SILHOUETTE MUSIC
GUITAR LESSONS
About Your Tutor
Hi, my name is David Stodel.
I have been playing guitar for over 30 years and after also teaching informally for much of that time I decided to become a full-time guitar tutor a few years ago. Since then I have helped many beginners and intermediate players to master the art of playing this wonderful instrument.
I am currently the resident guitar teacher at a Private School and I also conduct private lessons from my studio in Claremont, CapeTown. Lessons are one-on-one, thereby ensuring that the student has my full and undivided attention for the duration of every session. In certain cases I also conduct ''joint'' or ''group'' lessons with two or more students, as long as the students are siblings, parent-and-child or partners / spouses.
I have played in a number of bands and am an active member of the Cape Town School of Songwriting.
Thank you for visiting my website.
I would welcome hearing from you if you are interested in learning to play, or in taking your present playing skills to the next level.
General Lesson Content
* Easy-to-understand basic theory
to reinforce and speed up the
learning curve
* Tuning - using a tuner and
tuning by ear
* Major, minor and dominant 7th
basic ''open'' chords
* Barre chords and other advanced
forms of movable chords
* Fretboard logic and the
CAGED system of chord control
* Strumming, rhythm and timing
* Ear training and identifying chord
changes in a song
* Play along with actual songs
* Interactive audio-visual
exercises
* Transposing into different keys -
with and without using a Capo
* Chord construction and the chord
numbering system
* Expanding the chord vocabulary
and song repertoire to include
major7th, minor7th,
augmented and diminished
chords
* Tips, tricks and shortcuts to
improved playing proficiency and
fretboard navigation
* Relaxed teaching environment
* Emphasis on having fun as you
learn
Lesson Approach
Beginner
No prior knowledge is required. Beginners start from ''scratch'' and follow a logical path under my personal hands-on guidance, learning basic chords and then playing songs using these chords. As more chords are learned, new songs are added to the student's repertoire. The songs taught cover a spectrum of gendres - rock, pop, blues and ballads.
Intermediate
An initial assessment of the student's current ability is made and lessons then build on from there. Any ''bad habits'' and incorrect techniques are identified and corrected in the process.
Lesson Support
Comprehensive notes and supporting documentation are provided after a lesson, including play-along mp3 song files and accompanying lyric / chord sheets to assist with home practice.