Experienced Guitar Teacher, Dollard-des-Ormeaux

Description

For more information, visit: www.sweissguitar.ca Contact now to arrange a free trial / first lesson! *** Winter/Spring 2025/26 schedule spaces available *** All ages and levels - beginners to advanced players welcome! Teaching experience: 20 years Accreditation: Bachelor of Music in Music Education Degree I have been teaching guitar students in-studio and online for years. It goes without saying that in-person lessons are ideal. However, whether you would want to save the travel, or for whatever other reason, regarding learning online, thanks to current internet speeds and audio/video capabilities, local students, and many from abroad have had great success with it. In fact, the viewing angle when demonstrating a technique or an excerpt from a piece of music is optimal. I use stereo microphones, and an HD wide angle lens camera, which maintains great resolution for a mobile device or any large screen (30 or 60 fps). I regularly share PDF's, studies, and practice tracks during and between lessons, having arranged more than 4000 songs for my students. We use a variety of devices, all of which work very well on various platforms (MAC, iPhone, Android, Windows / Teams, Zoom, and others). LESSONS IN POPULAR GUITAR STYLES: - Learn to play the guitar with confidence and a great sense of rhythm (ACOUSTIC, FOLK, ROCK, BLUES, and various other genres!). - Learn strumming/picking patterns and licks/riffs used by well-known players and singer-songwriters. - From recordings, learn ear playing skills to meticulously analyze and then recognize chord shapes, scales used, string bends, and various common techniques. - Memorize complete forms of songs, studying the guitar parts within, from recordings and sheet music. - Lessons on FINGERSTYLE, LEAD, RHYTHM and IMPROVISATION techniques in a variety of genres. - Learn to read guitar music from manuscript, tablature and chord charts with well-planned guidance and direction. - Learn the necessities concerning instrument care, string changing and maintenance. - Tabs of numerous rhythm and lead lines available. - Variety of jam tracks available. LESSONS IN CLASSICAL GUITAR: - Beginners to advanced students, all ages welcome! - Quality instruction, offered with a total dedication to the needs of the student. - Utilize numerous supplementary guitar exercises and studies. - Learn to apply warm-up and technique ideas to the needs of your playing style. - Learn to play with a great tone - plucking hand approach covered in great detail! - Royal Conservatory of Music examination preparation, all grades (optional). - Apprenez à jouer de la guitare de nombreuses périodes historiques. - Tous les âges et les débutants sont les bienvenus. - Form and analysis of studied works. - Théorie et histoire. Along with regular practice, progress depends on a healthy mixture of tackling gradual technical and musical challenges, be them in a beginner study/exercise, a folk song, a solo, or a Baroque Period piece, for example. I encourage my students to learn to break things down to the minimum detail, with the goal of improving ideas such as basic single-note finger placement, beginner to advanced chord changes, specific areas of a song, rhythm, form, left/right hand coordination, and getting a decent understanding of the various musical concepts found in music. As a teacher, and in my own practice, I regularly zero in on what I think really needs to be worked on the most - very particular to each individual and piece/tune. If you would like more information about my teaching philosophy/style, a furthering of any of the points above, or to schedule a meeting/first lesson, feel free to contact by email or phone. I will gladly discuss my approach and as importantly hear about your musical goals (favorite genres, playing styles, etc.). My passion is to guide, motivate, inspire, and share with you through my knowledge of and excitement for guitar music!