A man with long hair holding an electric guitar in a music studio.
There’s nothing more rewarding than watching a student discover the magic of the guitar. I love guiding players as they learn to connect with the instrument, find their own voice, and create music that feels alive. My approach focuses on curiosity, exploration, and building a strong foundation—technique, chords, scales, and improvisation all become tools for expression rather than rules. Each lesson is designed to help students play with confidence, clarity, and skill.
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Testimonials

I regularly guide students from the very first step—and it’s an absolute joy every time. Beginning guitar is an initiation: learning how to hold the instrument, summon sound, and form a lasting bond with it. We move deliberately from the ground up, building a solid foundation that supports a lifetime of playing.

You’ll learn through music that reveals the guitar’s inner logic, developing both confidence and curiosity as the instrument begins to speak back.

  • Songs chosen to awaken fundamental understanding of the guitar

  • Proper technique to build strength, ease, and longevity

  • Chords as the building blocks of harmony

  • Scales as maps of melodic possibility

  • An introduction to improvisation—learning to create in the moment

Skills You Will Forge

Beginners (First-Time Magic Users & Hobbits):

If you feel stuck in a rut, disconnected from inspiration, or ready to glimpse the instrument from a new plane of understanding, this work is for you.

  • Harmony and its practical application

  • Technique and physical efficiency

  • Time feel and rhythmic awareness

  • Multiple systems for mapping the fretboard, including:

    • Note names

    • Two-point intervallic systems

    • Scale shapes and triads

    • C.A.G.E.D.

    • Vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and reversed perspectives

  • Tone production and sound shaping

  • Ear training

  • Deep listening and musical perception

For Advancing Guitarists
(Mage to Wizard):