Nashville based professional guitar player with 15+ years experience teaching multiple skills levels

My son had his first session with Joel and it was a great experience . First of all , Joel really takes the time to get to know a prospective student by understanding their current skill level and the goals they want to achieve . Joel then explains how he plans to help the student get from where they are to where they want to be . Joel’s is patient and a very gifted teacher and wants the best for his students

Joel is an excellent guitar player and actually cares for his students. His knowledge extends past skill and into taste. He’s very very good!

Joel is a fantastic guitar teacher! He takes time to understand your goals and tailor a teaching plan based on what you'd like to accomplish. I appreciate how Joel organizes the lessons and connects new skills to real-world playing. Highly recommend!

Joel demonstrates patience and a real desire to understand where his student is in their quest to become a better guitar player. He did so with me and now develops lessons designed to help me become the guitar player I want to be. I would definitely recommend Joel as a teacher

Joel is an excellent teacher! The lessons are structured and well - thought out in such a way that makes it easy for students to monitor progress. Just in the four months that I've been working with Joel, my guitar skills have strongly improved. In addition, you get the sense that Joel genuinely cares about his students' progress. Highly recommend!

Joel is an amazing guitar instructor. After the first lesson, he will determine your skill level. Once he learns your music goals, he will craft an instructional program to meet those goals which is challenging enough to keep you interested, but within your skill set to not discourage. Joel is by far the best instructor I have ever had.

Joel was a fantastic teacher. I went from never touching a guitar to playing on stage within 8 weeks! Joel was great to teach me at a comfortable pace and was very encouraging whenever I struggled. I am very glad that I took lessons from Joel and would recommend him to anyone looking to learn guitar or to improve their skill set. Thank you Joel for you instruction and knowledge!