Southwest Guitar Instruction

Specialties

Whether a beginner or performer my guitar teaching program offers not only locally one-​on-​one private guitar lessons, but also, by using a webcam via Skype (a free PC to PC service… that I can help you set up), you can still receive live private one-​on-​one instruction in the comfort of your own home, or virtually anywhere there is a good internet connection.

Over my 30 years of teaching private guitar lessons I have refined and developed my own step-​by-​step program that’s practical and easy to follow.

I really enjoy teaching a variety of styles and watching each students hidden talents unfold and I have literally taught students one-​on-​one all across the world.

In addition to the live one-​on-​one Skype lessons my service also includes a few free extra useful learning aids, such as PDF formatted music transcriptions in both notation and tab, plus audio and video recorded breakdowns in the form of MP3 and video file downloads sent to your email to view or download at your convenience

History

Established in 1980.

With over 30 years of full time professional private guitar teaching experience… about twenty years in San Jose, California (San Jose Guitar Instruction), two years in Colorado Springs, Colorado (Colorado Guitar Instruction) and ten years in and around Sedona, Arizona (Sedona Guitar Instruction then Southwest Guitar Instruction.).I have refined and developed my own step-​by-​step program that’s practical and easy to follow.

The styles of music I have taught extensively over the years are Classical, Flamenco, Rock, Blues and Folk.

Meet the Business Owner

George Schmidt S.

Business Owner

I’ve studied under some of the San Francisco Bay Area’s finest guitarists, including world-​renowned Windham Hill jazz recording artist Tuck Andress and flamenco guitarist Mariano Cordoba of Capitol Records. I also collaborated with Five Star Music, located in Sunnyvale, California, in writing an instructional blues guitar package, which received a four star rating from Guitar World Magazine and a «Bravo» review in Guitar School Magazine.

I have over 30 years of full time professional private guitar teaching experience… about twenty years in San Jose, California, two years in Colorado Springs, Colorado and ten years in and around Sedona, Arizona (with a couple of years between my time in Sedona in St. George, Utah).

I not only have experience teaching extensively locally one-​on-​one live private guitar lessons in my home studio but also speaker phone and Skype webcam one-​on-​one lessons from my home studio to the home of my students I’ve gathered together from around the world.