Teaching

"My music awareness has been enlightened through guitar lessons with James."
- Tessa Cockhill --- Student

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.

TUITION AND FEES:

All lessons are taught one on one instruction setting. There are 30 and 60 minute lessoms available:

30 Min....... $25.00

60 Min........$50.00

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.

The Basic Guitar Method Tidbits - $15

Beginning Basics DVD - $20

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.

Beginning Basics DVD - $20

Clark College & Concordia University

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. James Manuele, the great teacher, Inspires." - E. Bellamy --- Guitar Student, 14th August 2008

These classes cover technique, chord progressions, note reading, and understanding of basic music skills. They are designed to progressively enable a person to confidently play the guitar.

Contacts:

Clark College Peggy Winston Clark College Music Dept. 360 992-2662 ::: 360 936-8575 PeggyWinston@Clark.edu

Concordia University Kurt Berentsen - Chair College of Theology, Art & Sciences 503 280-8511 ::: 503 358-5878 KBerentsen@CU-Portland.edu