Private Lessons via Skype or Zoom

I teach 45-minute private guitar lessons via Skype or Zoom. You can record the lessons to save and watch repeatedly. I will also create a hand-written custom lesson plan for each lesson. We can cover a variety of topics of your choosing, and I'll strive to keep the lessons fun, motivating and productive.

My main goal is to help you achieve higher levels of fun with your guitar!

Use the contact form below (or on the Contact page) to get in touch. Please include a quick message explaining what you hope to achieve, a little about your playing level, and how I can help you take your guitar playing to new heights.

My Experience as a Guitar Instructor and Author

I've been teaching guitar for a few decades. I've logged many years teaching private guitar lessons to students of all ages and skill levels in music stores (primarily in the Chicago suburbs), group guitar lessons at renowned instutions such as Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, and in private lessons both online and on location. A couple of my students have gone on to become successful recording artists and to tour worldwide with well-known bands and rock legends, including Joe Walsh, John Tesh, Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, and '80s rockers Warrant (Cherry Pie, Heaven).

My YouTube lesson videos have millions of views, and my guitar DVD courses -- most notably, the popular Logical Lead Guitar -- and the many guitar and music instructional books I wrote for music publisher Hal Leonard have been purchased by, shipped to, and studied by guitar students in dozens of countries worldwide. Many of my books are available on the bookshelves at Guitar Center, Barnes & Noble, and many other major retailers.

Much of the knowledge I teach comes from my college music education and first-hand experience as a life-long musician who has played thousands of gigs. But I also had the wonderful experience of learning first-hand from such stellar talents as Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Greg Howe, Joel Hoekstra, Vivian Campbell, Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakam), Dick Dale, Little Chalie Baty, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Derek Trucks, George Lynch, and countless others when I interviewed and shot video guitar lessons with them during awesome periods of my long-running journalism career. Hopefully, at least a few nuggets of what they all showed me in backstage dressing rooms has filtered into my teaching as well.

If any of this has you thinking about reaching out to me, please do! Use the contact form above (or on the Contact page), and let me know a little about yourself and your aspirations with the guitar.

FAQs

I want you to perform live with my band.

I'm always excited to play live! Please use the contact form above (or on the Contact page) to let me know the date, time, and location of your upcoming gig. And send me some links or direct me to some online audio clips, and a proposed set list -- or whatever details you can share.

I want you to record guitar, bass, or vocal tracks for me.

I would be honored to lay down some tracks for you! Please use the contact form above (or on the Contact page) to let me know more about your songwriting and/or recording project, and how I can help.

I want to take guitar lessons via Skype or Zoom.

I would love to help you find new excitement with your guitar playing! Use the contact form above (or go to the Contact page) to send me your message. Remember to include your full name, email address, and a quick note to let me know what you want to achieve on guitar. Also, give me an idea of your preferred lesson schedule.