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Guitar Lessons in Littlestown Pennsylvania

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Dec 082013
 

Greetings!

If you are looking for guitar lessons in Littlestown Pennsylvania  who loves teaching people of all ages, then look no further!! I am currently giving lessons in the 17340 zip code in a home based studio, complete with piano (which can be helpful in illustrating certain aspects of music theory). Currently service Westminster Maryland, Littlestown, Hanover,  Gettysburg and all of Adams County Pennsylvania.  Acoustic or electric, just about any style! If you are interested, just send an email and we can see about getting it going! It’s never to late to start increasing your skill and to ENJOY playing the guitar!

Sincerely,

Alex Layne

Guitar Lessons in Baltimore

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Oct 252012
 

Greetings!

If you are looking for a guitar teacher in the Baltimore area who loves teaching people of all ages, then look no further!! I am currently giving lessons in the 21286 area code in a basement studio, complete with piano (which can be helpful in illustrating certain aspects of music theory). Acoustic or electric, just about any style! If you are interested, just send an email and we can see about getting it going! It’s never to late to start increasing your skill and to ENJOY playing the guitar!

Sincerely,

Alex Layne

Rare Flamenco Guitar Video: Carlos Montoya – Farruca

 Guitar, Music  1 Response »
Aug 092012
 

You can certainly tell that this man devoted some time to his guitar playing!! But don’t make the mistake of thinking of guitar playing as an uphill climb; most projects are bound to present some difficulty at the outset. The idea is to have fun playing!! The right guitar teacher can help you through that stage, or help you further along with your playing if you have already been playing a while. Whatever musical direction you want to take with the guitar, a good teacher will provide you with the proper “tools” it takes to get on that road, as well as keep your incentive alive with as much instant gratification as possible, helping you apply your knowledge (by doing things like learning songs).

I don’t want to give away too many trade secrets in this blog post, but I guarantee satisfaction!

And all the time you will need to spend in the beginning is about 10-15 minutes a day!!

A Zen Proverb (or Mood For A Day)

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Mar 132012
 

The Student: “I am very discouraged. What should I do?”

The Teacher: “Encourage others.”

The answer to this Zen query is significant to me concerning guitar playing, for a couple of reasons. Finding new ways to encourage my students is one of them: If a student seems to be uninspired, I start looking for ways to spark (or rekindle, as the case may be) their interest in playing the guitar. I ask them to bring in some songs they want to learn, and we pick from them. I demonstrate by playing my guitar along with the song as we listen to it. Other times I might show them something they didn’t know, or play them a song of my choice in hopes that they may try and learn it.

Another thing it made me think of was how recently a good friend of mine encouraged me to revisit the instrumental piece “Mood For A Day” by Steve Howe of Yes, so he could hear me play it again…it had been so long! I can’t tell you how glad I am he encouraged me to play it, because it has been great re-learning and playing this piece again!! And I can play it even better than I could when I was 16!

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