Jacob Bigus - Kansas City

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Jacob Bigus is giving guitar lessons in Kansas City

Contact Info

Email Address:

bigusjacob@yahoo.com

Phone:

913-638-1490

Website :

http://www.reverbnation.com/bigusjacob

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio or the student's home

Teaching area :

I live in Midtown Kansas City. I will teach lessons in homes in downtown Kansas City, Brookside, Johnson County. We can negotiate. Maybe take turns having lessons at my studio and the student's home

Instrument Type:

Electric bass, Classical guitar, Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar

Music Styles

Reggae Guitar, Christian/Gospel Guitar, Ethnic Guitar, Ragtime Guitar, Jazz Guitar, Pop Guitar, HipHop Guitar, Classical Guitar, Metal Guitar, Bluegrass Guitar, Alternative Guitar, R & B 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 :

Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner

My teaching approach :

In order to feel free playing the guitar, one must learn to recognize the notes of the neck outside of the box patterns that most guitarists use. If a student wishes to learn to play freely the whole neck of the guitar, then this can be taught by saying the names of the notes as one plays scales along single strings, and then across the neck. I can teach you to learn the names of the notes on your fretboard and recognize them as freely as a pianist recognizes his keys. I am classically trained under Doug Neidt of UMKC and trained in jazz under Rod Fleeman of UMKC.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following

We start by warming up on a scale. The warm includes the student playing through the scale on his own, and then with the teacher. Next we improvise with the scale over a chord progression. Next we would look at whatever songs we are working on, or whatever the student is curious about on the guitar. After going over all the old stuff from past lessons, we can learn new songs off of cds the student brings in or from notated music.

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following

In the first lesson we talk about what the student knows about the guitar. If the student knows basic open chords, then we study scales to improvise with. If the student only wants to play his favorite songs, then we can focus on that. The more intense students will begin by memorizing the notes on the neck of the guitar.

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

My ideal guitar student is someone who really wants to learn to play the guitar. They practice every day as much as it takes to improve just a little bit. Whenever they come to class, they have questions to ask about what is being studied. They have fun in lesson, and we even chat about our personal lives. We become very good friends over the years.

Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:

My hours are very flexible. It is summer vacation so nearly any time is good.

My influences are:

I am trained in classical guitar by Doug Neidt of the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and in jazz by Rod Fleeman of UMKC. I am very influence by psycadelic rock from the sixties and the blues. My favorite bands growing up were the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. Currently I am into anything I can get my hands on. I just want to expand my musical vocabulary. I am very into progress

Fee Schedule :

I charge $13 a lesson, and after the first couple lessons, will take payments by month.

My cancellation/booking policy :

Cancellations must be 24 hours in advance.

Which methods of payment are accepted?

Cash, Checks

I have been teaching guitar for:

1 Year(s)

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