Guitar Lessons with Dan

Instructor: Dan Dresnok, author of The Curious Guitarist, with over 30 years of teaching experience. Specializes in jazz, bluegrass, blues, rock, guitar & music theory.

Lesson Structure & Payment

• Format: Live online video lessons (all levels: beginner to advanced).

• Platform: Google Meet (free, no download/registration needed).

• Requirements: Laptop/tablet and internet connection.

• Duration: One hour per lesson.

• Payment: Pay-as-you-go at the end of each lesson. No prepay or deposit.

  • Weekly lesson rate: (Contact Dan for rates)

  • Once/twice a month lesson rate: (Contact Dan for rates)

  • Accepted methods: Zelle & PayPal.

• Cancellations: No charge for canceled lessons (with reasonable notice).

• Support: Students can text or call Dan anytime between lessons.

What We Cover

• Styles: All styles including rock, blues, jazz, & bluegrass.

• Content: Learn any song you want.

• Electives: Ear training, songwriting, and reading sheet music are also available.

• Equipment: Both acoustic & electric guitars are fine.

• Materials: Dan emails relevant lesson PDFs (tabs, chords, etc.) during lessons.

Skill Levels & Focus

Dan will help you fix and improve your skills, regardless of your current level.

• Starting-From-Scratch:

  • You: No prior knowledge.

  • Focus: Basics like reading tab, chords, and strumming. Playing/understanding after the first lesson.

• Beginner:

  • You: Practiced basic material for months/years, frustrated (often from YouTube), still beginner level.

  • Focus: Clean up basics, get on the right track, start learning songs, and basic scales for soloing.

• Intermediate:

  • You: Know basics, working on a few songs, but playing sounds poor (clunky strumming, poor soloing, wrong notes, unsure of song key, un-bluesy blues).

  • Focus: Rhythm & strumming, scales & soloing, extra chords, & techniques for better playing. Progress towards advanced level.

• Advanced:

  • You: Know fretboard notes, all basic chords, modes & basic scales, decent strumming/handful of songs, good technique. Playing is stale/in a rut (poor soloing, accidental wrong notes, slow figuring out keys/scales/chords, inauthentic blues, intimidated by jazz, repetitive strumming).

  • Focus: Solve these issues to elevate your playing.

FAQs

• Online vs. In-Person: Online lessons are often better—no driving, illness, or distractions; complete focus on guitar.

• Dan's Location: North of Atlanta, GA (Eastern Time - EST). Teaches students all over the US.

Testimonials

"Dan is an incredible guitar teacher! I've tried 4 or 5 guitar companies over the last few years, but no one could teach me how to put it all together, play guitar lead, write my own songs, or play popular songs right off the radio until I met Dan. Now, I can't believe how easy it is! Absolutely worth it." -Charles C. (April 2014)

"Dan is an excellent teacher. He helped me get to a place where I can play guitar with friends and know what I'm doing. Also, he's a good guy and easy to work with - I recommend him to anyone who wants to learn guitar!" -Don F. (January 2022)

"He is patient, he thoroughly knows the guitar, and he knows how to help you grasp the all the ins and outs of playing the instrument." -Randy W. (Sept 2019)

"I have been learning with Dan via Skype since Oct of last year. His depth/knowledge of music history and theory are outstanding. He has an engaging personality that makes each session the highlight of a busy week." -Doug S. (July 2017)

"Dan is great about helping you improve on the things that YOU want to improve on. Really a super easy teacher to work with." -David H. (June 2014)

"I learned a lot from Dan and he was always generous with his time. I could text him questions in between our lesson days and he always helped me out. He's a great guitar teacher!" -Jon P. (August 2019)

"I've had a number of guitar teachers over the years - Dan is by far the best! He is extremely knowledgeable, can teach any style, is flexible with his schedule and fun to work with. Thank you Dan!" -John S. (December 2023)

"I've been taking guitar lessons with Dan for about two years now. He's the perfect teacher for me! Some lessons we learn about guitar theory like scales, chords, intervals. Other lessons he'll teach me songs. We really do a mix of different stuff. I always enjoy lessons with Dan and I owe my improving guitar skills to him!" -Alex S. (October 2019)

"I played guitar for most of my life and knew some music theory that I picked up here & there, but I couldn't connect the dots. Dan showed me how it all comes together in a way that I now feel like I understand music and guitar. I highly recommend him as a teacher." -Cory H. (March 2022)