$35 per 30 minute lesson

• One on one instruction
• Review of last week’s practice
• Practice for the next week
• Question and answer
• Instruction on technique, styles and guitar basics
• Chord and instrument explanation
• Overcoming physical obstacles and bad habits
• We use your favorite songs to learn guitar
• Strum pattern instruction and learning rhythm
• Learn to sing and play

Congratulations on your new (or maybe old) endeavor with the guitar! Thank you for the opportunity to share with you (or your child) what I have learned through my experience in playing guitar.

I love music, and guitar, and I hope to show you how to take your love for music and give you the ability to play it anytime you want, anywhere you want, with whoever you want, and however you want.

I do have a few requirements to make things easier and to help you keep track of what you know.

1. Payment schedule – I have a certain number of 30 minute slots available during the week, and each student “reserves” that time with me by paying for that slot. Therefore, I ask that you pay for the entire month at the first lesson for the month. If you know that you will miss a lesson before paying for it, simply deduct that amount from the total and let me know that you aren’t going to make it and I will open the slot for someone else if necessary. Lessons are $35/half hour. I accept/prefer Venmo for payments. 

If you are able to notify me 48 hours before an absence, you will receive a full refund on that lesson. If you can let me know at least 24 hours before your lesson, I will credit you half of the lesson cost. You will not receive a refund if it is less than 24 hours notice of your absence. I realize that may be impossible sometimes, but I have a waiting list on Wednesdays of people who are waiting to learn guitar. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

2. A three ring binder – We will print out a bunch of songs that you can add to your notebooks all the time. Please bring one three ring binder.
A guitar – Maybe you want to wait to see how much you can learn and how much you enjoy it before investing $300 plus, on an instrument. Taylor and Martin guitars are some of the best out there, but they also cost an arm and a leg. Some of the best mid-range priced and great quality guitars I’ve seen can be found at lunaguitars.com Costco also offers an acoustic and electric guitar that are great, but they are seasonal.

3. Progress – Each student will receive a progress “worksheet”, which can be filled out each week with what to work on for the week. This will assist in me remembering what homework is assigned as well as progress for parents as far as what to ask to hear their child play.
Song list – It’s important to have a list of songs that you love, to learn while we’re learning chords. Songs that will help motivate you to practice the chords and strum patterns and styles that we’re learning. Please come to the first lesson with a list of at least five songs to start with. I will use those to get you going.

4. Practice – I will give two assignments for you to work on during the week. I ask that you do each of the two assignments ten times before we meet again. Sometimes these assignments will take thirty seconds, sometimes they are four minute songs. The idea is to get you to take out your guitar a few times during the week. And it turns out that those thirty second to four minute practice times can turn into thirty minutes to an hour! It helps to leave your guitar out on a stand or somewhere that you can just grab it and play. I will also tell you about a few websites that you can visit to get virtually any song you can think of, and I’ll teach you how to find it in the right chords and print it out for your notebook.

If you have any questions before your first lesson, my cell number is 208-813-5001 and you can call me (almost) anytime. I look forward to getting together and playing music with you!!!

Tim Plaster