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Lessons that Produce Results

• The Assessment of Challenges is an ongoing part of Music Instruction. Student challenges are organized into Physical and Mechanical issues, Timing and Pitch issues, and Naming and Theoretical issues. The lessons are continuously modified and adapted to address these issues, with exercises and physical adjustments, metronome and ear training practice, and patient, clear explainations, examples and experience of the names and uses of musical tools and theory.
  
  
• The Pursuit and Development of Musical Interests is tailored to each individual student. Real-Time Instruction means questions can be asked and answered on the spot, with plenty of interaction to be sure those answers are clear and pertinent to the student's interest. Those questions often generate the next round of lesson material, which is presented in lessons and in usable forms through Shared Folders and Links.
  
  
• From The Instructor:
  "My good fortune is your good fortune!"
            "Insatiable curiousity drove me to learn whatever I could about playing guitar, my first serious instrument. I took lessons, went to the local Library and read books on Theory, focused on the hands of live musicians, listened to hours and hours of music, and played whenever I could.
           My mother was able to support my attendance to Berklee College Of Music in Boston, where I studied Guitar, Composition and the greatness of American Music and Jazz. I was wise enough to recognize the amazing opportunity Berklee offered me, and took full advantage of my education there, graduating with honors.
            When I heard about Charlie Banacos, I knew I had to study with him. I got on his 3-year waiting list and was finally able to begin my studies with Charlie in my last semester at Berklee. As amazing and liberating as my college studies were, Charlie took them to another level. His ways of imparting knowledge and experience were gifts I prospered from and have always cherished.
           Over the decades I have been teaching, I have tailored the knowledge I gained in my studies to the needs of my individual students. The understandings needed to organize and target my lessons enables me to effectively guide students to achieve success. The right information, given in a pertinent and organized way and with clear and patient explainations, will save years of searching and guessing about how to progress.
           Life presented me with amazing gifts, and as a music teacher I get to share those gifts with willing students who love music as much as I do. My good fortune is your good fortune! I hope to see you online real soon!"