I still play. I still write songs. It all comes back to what I learned from Aaron. I bought a guitar on eBay and didn’t know what to do with it, so I ended up randomly signing up for lessons with Aaron. I took guitar lessons with him in Ann Arbor Michigan from 2004 to 2008. It was great! He definitely let my interests drive the direction of the lessons. Rather than having a strict series of levels/lessons/books to work through, he saw what I was interested in and used his musical expertise to plan lessons around those interests. In addition to strumming my guitar that I love, I am so grateful for the theory/songwriting/singing knowledge I got out of working with Aaron. I’ve tried to take lessons from other people as I moved around the country, but no one offered the flexibility in terms of what to study that I got from Aaron. I really felt that he was interested in teaching me what I wanted to learn.
James P.
Tu valoración: 4 Ann Arbor, MI
I studied with Aaron while he was in Ann Arbor, before he moved to Oregon. The thing that struck me most about him was his irrepressible enthusiasm for teaching. His love for sharing his knowledge and his music was obvious from the first minute I met him. He is a patient instructor and one of the most knowledgeable musicians I’ve met. His lessons were heavy on theory and on the science of sound and music — but only because I found it fascinating. With other students, particularly children, he took an age-appropriate approach that was intended to instill a love for the instrument without being overly«school-ish» or boring. Ann Arbor’s loss is Portland’s gain.