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Cameron Schmitz - Tampa Bay Area

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Cameron Schmitz is giving guitar lessons in Tampa Bay Area

Contact Info

Email Address:

schmitz@superpage.com

Phone:

813-994-4353

Website :

http://www.riffmatrix.com

Facebook :

http://www.facebook.com/theseriouscasuals

Twitter :

http://www.twitter.com/camtoonz

Myspace :

http://www.myspace.com/theseriouscasuals

Youtube :

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

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio

Teaching area :

Seven Oaks Clubhouse, Wesley Chapel Florida Tampa Preparatory School Berkeley Prep School

Instrument Type:

Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Classical guitar, Electric bass

Music Styles

Reggae Guitar, Blues Guitar, Folk Guitar, Country Guitar, Alternative Guitar, Metal Guitar, Bluegrass Guitar, Classical Guitar, Pop Guitar, Jazz Guitar, Rock Guitar

Guitar Techniques:

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

Levels taught :

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Pro

My teaching approach :

Private one on one lessons are geared toward firing up and exposing the unique virtues of the student. I'm a music school graduate and have played guitar for 3 decades and taught for 2! Everyone has his or her own unique voice on the guitar. It's my job to help get that voice heard. All work and materials focus on strengthening technique in areas that are relevant to the student (I won't teach bebop elements to an R&B player - but I will expose jazz concepts to increase awareness, etc). All levels of most every style are offered and with a strong focus on technique and well-roundedness given.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following

For reading skills, I may ask my students to flip their method book upside down. (Try it!) Being a graduate of Berklee College of Music, I am able to tap into many musical resources that I've learned first hand. Add to that the myriad experiences I've had recording, performing live and teaching in a variety of settings and you have someone who can cover the theory and apply it to the fretboard while keeping things fun. No 2 lessons are the same!

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following

At an intermediate level, we may play a 12-bar blues and get into the functions of the tri-tones and the Mixolydian mode. If they are a beginner, we look at the parts of the guitar and memorize the notes up to the 5th fret on every string using homemade flash cards. I show them tabs of classic guitar riffs and off we go. A more advanced student might get improv aspects and depending on styles, begin memorizing classic solos of the given genre.

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

Whatever age, the ideal student is hungry to learn and grow and wants to express themselves on the instrument. They are dedicated, focused and organized and they have a dream of playing their music at their very best. They are up for the challenge and won't quit when the going gets tough. They are open to all great music and are not close minded to new sounds. They realize how lucky they are to be able to commit themselves to something so cool.

Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:

Weekdays from 9 am to 7 pm. Saturdays and Sundays for makeups. I am willing to teach later on one or two days.

My influences are:

Guitar heroes: Steve Morse, Jeff Beck, Danny Gatton, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix, Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, Roy Buchanan, George Harrison, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Django Reinhardt, Les Paul, Leo Kottke, Jimmy Page, John McLaughlin, Steve Vai, John Scofiled, Julian Bream, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern and Allan Holdsworth to name a few. Plus Bill Evans, Monk, Bird, Miles, Coltrane,etc

Fee Schedule :

I prefer one hour lessons (unless an absolute beginner and starting at a young age, 5-9 years old). Four 60-minute lessons meeting weekly and being paid in advance runs $180. Paying one lesson at a time is $48 per hour lesson. 3 month or semester payment plans are also available. Signing up friends, relatives will get you a free lesson (based on a steady sign up of min. of 3 months ongoing study)

My cancellation/booking policy :

Students who cancel the day of the lesson are charged for the lesson. I am desiring to meet weekly, so I would try to schedule a makeup to cover the lesson asap. Any cancellation given 24 hours or more are offered a makeup which must occur within a 2 week period. 2 makeups max are allowed over a 6 month period. Same day lesson cancellations are given a bye if deemed "an act of God".

Which methods of payment are accepted?

Cash, Checks

I have been teaching guitar for:

1979 Year(s)

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