career as an artist collaborating on several recording projects for soundtracks and albums, solo gigs, in addition to, performing locally as a member of several Swing, Jazz, and Rock bands. I have performed at local festivals such as ArtFest, The Swiss Avenue Historic District Home Tour, and at many other local events and venues. In 2008, I realized one of my greatest passions is to instruct the guitar and pass the knowledge of its sublime musical language, proper technique and posture to future generations. My students have competed in UIL competitions and have been accepted to the music cluster of Booker T. Washington, University of North Texas, and most recently the Master’s Program of Berklee School of Music in Valencia, Spain. Formal Education: High School: Booker T. Washington School for the Visual and Performing Arts Music Cluster ; Bachelors of Fine Arts : Souther Methodist University, 2005 Private Education: Electric and Rock Guitar Studies w/ Brad Maclemore 1, Jazz and Theory Studies w/ Chuck Pangburn and Kent Ellingson 1, Classical Guitar Studies w/ Robert Guthrie 1. Performing Experience: I have performed in solo recitals, solo performances, at weddings, with guitar ensembles, rock bands and jazz bands. Bands I've played at such events as Dallas Artfest, and with bands including the Three Quarters Fast Dixieland Band, the Southland Swing Band, Lynch Perry w/ drummer David Lynch, the Monoliths of Phobos, Constellation Flight, SpaceKraft and many more. Experience Teaching: I have taught private solo and group guitar classes for more than a decade. I've worked for various studios and coordinated many student recitals, but I've been teaching only one-on-one Skype lessons for the past 3 years. My teaching specialties include: Youth Education, Sight Reading, Music Theory, Solfeggio, Classical/Flamenco/Jazz Technique, Right Hand Technique and Fingerpicking, Chord Melody, Interpretation, Lead Rhythm Electric Guitar, Travis Picking, Open Tunings, DADGAD and alternate tunings, Celtic music, Ambient Guitar, Pat Martino's Sacred Geometry of the Guitar/Nature of Guitar/Linear Expressions, and Contemporary Guitar and Recording Technology, Recording, Editing, Mixing and Mastering and Effects. -Education- Degree: Bachelor's of Fine Arts School: SMU Dates: 1999-09 -Reviews- Name: Tejaswi Gorti Date: 2016-09-12 22:33:53 Title: Most Inspirational Guitar Teacher!!! Body: I took classical and flamenco guitar lessons from Perry from 2012 to 2016. These four years of my life have been nothing short of a mind-blowing experience. Perry introduced me so many different types of music, expanded my knowledge, understanding and intuition of the guitar. I noticed my musicianship exponentially improve thanks to his guidance. He had been an incredibly patient and perceptive teacher during my years of learning. Last but certainly not least, Perry has been a source of deep musical inspiration for me. It was under his tutelage, that I became energized to pursue my passion for music by enrolling in the Berklee College of Music Master's degree program, as a music producer. Name: Kim Kelly Date: 2016-09-13 14:09:56 Title: Perry N Body: Thank you for reaching out about Perry. He has been teaching my daughter to play guitar since 1/5/13, and he has been working with me since November. My daughter is now 10 and was 7 when she started. She has built tremendous strength and aptitude for sight reading, keeping a steady rhythm and developing musicality and emotion into her playing over time. Perry's style is extremely professional. He is incredibly reliable and punctual. He provides Myra with different styles to influence her range of options. He has brought music and suggested progressive learning books to choose from. He challenges Myra while not frustrating her, and they gradually increased her lesson time from 30 to 60 minutes as she built the aptitude to play for longer periods of time. Perry does a great job of mixing scales with chords with picking, and provides a range of ways to achieve the same sounds with minimal stress to her body structure. In addition, Perry takes the time to teach theory and history so that she has a well rounded perspective of the art. There are days when she is not at the top of her game, and Perry recognizes this- on those days he tries to have fun and just allow her to jam. I love listening to the two of them together. They have built a solid relationship around their mutual love of music and the guitar. We've had the fortune to see Perry play at one of his local gigs, and his talent and professionalism always continue to impress me. I fully recommend Perry for this job and hope that his is considered as a strong candidate. Kim Kelly Name: Nic Fatemi Date: 2016-09-20 05:10:27 Title: Perry - classical and flamenco Review Body: I've been working with perry for more than a year and half. He is musically very talented and has a great foundation of musical knowledge that is difficult to come across these days. He is very flexible and patient with any musical level. Simply put, he works with you and where get to on the guitar. I have studied flamenco and classical guitar underneath him. He also teaches other types of styles ( electric rock, chords, jazz and etc...) He has been playing guitar since a very young age and has studied under other great guitarists(academically). He shares all of his knowledge with his students that was taught to him plus more!! I have played violin for 14 years into university. I was looking to learn guitar and Perry was recommended to by a co-worker. I can recognize he is a quality teacher with passion for music a mile away. Lastly, he is a honest individual and carries himself professionally. I highly recommend him!

Years of Experience: 20 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 30 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Acoustic Age Groups: Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons Overview: I have always had a passion for guitar. I took guitar and music classes while I was in college. In the years since I have continued to play the guitar and Instructed students on a part time basis. I have now decided to give up my career selling insurance full time to devote myself to teach guitar full time. I have over 20 years experience in teaching guitar. * Formal Education: I studied guitar at Brookhaven College and University Of North Texas. Classes include : foundation of Music, Jazz, Jazz Improv, Guitar, Classical Guitar, Voice, classical Piano, guitar Ensemble, and Digital music production. Private Education: I spent 3 years of private lessons wirh Tom Hyatt, A juliard trained guitarist. Performing Experience: I spent 4 years performing as lead Guitarist with the rock band "Smokey Room Red". We performed across the DFW Metroplex. I composed many of the pieces we performed. Experience Teaching: I have taught beginning,intermediate, and advanced Guitar to both teenagers and adult students for over 20 years. My philosophy is that the student should enjoy making music. So I introduce arpeggios early on in my basic guitar instruction. My experience has been limited to one on one instruction.

Years of Experience: 2 Location Options: In Studio, In Webcam Travel Radius: 5 Genres: Rock, Jazz, Classical, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons,Bass Guitar Lessons Overview: I've been instructing guitar full-time since the beginning of 2016. Have experience teaching children as young as 6 and adults as well. I've been playing guitar for 7 years and am currently working on obtaining a degree in Music Education and Performance. Formal Education: I am currently attending Eastfield College and plan to transferr to UNT to obtain a degree in Music Education and Performance. Private Education: I have been taking private lessons with Eddie Healy since late 2015. Building my Classical repertoire and techniques. Performing Experience: I've been playing locally in the Dallas Metroplex area for the past 4 years and currently perform on an almost weekly basis. Experience Teaching: I've been teaching for 2 years, initially as a side job and currently teaching full-time while I'm in school. I've taught people of all ages. -Reviews- Name: Cameron Sather Date: 2016-12-06 17:29:59 Title: Cristian Review Body: Cristian is an amazing musician. Having performed, rehearsed, and worked alongside him, I've seen the effort he puts into music firsthand. It's very hard to find an individual who attends classes, works a job, and still manages to fit 4-6 hours of practice in a day. His passion for music is unparalleled. Cristian has so many unique subjects in his repertoire to pass on. Any student who finds themselves in a lesson with Cristian will learn something new.