Dennis Repino - Rochester

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Dennis Repino is giving guitar lessons in Rochester

Contact Info

Email Address:

dennis@repinoguitar.com

Phone:

585-469-9959

Website :

http://www.repinoguitar.com

Facebook :

http://www.facebook.com/dcrepino

Myspace :

http://www.myspace.com/dcrepino

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio

Teaching area :

I teach at Mobile Music,163 S. Main Street, Canandaigua (585) 394-0296 and at my home in Rochester.

Instrument Type:

Classical guitar, Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar

Music Styles

Reggae Guitar, Christian/Gospel Guitar, Ragtime Guitar, Pop Guitar, Jazz Guitar, Flamenco Guitar, Classical Guitar, Bluegrass Guitar, Alternative Guitar, Folk Guitar, Blues Guitar, Rock Guitar

Guitar Techniques:

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

Levels taught :

Pro, Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

My teaching approach :

I am primarily a classical player, though I do teach many other styles, including beginning guitar. During my lessons, I concentrate on healthy technique, musicianship, note-reading skills, theory, scales, arpeggios, and performance skills. Though guitar playing is serious business, I try to make it a fun experience for my students. I have been playing the guitar for over 30 years and teaching for over 15. I am also a composer and have recorded 2 CDs of my own works. In 2011, I earned a doctorate in classical guitar performance from the Eastman School of Music.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following

A typical lesson is a bit hard to accurately describe as each one is custom fit for the particular student's needs at that particular time. However, musical rudiments and ergonomic technique are always reinforced.

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following

If the new student is a complete beginner, I usually use the lesson time for the two of us to get to know each other. I ask questions about the student's background and desires as I formulate an effective and individual lesson plan. We also spend time going over a material list, the parts of the guitar, and I might even tell one of my really bad jokes.

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

Since each person is completely unique, it's tricky to describe my ideal student. I suppose, though, to be successful on any instrument you must have a sincere desire to learn and be willing to commit to regular practice. Learning something like the guitar does not happen over night. To paraphrase Andres Segovia, the great Spanish guitarist, "Patience can be bitter, but its fruit is sweet."

Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:

I teach at Mobile Music in Canandaigua, NY, on Wednesdays through Saturdays. These lessons are usually 1/2-hour lessons, scheduled every week at the same time, and paid by the month. If you are interested in these lessons, please contact Mobile Music at (585) 394-0296 and ask about my current openings. I also teach at my home in Rochester. These lessons offer more flexibility with scheduling.

My influences are:

Whew, if I were to write this one out, it it would be a long list indeed. That said, a few of the luminaries that come immediately to mind include Josquin dez Prez, John Dowland, J.S. Bach, L.V. Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Richard Wagner, Alban Berg, John Cage, Andres Segovia, Leo Brouwer, Jim Piorkowski, Nicholas Goluses, Tom Gestwicki, and many others...

Fee Schedule :

Please contact me for my current fee schedule.

My cancellation/booking policy :

I offer my students a make-up lesson if they need to cancel a lesson and notify me ahead of time.

Which methods of payment are accepted?

Money Orders, Cash, Checks

I have been teaching guitar for:

15 Year(s)

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