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Students29
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L815/hr
1st lesson free
- Guitar
- Acoustic Guitar
- Electric guitar
- Bass guitar
- Classical Guitar
Experienced tutor in Guitar in Stamford, Dave offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
- Guitar
- Acoustic Guitar
- Electric guitar
- Bass guitar
- Classical Guitar
Lesson location
Recommended
Dave is a respected member of our tutor community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Dave
Dave:
I started teaching almost as soon as I started playing. I had played bass guitar for two years before a friend asked me to teach them guitar, and I figured "how hard coud it be?" Sure enough, I picked up a guitar and fell in love, and whie picking up piano & ukulele along the way, continued teaching friends and family until I made it my full-time job!
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We usually try to have a conversation over the phone first to see how much experience the student has, as well as what their goals are. During the first lesson, we test the waters and see what they know, and then rollout a curriculum for how we'll help them reach their goals.
Each lesson—be it remote or in person—is followed up by the teacher writing up a PDF reviewing what it is we went over during their class to ensure the student can practice to the best of their ability. We also record instructional videos upon request.
All kinds! Ages 4-60! It's important to be flexible and meet the students where they're at to give them the best experience when learning an instrument.
Be open to a challenge. Human beings, while musical in nature, don't inherently have the ability to play an instrument. However, like with anything else, we can learn.
When you hit a snag in your progress, remember that every pro has been where you are, and that with patience and consistent practice, you WILL overcome that obstacle.
I have a very advanced student who doesn't really need my help in learning songs, but he wanted to understand the music theory behind them. I took a song he was currently working on (DOSE by Intervals,) and mapped out the first 16 bars for him, explaining the mode used to write the song, as well as the methods used in the artist's choice of notes for his leads. The student was thrilled, and told me he'd never had so much learning music theory before.
This was huge for me, as learning theory, let alone teaching it, can be a mess. To break through those obstacles and help my student understand the concepts so clearly really made both his and my day!
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Are they ready, both mentally and physically, for a challenge?
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Perfect! I started working with their vocal coach, Jamile, a few weeks ago, and have already seen so much progress! I love her personality and how she approaches the lessons. I’ve taken lessons with other teachers elsewhere in the past who told me what to sing and how, but Jamile lets me choose the songs I want to work on and is helping me to find my own voice. I’m so happy to have found her!
Perfect! Dave is a great guy who was able to listen to what my goals were and shape my lessons to match those goals as well as my progress. He is patient with my questions and happy to go into any level of depth I may request. Furthermore, he is great at explaining how the theory transcends just the instrument I am playing and nurtures my interest in understanding of music as a whole.
Dave always comes to the lesson excited to teach and is a pleasure to work with.Perfect! Dave is a patient teacher with a lot of expertise. He is thoughtful about the lessons he plans and brings a positive energy to his sessions.
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Talent, experience, very professional, and an excellent bedside manner with his teaching. Dave has it all. Learning a ton. So glad I found him!
Dave has been a great instructor and been a terrific help in expanding my playing level and skill. Definitely recommend - you won't be disappointed.
Dave is incredible! He’s a methodical teacher with an innate sense of kindness that is really helpful when you’re learning an entirely new skill like playing the guitar. From the moment we’ve met, Dave has treated me with the upmost respect and is consistently eager in helping me reach my potential as a player. I would highly recommend taking a lesson (or several) to find out!
We can only say good things about Dave. He manages to keep our 6 year old engaged throughout the zoom class and we are seeing progress from one class to the other. He has a great patience and you can see he loves teaching!
We have been blessed with music. Dave is a great teacher. He is very patient with the kids and he has made it fun for them to learn piano.
Thanks for bringing music into our home.Dave is an extremely patient and understanding teacher. Over the past couple months I have grown immensely with my guitar playing. After every lesson I leave feeling accomplished and inspired to practice. Additionally, he is great at understanding his students goals/aspirations and incorporating them into lesson plans. I recommend Dave to anyone interested in learning or improving their guitar playing!
Dave is great at patiently explaining concepts and working with me on practical, realistic ways to become a better player. He takes a super friendly and flexible approach to the lesson, but is also very organized about the way he manages lessons.
