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Week 1 : July 8-12 : Rising Grades 1-5
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Private Music Lessons
Have you been wanting to learn how to play guitar, with visions of strumming songs around the campfire or on your porch? If that is the case, this beginner class is perfect for you. Instructor Ethan Emery, from Rob's Guitar School, a Berklee College of Music alum, has extensive teaching experience and patience and understanding with beginners, making him the perfect instructor for this class. Marvel as you find yourself playing songs within the first couple of classes! Students must have their own guitar and tuner. Links to affordable guitars and tuners on Amazon can be provided upon request (approx. $90). Teaching materials will be provided by Rob’s Guitar School during the course of the program and are covered by the course fee.
Ethan Emery is a bass teacher for all levels, as well as a beginner/intermediate guitar teacher at Rob’s Guitar School. He is a Berklee College of Music alumni, where he studied with bassists including Gary Willis (Tribal Tech), Victor Wooten (Bela Flek and the Flektones), David Marvuglio (DAATH, Ice Nine Kills), and more. He started playing the bass at the age of 14, and became heavily involved in both the jazz and classical programs at his high school, as well as performing in orchestral pits for musicals. In college, he took the skills from those styles and applied them to the progressive metal genre, primarily working on music from artists like Periphery, Meshuggah, Polyphia, Chon, Plini, Veil of Maya, and others. Currently, he is the bassist in two active bands, Survive the Sun (performances with major touring acts such as Crowbar and Primitive Man, as well as playing the main stage at Welcome to Rockville 2021) and Absurd Condition (NYC based instrumental metal band focusing on polyrhythms and odd-time signatures). “Ultimately, my primary goal is to provide students with a solid technical foundation to explore the music that they love and achieve their personal musical goals in any style.”
Ethan Emery
