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Mathew M. View Profile
Mathew M. View Profile Mathew M. Maffra, VIC

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From $40/30min
Classical Guitar Lessons Hello I’m Matt, a patient, relaxed and friendly Online Guitar Tutor.

I’ve been playing guitar for 22 years and I’ve been teaching for over 5 years. I teach all ages and levels from complete beginner to advanced. I play a broad range of styles from classical, to acoustic finger style, to electric guitar. I recently moved from London to Australia. In the UK I taught over 1300 lessons, with a 5 star rating.

I like to start by getting an idea of what type of style/bands/artists you like so I can tailor the lessons to suit you.

For beginners I like to cover reading guitar tab, learning chords, scales, note length and values, practising rhythm and playing with a metronome, slides, bends, hammer ons and pull offs.

I provide notated guitar tab/sheet music for us to learn from and I email that after the lesson so you can go over and practise what we covered during the lesson.

Once we have covered the basics I always ask you to recommend a song that you would love to play! I’ve found you're more likely to practise and have fun if you learn a song you love. If the song is a bit too tricky I can create a slightly easier version of it for you.

For Intermediate Players we will cover:

Barre Chords 
Modes
Chord Progression Theory
Composing Songs
Finger Picking/fingerstyle
Flamenco right hand patterns
Classical music
Music Theory

I have excellent attention to detail, but I am very patient with a laid back personality. My lessons are fun and friendly, in a productive but no-pressure environment.

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Jaxon B. View Profile
Jaxon B. View Profile Jaxon B. Jolimont, WA Recently joined From $30/30min
Classical Guitar Lessons Lessons are catered to each student individually, particularly for those who have already begun their guitar journey. I work with students to establish their goals and interests in guitar playing, and then teach them the skills they need to achieve those goals.

For beginners, you will learn the fundamentals of classical guitar playing, including:
Proper left and right hand position and technique
Basic scale patterns
How to achieve good tone
How to shape and care for nails, for those who use them
Simple theory concepts that are most relevant to guitar playing, such as intervals and how chords are constructed
How to practice efficiently
How to develop a good sense of timing and rhythm
Proper technique to assist in speed, accuracy, and avoiding injury
How to develop your repertoire of pieces
Useful etudes and technical exercises
How to interpret a piece of music and how to develop your own unique interpretations

I encourage more experienced students to determine for themselves which areas of their playing they would like to develop, and I'm happy to offer my advice in that area. Some examples of how I have assisted more advanced players include:
Recommending and demonstrating technique-developing exercises to help overcome particular technical problems
Assisting in the learning of difficult pieces
Transcribing pieces or passages by ear so that students may learn them, and teaching students how to do the same
Advanced music theory concepts such as counterpoint and functional harmony, and how they can be applied to guitar playing
Developing audiation skills
Constructing effective practice routines
And much more.

I am experienced in a wide variety of genres, and I'm confident that, regardless of one's preferred genre of music is, students will find a wealth of useful knowledge to take away from our lessons together. That said, my current area of interest on the guitar is in fingerstyle, acoustic playing-- including classical and jazz or jazz-like chord/melody arrangements of popular tunes. My favourite composers to play on the guitar are JS Bach and JK Mertz.
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