GUITAR LESSONS
Why start taking guitar lessons with us?
One on one lessons
My private guitar lessons are designed to help beginners, intermediate and advanced players to take their craft to the next level. I build a personalized plan to meet your specific goals.
Free Workshop
These beginner workshops are one hour long. No experience is necessary. You can bring your guitar, but if you don’t have one yet, we’ll provide a loaner guitar for you. Sign up above using the form.
Let’s get started!
Simply complete the application form to contact me, or call/text at 614-312-3534. The studio is located in Powell, within 10 miles of Dublin, Westerville, Worthington, Lewis Center and Delaware.
GUITAR CLASSES
Learn playing the guitar
The beginner guitar lesson is a perfect start to learn the basics of the instrument. You don’t need previous music experience. You’ll learn how to hold and tune the guitar, how to identify strings, frets and fingers. You’ll also learn basic guitar chords and the correct technique to switch between them seamlessly.
These lessons are beneficial for those who are already familiar with the basics and ready to build their song library. You’ll learn familiar songs you like and develop your repertoire. We will talk about chord progressions, strumming patterns, left and right hand techniques, and just enough theory to boost your learning.
It is a lot of fun to play the blues on the guitar. I created this course to show you everything you need to know to start or advance your playing of the blues and join a local blues jam or perform at an open mic. Topics include pentatonic scales, chord variations, turnarounds and blues techniques such as bending or vibrato.
To become a musician you need a broader view than just song and techniques. Besides improving you as a guitarist, you’ll learn about improvisation, music theory, sight reading, song writing, constructing solos, playing different styles, pedals and amp tones and using notation and recording software programs.
Why learn guitar
The benefits of music education
Here are some benefits of music education:
- It builds discipline, at the same time relieves stress.
- It helps build self-esteem.
- It improves and cultivates social and teamwork skills.
- In many cases it improves academic skills.
- It develops physical skills.
- It enhances working memory and language learning.
- It helps develop creative thinking and problem solving.
- It provides a way of self-expression.
about us
What can you expect?
About Z
Z has been playing guitar for over 25 years in Europe and in the US. You can hear him playing in Standard Time, the Rick Brunetto Big Band, in the Famous Jazz Orchestra, and in musical theater productions around Columbus.
About The Music Studio
My private music studio is located at 80 Grace Drive, in the heart of Powell, Ohio. It is within 10 miles from Dublin, Delaware, Lewis Center, Westerville, Worthington, Clintonville, Northwest Columbus, and Hilliard.
Playing Solos
You will learn how to build your own guitar solos. We’re going to cover concepts such as themes, repetition, improvisation, leaving space, phrasing, dynamics, and how to play over chord changes in different genres.
Songwriting
Writing a song is not a mystery. I am going to show you how and why songs are working and how you can start composing and arranging your own music. Ask me about these lessons and start writing songs!
Styles and Genres
We will use backing tracks to learn playing songs in different music styles, including blues, rock, pop, folk, funk, latin and jazz. We will talk about stylistic elements, typical guitar tones, pedal and amp settings.
Music Theory
I make sure that you understand how to apply the concepts what you learn to real life guitar playing. I can also help those who will study music in college and want to prepare for the audition process.
Sight Reading
Sight reading opens up the door to the world of music. Imagine that you can just grab sheet music off the self and perform new music instantly. Many musicians have learned to do that and you can do it too.
