Guy Somers - Des Moines

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Guy Somers is giving guitar lessons in Des Moines

Contact Info

Email Address:

Email Address Unavailable

Phone:

1-712-250-4398

Website :

http://www.somersguitar.net

Youtube :

http://www.youtube.com/user/somersguitar

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio

Teaching area :

Atlantic & Carroll, IA & Via Webcam

Instrument Type:

Electric bass, Classical guitar, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar

Music Styles

Metal Guitar, Bluegrass Guitar, Reggae Guitar, Ragtime Guitar, Christian/Gospel Guitar, Classical Guitar, Pop Guitar, Jazz Guitar, R & B Guitar, Alternative Guitar, Country Guitar, Folk Guitar, Blues Guitar, Rock Guitar

Guitar Techniques:

Guidance In Equipment Selection, Song Writing, Scales and Exercises, Music Theory, Reading Music, Jamming Skills, Improvisation, Performance, Vocal Accompaniment, Slide Guitar, Fingerstyle, Open tuning, Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar

Levels taught :

Pro, Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner

My teaching approach :

Guy Somers has taught over 600 students in 10 years. He is a sought after, pro, multi-style guitarist, instructor, band leader, mentor to developing teachers, and Technical Editor of Guitar Exercises For Dummies from the #1-selling guitar instruction book series in the US. He has played 30 years, taught 20 years and performed most weekends for over 15 years. He studied guitar at various colleges.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following

I greet the student, briefly ask about their week and share my own, ask if they had any questions, frustrations or problems we need to solve, and then start in on the lesson plan from the weekly assignment sheet.

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following

Show them basics - how to hold the guitar & pick, the difference between strumming and picking, then we review the student's goals and discuss what it will take to reach them and develop a quick start game plan. I assess their playing ability (1) physically, (2) musically, (3) and as to their personal temperment and learning style.

The qualities I look for in an ideal guitar student might include the following

Someone who wants to be there, who loves music, learning and has the patience and dedication to practice.

Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:

Monday 1 - 10 PM, Tuesday through Thursday 6:30 AM - 10 PM, Friday 6:30 AM - 8 PM, Saturday 8 AM - 2 PM.

My influences are:

Though a teacher, I consider myself a student of music, guitar and composition. I have studied almost every style there is and study annually with other great performers and teachers somewhere in the US. My family surrounded me with varied musical inflIuences - country western, jazz crooners and R&B. My own musical journey began in metal which led to classical, jazz, country, folk, blues, etc.

Fee Schedule :

Private Lessons - (1) Weekly 25-minute 4 times a month - $70 per month, (2) Bi-weekly 50-minute - $70 per month, Monthly 50-minute - $35 per hour.

My cancellation/booking policy :

Reschedules are available IF there is an opening. There are no lesson make-ups, credits or refunds when a student is absent for any reason or when Somers Guitar closes due to bad weather or a holiday week.

Which methods of payment are accepted?

Cash, Credit Cards, Checks

I have been teaching guitar for:

20 Year(s)

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