Josh Swift - Visalia-tulare

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Josh Swift is giving guitar lessons in Visalia-tulare

Contact Info

Email Address:

joshswiftguitar@gmail.com

Phone:

559 302 0653

Website :

http://www.myspace.com/joshswiftacoustic

Myspace :

http://www.myspace.com/lunchboxvisalia

My guitar lessons take place in:

The teacher's studio or the student's home

Teaching area :

In your home, or in my studio.

Instrument Type:

Electric bass, Classical guitar, Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar

Music Styles

Reggae Guitar, Ethnic Guitar, Jazz Guitar, Pop Guitar, HipHop Guitar, Classical Guitar, Metal Guitar, Alternative Guitar, Country 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, Slide Guitar, Fingerstyle, Open tuning, Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar

Levels taught :

Pro, Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner

My teaching approach :

Attended Musicians Institute and studied under some great players including Brett Garsed, Scott Henderson, and many others. I've played for about 20 years and can teach many styles of music. I have a great understanding of music theory if you need help with theory or music fundamentals. I'm currently the lead guitarist for the band Lunchbox (Check http://www.myspace.com/lunchboxvisalia to hear me). Some rough acoustic tracks are linked here http://www.myspace.com/joshswiftacoustic I can also teach bass to most levels and have performed bass with a jazz combo.

A guitar lesson with me might entail the following

I start with an evaluation of your level and go from there.

Your first guitar lesson with me might include the following

For the first lesson I want to find out what your goals are for the instrument, and try to find the best approach to help you get there.

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

Some one who is genuine, responsive, and excited about exploring music.

Guitar lessons typically take place on these days and hours:

Monday through Sunday 11 am - 7 pm

My influences are:

Page, Hendrix, Kenny Burrell, Miles Davis, John Mclaughlin, The Velvet Underground, John Coltrane, Primus, The Talking Heads, The Pixies, John Spencer Blues Explosion, Ry Cooder, and too many more people to name.

Fee Schedule :

25 dollars an hour in my home. 35 dollars an hour in your home.

My cancellation/booking policy :

I prefer a payment for a month in advance but allow a pay as you come policy.

Which methods of payment are accepted?

Checks, Cash

I have been teaching guitar for:

10 Year(s)

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