Lars R. TakeLessons Instructor Guitar San Francisco, CA

I  began to teach guitar at 16 years of age.  I have taught students from 7 to 60 years old in a wide variety of styles.  Since age 12 I have been taking private guitar lessons.  I continue to study jazz guitar with Randy Vincent, one of the San Francisco Bay Area's greatest guitar players.  Aside from teaching lessons as a job, I have played guitar in many concerts and continue to do so.  Before moving to San Francisco, I gained a lot of experience and valuable education with guitar.  I played in the jazz bands in Junior High and High School.  I went to four years of a week long summer jazz camp called jazz camp west where I took classes, played open mics, and had fun with many musicians,  making some good friends.  I am currently working on BA degrees in Guitar and Spanish at San Francisco State University.  

I am a laid back teacher, but I definitely expect students to practice what I suggest they practice.  I advise that students use method books or sheet music of some sort, and I will certainly make notes for them and create materials they could learn from.  I always teach based on the goals of the student and what type of music they enjoy, but I also like to guide the student in a direction I think would benefit them.  I usually introduce songs to play right away, conforming of course to the skill level and interest of the student.

I consider myself a Jazz musician, but I could handle teaching any style. I teach all styles at work currently.

SF State University - Music and Spanish - 2006-Present
Petaluma High School - Music and Spanish - 2000-2004

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