Bill W. TakeLessons Instructor Beginner level: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, Music Recording, Pro Tools... Goodlettsville, TN

Bill W. , author of Guitar Shop, a guide to learning beginner guitar, began playing the guitar at the age of 12 and was working as a guitarist and bass player in local clubs before he turned 16, playing a total of over 2,500 live performances to date. He currently teaches guitar from his home studio; writes; manages and operates several business endeavors; and performs with various Nashville area bands. He has experience teaching all ages from 4 up.

His music production business, Play It Again Demos , has produced music that has obtained publishing deals for songwriters with record companies and music publishers such as SEA Group Publishing's Hit One Music (BMI), BMG, and other Nashville, L.A. and New York publishers. He has written articles for Entertainment News, The American Composer's Forum, Contemporary Songwriter, Income Opportunities, Songwriter's Monthly, Sports Afield, Small Business Opportunities, and other nationally distributed business, sports and music publications. He is working on his third book.

Bill is fully self-employed and enjoys swimming, biking, and on rare occasions, terrorizing fellow golfers with his erratic tee offs and scary iron play. His charitable contributions are focused on helping the mentally and physically challenged. He resides in the Nashville, Tennessee area.

- I try to keep things interesting for the student by focusing on teaching students songs they want to learn, and initiate this early in the process, as opposed to teaching nursery rhyme melodies for two years as many teachers do.
- Once the basics are covered I ask you to bring in your favorite music, and I teach you to play it, even if it's a simplified version. This creates a high level of motivation.
- Even though the songs may be classic rock or modern country I teach music theory as well and make sure the student knows the "why" as well as the "how".
- Of course we have to cover the basics: technique, chords, chord progressions, melody, harmony, but much of this can be achieved directly through learning songs the student wants to learn.

Don't look too hard for a teacher now, you've already found him. So what are you waiting for? Stop reading this and call me already. :) Ha!!! It's all about learning, playing and getting immersed in music, so come on over, and let's have some fun. Thank you so much for reading through my profile here. I'm really looking forward to hearing from you. All the best.

Rock, Classic Rock, Country, Pop Guitar & Bass. How to record using Pro Tools, how to track instruments, track vocals, the basics of setting up sessions, recording and mixing in Pro Tools. .

Beginner level: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, Music Recording, Pro Tools Recording. Audio engineering, I prefer to teach Beginner to intermediate lessons.