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Bay Area Music Workshop: Guitar Lessons & Voice Lessons

(1)

“Before I started lessons with her I was trying to teach myself and found that I'd hit a wall, just wasn't getting where I wanted to be, she helped me out of that rut.”

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San Francisco Music Together

(47)

Class
Interactions
Rhythm

“Blair is a gentle and gifted teach of Music Together because he connects heart to heart with each child and parent, grand parent, nanny and visitor, who is a potential new student, and takes the time to get acquainted with everyone after class.”

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Myriad Music School & Dance Academy

(47)

“When one of our daughters grew frustrated with her own progress in piano and asked to end her lessons, the owner of Myriad Music suggested to try private lessons (at the same price) on a different instrument.”

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McAllister Music Studio

(37)

Music Lessons & Instruction School, Music Production Studio

“The sense of community and group open mic/performance nights were a huge draw for me as well, and I was so glad that they found a way to move lessons and music nights online during quarantine so we could all continue to learn and stay connected.”

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Songbird Studios

(28)

Music Lessons & Instruction School

“Most importantly, he's taken the time and energy to get to know me and my interests, and every lesson is geared towards working with me around what's important in the moment -- an upcoming performance, recording session, or simply newfound stylistic ...”

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Russo Music

(5)

“One teacher didn't show up last week, I still can't figure out why: they no longer have someone at the front desk, so nobody picks up the phone and there is no voicemail; the person who usually answers emails has apparently been on vacation for the p...”

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Lessons On B

(1)

“Teachers know how to work with kids, and keep the environment engaging without making it seem too "fairy-land" for their adult students.”

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San Francisco Guitar Lessons With Carrie Love

(10)

Classes

“Also, Carrie loves Christmas songs, so if you take her fall session, she will give you Christmas songs to learn towards the end of the course and she invites all her students from that year to come to her annual holiday party”

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Little Mission Studio

(8)

“Both our children are taking music classes here and are very happy with their classes and proud of their new musical abilities.”

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Dan Lupo Music

(2)

“As a complete beginner, I was nervous about starting to learn an instrument as an adult, but Dan was patient, encouraging, and made the experience enjoyable.”

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Guitar Lessons With Joe Deloro

(29)

Guitar Lessons

“Joe is not simply a guitar “teacher” who applies the same approach to everyone he works with, but rather he takes the time to truly understand you as a person (your background and goals) and then acts as a “coach” by customizing his approach toward w...”

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Balboa Guitars

(11)

Price
Knowledge

“I've also been taking weekly lessons with Mark for about 6 months and have seen massive results in my playing, understanding of the fretboard, and general theory knowledge”

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Amabile School of Music

(9)

We Offer Quality Music Lessons in Piano, Abrsm Preparation & Room Rental, Keyboard Group Classes

“All of the students from kids to adults seem both genuinely interested in their studies as well as excited to involve themselves in them, and as a music teacher myself as of the past 15+/- years, it gives me great hope that a school like Amabile exis...”

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Spark of Creation Studio

(16)

Dance Studio, Music Lessons & Instruction School

“Excellent place for kids to dance, meet new friends, have new experiences, and very family friendly.”

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Matheus Voice Studio

(13)

Singing
Skills
Students

“The foundation laid by Matheus when I was still in high school helped to launch me into a role in college alongside those who had been receiving professional instruction from a young age, enabling me to stand beside them as a peer, and I will be fore...”

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Village Music

(3)

“The lessons have been inspiring and motivating for my two boys(4 & 7), and they practice every day without being asked.”

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Guitar Lessons With Jay Skyler

(8)

Music Lessons & Instruction School

“I took lessons from Jay for about 11 months (only stopped because career moved me to Boston) and learned more than I thought possible given my age / complete lack of dexterity.”

FAQs

Do I need to learn music theory to play guitar?

Absolutely. It enables much more rapid progress. It will be taught in easily managed doses as the need for it arises. Always keep in mind it is a means to an end. I can take you from basic songwriting and blues guitar soloing to advanced theory and composition.

Do I need to learn to read music to play guitar?

You do not need to learn to read standard music notation (i.e. dots on the staff, like piano music). I can teach you if you really want to learn to, but you'll need to tell me.

How often should I take guitar lessons?

Once a week is HIGHLY recommended for beginning and intermediate guitar students. If you take them less frequently, fundamentals begin to drift, and you have no one to point it out to you.

What ages do you teach?

My course is designed for Adult and High School age students. I typically do not accept guitar students under 13 at all, but you are welcome to try and convince me.

What types of students do you regularly teach?

I get asked this in emails quite a bit, but I'm never quite sure exactly what is meant by it in each case. But here's an approximate breakdown of guitar students I've taught privately (excluding music schools I've taught at) in San Francisco:

More detailed information is available on the FAQ page of our website.

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Nicco Tyson's Harmonica

(11)

Learn
Blues
Practice

“What I like best is that he always presents difficult material with utter faith that I will be able to handle it and breaks it down in a way that I can enjoy the music even with the very repetitive practice I need to get it.”

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Ali Akbar College of Music

(5)

School, College & university

“Purchased my Hiren Roy vocal Tambura there about 15 years ago, its held up well and sounds great.”

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Gradus Ad Parnassum Music Academy

(9)

Concerts

“My daughter took violin classes there and then switched to singing (for personal reasons, the violin teacher was all you could wish for - fun, very rigorous and a wonderful person) and my son is taking piano classes.”

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Bandworks

(2)

Music Lessons & Instruction School, School

“This past summer our family stayed in Fairfax for a couple of weeks (we live in Portland), and we needed something for our daughter to do during the days.”

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San Francisco Rock Project

(5)

Music Lessons & Instruction School

“Great place but be carefully of Newman, he once covered me in a bunch of chairs”

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Oakland Public Conservatory of Music

(1)

“They always make students feel like a family”

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Creative Spark Guitar Instruction

(6)

“Specifically, I am interested in blues style so he has helped guide my lessons in both developing my understanding of the blues scales (so I can jam) and collaborating with me to choose songs to develop my knowledge of blues repertoire.”

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Minimum cost	$94
Maximum cost	$499
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Best Guitar Lessons in San Francisco, CA

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Bay Area Music Workshop: Guitar Lessons & Voice Lessons

San Francisco Music Together

Myriad Music School & Dance Academy

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Russo Music

Lessons On B

San Francisco Guitar Lessons With Carrie Love

Little Mission Studio

Dan Lupo Music

Guitar Lessons With Joe Deloro

Balboa Guitars

Amabile School of Music

Spark of Creation Studio

Matheus Voice Studio

Village Music

Guitar Lessons With Jay Skyler

Nicco Tyson's Harmonica

Ali Akbar College of Music

Gradus Ad Parnassum Music Academy

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