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JAMES MANUELE GUITAR STUDIO
The Guitar Studio The Guitar Studio offers a diverse musical education. Music, like no other art forms, is important to one's inner growth. It helps us to express the inexpressible through a new language. Equally important is the personal fulfillment one finds through musical expression. Excellence in music education for all levels of proficiency and is the heart of our Studio's mission. Studies show that music provides enjoyment and sense of achievement. Music contributes to the development of mind and body, specifically in such areas as language skills, coordination and self-discipline. The studio pledges to help each student in his or her musical journey so hang on for the ride of your life. FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC: 
About the Curriculum Beginning guitar methods are frequently inadequate. The student is taken in many directions while learning the fundamentals of music and the guitar. This may be a disadvantage to the student. As a beginner, the student faces the challenge of learning how to hold and leverage the instrument, as well as muscle control.
In the method used by this studio, the student will study one element of technique at a time, for example: strumming open strings in different rhythms, scales, short picking pattern, chord progressions, etc. The student will also learn how to read music and understand the fingerboard of the guitar. In the last section of the program, the student will play duets with the instructor, this will allow them to feel the accomplishment of making music. This practice of learning the guitar is fulfilling because one finds immediate and long term self-gradification. This beginning method is geared toward students age 7 through 15 and offers several objectives:
TUITION AND FEES:
Payment of one month's tuition is due the third week of the previous month for the upcoming month. You may incur a late charge if tuition payments are not received by the 1st of the month, at that time instruction may be terminated. If you decide to discontinue your lessons, the studio requires a written or verbal notice from you. Tuition continues to accrue until this notice is received. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS James has created a great tool to supplement lessons at home. An instructinal book,The Basic Guitar Method Tidbits, and Beginning Basics DVD written by James Manuele are amazing tools which complement studio lessons. Used together, they are an invaluable parent's resource to help their children away from the studio. The Instructional Book costs $15.00 and the DVD runs $20.00.
Recently available is The New Guitar Method instuctional DVD. This new Classical instructional DVD is based on the The New Guitar Method by Jeffrey Ashton. Jeffrey Ashton has been playing guitar for over thirty-eight years and is an active performer, teacher, composer, recording artist, writer and arranger. This DVD shows basic classical guitar technique (sitting , left and right hand position, contact points, scales, and arpeggio's). James covers step by step learning how to learn music thru Jeff's selected pieces and exercises. These two learning tools will provide an invaluable foundation for the classical guitar. Please click here to email James for more information.
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$15.00/Book 
$20.00/ CD.
$20.00 per DVD.