David Ka

It takes more than just being a good musician to be a good music teacher.  Good communication skills combined with patience are essential if the student is to have a rewarding experience.  Of course if helps if the student wants to learn.  There, too, a good teacher can inspire by expressing the fulfillment that comes from mastering an instrument.

For me, a significant part of learning guitar (or any instrument) is learning about music in general.  It is my opinion that every musician should learn to read music, even if his or her favorite rock star boasts ignorance of the subject.  

After 38 years on the instrument, I am still not the world’s flashiest guitar player.  My strength is my understanding of the fundamentals and my broad palette of techniques.  I know what music is made of; the building blocks.  For example, a student studying guitar with me is more likely to learn four different ways to play a D7sus chord than how to plug in a fuzz pedal.

I am an especially appropriate guitar teacher for those students who are starting virtually from scratch and are in it for the long haul.

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