Photo, Gary Paul Hermus.
Photo (c)2003 by Robert Skorney

Instruction: Your Goals, Your Pace.

Private Online Instruction

LESSON RATES: Prices quoted are for lessons on line via Facetime, Skype, Zoom or Facebook Videolink

  • 1 hour block: $55 + Tax
  • 2 hour block: $100 + Tax
  • 3 hour block: $140 + Tax

Areas of Instruction Available:

  • Guitar:
    • Introduction, Basic & Intermediate
    • Fingerstyle & ragtime

  • Lap Slide:
    • Introduction & Basic
    • Open D and High G Tunings

  • Bass Guitar:
    • Introduction, Basic & Intermediate
    • Fretted or Fretless

  • Performance Presentation

Cancellation/Rescheduling Policies:

  • Cancellation without Charge: Minimum 48 Hours Notice.
  • Rescheduling within the same month without charge: Minimum 24 Hour Notice.

Your First Visit

  • Assessment
    We begin by finding out where you are. If you are already playing guitar/lap slide/bass guitar, you'll be asked to play a few pieces to help evaluate where you are with the instrument. If you are brand new, we'll evaluate such things as the instrument you intend to work on (whether or not it's right for you) or things you'll want to look for in an instrument if you don't already have one. We'll also assess your ergonomic approach for issues which may get in the way of you achieving your goals.
  • Goals
    Next, we discuss where you want to get to and what you hope to accomplish. These goals can be broad or as focussed as you wish them to be.
  • The Plan For You
    We'll lay out a basic plan for how to get to where you want to go. We'll discuss the skills you'll need to acquire in order to achieve your goals and what's involved in getting them. We'll structure an approach that makes sense for you; this is not a one-size-fits-all program. Each of us has unique skills to bring to bear, challenges to overcome and optimal ways of learning. These will be important issues in the plan we develop together.

Contact:  : Phone:   505-660-5637   Email:   garypaul 'at' gary-paulmusic.com