Dean Wiers-Windemuller - Grand Rapids

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Dean Wiers-Windemuller is giving guitar lessons in Grand Rapids

Contact Info

Email Address:

dean@southtownguitar.com

Phone:

616-617-4642

Website :

http://www.southtownguitar.com

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio

Teaching area :

West Michigan

Instrument Type:

Classical guitar, Electric bass, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar

Music Styles

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

Guitar Techniques:

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

Levels taught :

Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner

My teaching approach :

I have a B.A. in Music from Wheaton College, where I studied jazz and classical guitar. I am a professional performer and have toured to New York City, Nashville, Chicago, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, in addition to performing extensively in Michigan. Through my 12 years of experience teaching guitar lessons I have developed a unique intuitive approach to teaching and emphasize having fun in the learning process.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following

We will explore music that the student is interested in and learn to read music from books and how to play by ear.

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following

If students have taken lessons before, I go over any materials that they have previously studied and ask them to play me something. I look for technical things (i.e. right and left hand position) and musical things (i.e. tempo, dynamics) to work on. If a student has never played before I begin by introducing proper hand position for the guitar and how to fret notes cleanly and then we jump in learning some music.

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

My ideal guitar student would have a strong desire to learn, be willing to take chances and try new things, and have time to practice 4 - 5 days/week.

Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:

I have a flexible schedule and can work around the needs of my students.

My influences are:

I have a lot of them but especially Paul Simon, Kelly Joe Phelps, and Wilco.

Fee Schedule :

Lessons are billed at the beginning of each semester or monthly.

My cancellation/booking policy :

If you book a whole semester of lessons you receive a discounted rate and two free reschedules. Students who choose to book monthly lessons receive unlimited free rescheduled lessons.

Which methods of payment are accepted?

Cash, Credit Cards, Checks

I have been teaching guitar for:

12 Year(s)

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