Rob Swaynie's Guitar Lessons

"Rob is one of those no nonsense guys. He has a vast wealth of knowledge that is useful to any level of student, beginner or advanced, guitarist or bassist. Couple that with his quick humor and his ability to empathize with the student, and you have one extraordinary teacher. Rob doesn't force anything on you, there aren't rigorous practice schedules or quizzes every week. You have to have (or develop) the self-discipline to learn and practice. If you do, you will find Rob to be one hell of a good teacher, and you will find yourself progressing at a fast pace. Rob is the best teacher I've had, and if somebody asks me where I learned to play, I always tell them to go see this guy." Ben Meadors 10-1-06

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9-25-2006

 
Rob,
 
I ran across your ad in NUVO recently and decided to have  a look at your web site.  I like the no-nonsense look and approach.  I particularly enjoyed the Robservations.
 
I'd also like to remind you how much your teaching and encouragement meant to me back in the mid-late 1980s.  I'd had a few teachers and they were all good players and could show me how to do things, but as teachers they lacked what you have in spades - empathy, and what is empathy after all but love?  I knew then that I had some talent, but your empathy for the diffficulty every student is faced with was the difference for me.  It helped draw out of me the desire I needed then, and also the confidence.  I'm still not the player I could be, but you taught me how to love myself through the difficulty of learning an instrument.  So when I have a hard thing to do musically, I still draw upon your teaching.  And also, by the way, it finds its way into other aspects of my life.
 
I was reminded by your comments on the path of least resistence that you are a parent, and I seem to remember that you have a daughter.  I hope she is well, and it sounds like she has a good dad.
Whenever someone asks me if I know a good guitar teacher, I always refer them to you.  I say, "I know a great guitar teacher.
 
Hope our paths cross sometime again before too long.
 
Take care.
 
Gary Wasson (Sindicato)

In the FREE INTRODUCTORY LESSON, I meet the student and make sure that they know how to read and interpret either tablature or manuscript.  The next goal is to help the student coordinate eye-brain-hand coordination.
For a total beginner I get into chords and simple chord solos (melodies) in the first month. 
At this point I usually know what style he/she wants and go in that particular direction.

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