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Ralph
- Rate R978
- Response 1h
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Students50+
Number of students Ralph has accompanied since joining Superprof
Number of students Ralph has accompanied since joining Superprof

R978/h
1st lesson free
- Guitar
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bass guitar
Experienced tutor in Guitar in Holliston, Ralph offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
- Guitar
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bass guitar
Lesson location
Recommended
Ralph is a respected tutor in our community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. A trusted partner on your learning journey.
About Ralph
I play and teach all styles of music and enjoy beginners just as much as advanced players. I also provide an added service for online students. I use the Jamulus Internet Jam Session server to connect to students that gives the fastest audio connection possible.
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This removes all latency issues that you find on teleconferencing software like Zoom, Skype and others. Playing and grooving to the music together happens and it's like we're in the same room. There is no comparison! Adding this to enhance what I teach is a great way for me to combine my life-long music experiences with my IT background in a cool and fun way that makes online lessons really worth it.
I enjoy sharing the power of music and watching students grow artistically and personally. I truly believe in the healing power of music and feel humbled and honored to be able to help others discover it for themselves. Playing and teaching are my purpose and joy in life and where I feel I can do the most good in the world.
I started by forming and rehearsing bands and playing in community orchestras. I worked as an assistant teacher and also had many private guitar lessons at a variety of places.
classical training as a youth. Guitar study and performance for 40 years. I have a education and teaching resume available on request.
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About the lesson
- All levels
- English
Languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I explain that the study of a musical insrument involves 3 distinct things to learn at the same time, technique, reading, and music theory. These 3 parts are the physical, language and scientific/structure of what you'll be learning. This helps allow me to focus on technique first, with the student understanding that the other parts will be added after the basic skills of the hands are known. Progress in all 3 areas is much faster when technique is learned first.
from 4 years old to 82. All styles and levels
Be ready to practice and get the most out of it.
Norman Greenbalm came to dinner at the restaurant I play at.
A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
What do you picture yourself doing with the instrument.
Recommendations
Recommendations are written by the tutor's friends, family, and acquaintances.
He was very engaging and explained lessons well! My friend and I took lessons at same time and Ralph taught us how to play off each other!!
Ralph is a pleasure to learn from. He has decades of experience and is patient with your learning and progress.
I studied with the Ralph Rotondo studio for several years. Ralph is A pro’s pro and his experience and knowledge of jazz is vast. Ralph is a jazz guitar master whether it’s walking punctuated baselines, improvisation, theory, chord substitution, chord melody, intros, endings, Ralph covers it all. You will become a better guitarist studying with Ralph Rotondo!
You won’t find a better or more knowledgeable guitar teacher than Ralph. Ralph teaches guitar the right way including how to read music. Lots of other teachers treat the guitar as though it’s not a real instrument.
Ralph is an amazing guitarist first of all. But that doesn't make you a good teacher. What Ralph did for me was increase my skills at scales and voicings and he did it in an encouraging way. He didn't talk down to me or get frustrated either. He guided me from my skill level and ramped me up at my pace, knowing when to push -understanding the learning process. I have an education background, so I know what he was doing was setting up scaffolding for me to work from. I improved dramatically during my time with him - scales were "at my finger tips" and I could really knock out some great solos. It was a tailored experience geared to taking me where I envisioned I wanted to go. I went way beyond that. Ralph has a black belt in musical instruction.
Not only is Raulph a great musician, but he is also a great teacher. That combination is hard to find. He is able to adjust to the level and pace of anyone learning. He is dynamic in that he adjusts lessons to the person.
His music ability and awesome patience
Ralph is extremely knowledgeable and skilled- but he does not make beginners feel "dumb". He is always respectful of my skill level (I'm a singer and pianist so I'm a musician but pretty new to guitar). He is polite and relaxed and I feel comfortable with him.
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Rates
Rate
- R978
Package rates
- 5h: R4890
- 10h: R9780
free lesson
The free first lesson with Ralph allows you to get to know the tutor and discuss your needs and expectations.
- 1h
online
- R978/h
Details
I generally work like this for in home lessons:
You enroll by pre-paying for 2 lessons up front to my PayPal account that you can find with my email (concealed information)
This is to reserve your weekly appointment and will eventually pay for your last 2 lessons with me. You must keep your weekly appointment and any cancellation must be received 24 hours in advanced or the lesson will be paid for from the Paypal account. You must maintain 2 lessons of payments prepaid via PayPal to keep your weekly appointment so forfeited lessons must be paid into the Paypal account.
You will have to pay for each lesson you take in person while enrolled. You will have your last 2 lessons pre-paid so when you give your 2 week notice I will teach you 2 more times without additional cost.
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