In the 40 years that I have been teaching all styles of guitar to every type of student, there have been a few questions that come up over and over, and seem to be the cause of great concern and anxiety for guitar students. High on the list is “Am I Too Old To Learn […]
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The Bass In Latin America Peruvian Grooves
BY MARLON BISHOP BORED OF PLAYING IN 4/4? NEVER mind modern jazz and its crazy meters. For a real mind-bending rhythm workout, aim your ears southward to suss the milieu of Afro-Peruvian grooves. “I studied jazz for a long time, and I could play in all sorts of meters—5/4, 9/8, 11/8,” says Joscha Oetz, an […]
Guitar Repair
It is that time of the year again! The Summer is upon us, the school year is coming to an end, and the weather is becoming consistently warmer. Some Michiganders may be complaining of the rise in heat and humidity recently, and if your instruments could talk, they would be too. A guitar or any […]
Rock Band Classes
Grosse Pointe Music Academy offers students of all ages the opportunity to rehearse and play in a band with their peers under the guidance of experienced performers and teachers. Our rock band students can perform in our annual spring and winter concerts as well as other public venues. If you are a guitar player, bass […]
Guitar Ensemble Classes
Grosse Pointe Music Academy is excited to now offer Guitar Ensemble classes for all ages! Instructor Levi Henson, guitarist for the Rhythm Society Orchestra, and a Jazz Studies major at Wayne State University in Detroit, will teach this course. As a previous member of the Albion College Guitar Ensemble, and the WSU Jazz Guitar Ensemble […]
Peppino D’Agostino Guitar Lesson
Italy is a land of romance, known for fine food and wine, great painters, classical composers, and opera. It’s also the homeland of Peppino D’Agostino, an eclectic acoustic guitarist who moved to the United States in the early 1980s. D’Agostino now lives in California, but he continues to channel the spirit of his native land […]