I love to teach guitar, piano and bass lessons. I offer the holistic lessons I wish I had as a child. Most of what people think of as talents are actually skills that can be developed and vastly improved.
You will find that most everyone that was a child prodigy had some kind of early learning. For example, when Mozart was 1, without TV or video games, the hottest thing to do was watch his sister's lessons.
When Mozart started clavichord lessons at 3, he already knew what all the scales, chords, and pieces sounded like.
Thus, I include ear and rhythm training with all my students.
Did you know the origin of the word Talent is a Roman Coin? With enough Talents, one can do anything.
I'd love to chat about serious music. Last week I performed Scherezade by the genius Rimsky Korsokoff. I played with a local university symphony, so we had a month of 2 3 hour weekly rehearsals to really master the piece with a world class conductor.
When I did semipro orchestral gigs in the past, we were mailed music, had one rehearsal, then performed. Working with the kiddies at the University, I learn so much more. The more I know about music, the more I can learn.
I'd love to discuss music with people that are also serious musicians. A serious musician is someone beyond technique, understands music theory, which is the vibrations of the universe, and wants to discuss the ideas of great composers.
Who is your favorite composer and why?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Love playing Bach on the pipe organ and he is my favorite. Listeng to Mozart and Bill Evans lately, expanding my vocab into jazz/ modal theory on piano now. . Check out “Godless Musicians”group. It’s nice to see a steady growth in the number of musician members on this site.
Markus
Level 7
June 10, 2018
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I first picked up piano when I was young (not physically, they are heavy). Then I played sax in HS. I was maybe 19 or 20 when I got a guitar. I think my piano lessons made my love for metal that is based on classical. Nothing better. I try to offer FREE lessons to young musicians, but they are ambitious at first then gave up. I myself have tried to start bands, but no one had the ambition I did. I myself have mostly given up (one reason is I need to get my guitar tec to restring). People ask me to play, then they never listen. Music means a lot to me, but most people don't share the same passion. I have 4 guitars here, every one has at least one broken string (due to my aggressive playing style), and although I like to play, just seems meaningless. They are just expensive wall-hangers at this point, but I'd like to get back into it.
TheGreatShadow
Level 9
June 10, 2018
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I could sit and listen to you play for hours
@ashortbeauty You're just saying that...
@TheGreatShadow not so..I love listening to people play live.
@ashortbeauty Too bad you didn't live like 1800 miles away. I would gladly play for you. Check out my guitars only group I just started. I posted a crappy video.
@TheGreatShadow I couldn't find it. Could you post the link here?
@ashortbeauty I have one post on there. That I made lol. Need some more traffic. I have 2 members. one is me lol. [agnostic.com]
@TheGreatShadow ah threw you a like 
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I sing, play piano and violin. Rusty on all fronts as other parts of life got in the way, or I allowed them to get in the way. I'll be revisiting this thread to learn more. Good post ?
ashortbeauty
Level 8
June 10, 2018
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Since you like violin, you might like this? Classical, but mostly guitar.
I ended up also sharing it to "Traditional and Folkmusic" and Classical Music Lovers.
FrayedBear
Level 9
June 10, 2018
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Your post may also garner some response in "Passions" so I will share to there. There is also a classical music and opera group where I will do likewise but please join the groups.
FrayedBear
Level 9
June 10, 2018
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Awesome post. As I'm a guitarist, these are a few of my favorites:
Fingerstyle guitarists: Leo Kottke, Michael Hedges
Jazz guitarists: Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass (he didn't really compose much, but he made every tune his own and you always know when it's him playing), Jimmy Bruno, Johnny Smith
Rock guitarists: Bob Mould, J Robbins, J Mascis
Sean-Z
Level 5
June 10, 2018
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Of those, you will find that most great guitarists will ultimately defer to Johnny Smith as the greatest guitarist and chord arranger of his generation. I had a Kotkee 12 string, by change.
In fingerstyle guitarists, I tend to look for classical players, and people like Almedia.
Wes was great. Chuck Wayne was a monster probably beyond all of them, but not well known. He has an album out with Joe Pass and Chuck Wayne called Interactions. You might want to check it out. Probably the best New York Style Archtop Jazz playing I've heard.
In Rock, I'd go with a former teacher of mine, Pat Metheny, who is a fushion player, who's about poly tonality. It's funny to hear him stick country licks into his jazz rock playing.
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