Dave is extremely lightheartedly and patient and is great at walking your through your mistakes! He definitely creates an environment that you want to come back to every week!
Dave is definitely a professional. His ability to find different solutions to a guitar technique a student may be having problems with is amazing. He is very patient and always instills confidence in his students. Thanks Dave for all your help.
Dave is an excellent teacher. With only a few lessons from him I already make significant progress to my skill goals. I absolutely recommend Dave for your music lessons.
I have been taking lessons from Dave for just a couple months and I can say he’s the real deal!!
Before I started with Dave, I was a complete novice. I had no real direction on how and what to practice.
Within 2 lessons, he figured out what my strengths were and understood quickly what I needed to focus on to learn and play music as fast as possible.
I can now play some songs from artists that I personally love and in genres that I like.
He explains important foundation and theory in a simple and meaningful way. Every lesson I feel like I learned something completely new.
He has a wealth of knowledge and helps you focus on proper technique so from week to week, you can be sure you are progressing the right way as long as you practice.
As a beginner, sometimes you feel stupid for making mistakes, but Dave is your biggest supporter and always encourages you to try again until you get it. He uses a bunch of phrases loosely based around “Don’t worry, try again.” This is super effective in my experience.
Even if you don’t quite get it, he always has a positive outlook for you to set your sights on.
His lessons are great when they are in person, but since COVID-19 happened some of our sessions moved Zoom. Dave is just as effective and professional via Zoom. We haven’t slowed down yet!
If you need lessons (beginner or advanced) and want to play your favorite music as well as be challenged, I highly recommend Dave as your guitar teacher.
It’s crazy because just a moment ago, I couldn’t play guitar... and now I can.
What I like most about Dave’s lessons is the result - my son is playing guitar and he’s playing well. As a guitarist myself, I’m so happy that Dave connected to help my son find his own style and learned to love playing guitar above all. A truly awesome teacher.
Dave is an incredible teacher! He is kind, patient and very good at explaining music concepts in an accessible way. I came to Dave as an intermediate guitar player and a beginner bass player, and he was able to cater his teaching style accordingly for both instruments. He also knows a ton about music theory, and helped me incorporate concepts into my playing. Dave has been able to teach me songs from a variety of genres and difficulty levels, and I’m a much better musician thanks to him! I highly recommend lessons with him to see your music skills improve.
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Rates
Rate
- L815
Pack prices
- 5h: L4075
- 10h: L8150
free lessons
The first free lesson with Dave will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
online
- L815/h
Details
Sticker price rates for lessons are as follows:
30 minutes - $40
45 minutes - $50
1 hour - $60
I offer bulk pricing on all of the prices listed based on how many weeks of lessons someone wants to buy.
2 weeks - $5 off
3 weeks - $10 off
4 weeks - $20 off
For people who want to buy more than 4 weeks worth of lessons, we work out a different rate based on frequency of lessons and lesson length.
For households where more than 1 student is learning, or if someone wants to have lesson twice a week, the bulk pricing discount is increased, so it would be:
2 weeks: $15 off
3 weeks: $25 off
4 weeks: $50 off
If someone wanted to buy more than 4 weeks of lessons for two or more people in a single household, we’d work out a different rate based on the criteria listed above.
I also have a cancellation & rescheduling policy regarding lessons:
All lessons must be paid for in advance. This can be done electronically via Venmo, Quickpay, Paypal.
If you’re looking to book multiple lessons—say, for a month—lessons can be rescheduled within the timeframe you booked with at least 24 hours notice.
To reschedule a lesson, please contact me at least 48 hours before the lesson to set up a new date & time.
Cancellations on the day of a lesson cannot be rescheduled for anything short of an emergency.
Lessons cannot be rescheduled a second time.
Cancellations on lessons with 24 hours notice with no attempt to reschedule will count as attended and must be paid for in full.
There are exceptions to these rules on a case-by-case basis. I try to be flexible for my students to the best of my ability. That said, working within the guidelines of this scheduling policy will make it easier for everyone involved.
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