Guitar Lessons with Micah Beverly
Chandler, AZ
GUITAR LESSONS for ADULTS
Acoustic & Electric | Pop+Rock+Blues | Beginner & Advanced
I have a 15 Student Max so my schedule can stay flexible. Hour Private Lessons is what I advertise but I offer my students much more than that. Long lessons, shopping for new guitars and amps, in-home visits to help set up equipment, you name it, I’m here to help. All of my students are adults, no kids here. Materials and lessons are geared towards adults. I have found it better to specialize. I teach out of my home here in Chandler, AZ just off 101 and Ray Rd. I have time slots available Monday – Friday if my student load is not full.
Contact me by Requesting A Lesson
LOCATION
Chandler, AZ
(Ray & 101)
MICAH BEVERLY
Solo Artist & Guitar Teacher
At 14 in 1989, I picked up my first guitar. After a 2 month beginning guitar class in high School, I taught myself the rest. By 16, I was writing my own music and had formed my own band. Fast forward to 2005, I started singing my own songs as a solo acoustic looping act and began teaching guitar full time.
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Original Songs – Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Songwriter, Band Leader
In my first 15 years as a guitarist, I played in several bands and experienced winning 5 different Battle of the Bands contests. I played some big shows, opened for Aerosmith, Kid Rock, Lifehouse, Dishwalla, and played live on LA’s famous 95.5 KLOS Mark & Brian radio show. Fortunately, I avoided some shady offers and contracts, but unfortunately, I experienced the music “business” deep enough to see how broken it is. I decided I wanted to do music on my own terms and at my own pace, so I went solo in 2005 and never looked back! -
Original & Cover Songs – Acoustic Singer/Songwriter, Looper
In 2009 I competed and won Alice Cooper’s “Proof is in the Pudding” contest here in Arizona. Winning meant I got to perform in front of 4,500 people at the Dodge/Comerica Theatre for the annual “Christmas Pudding” show. It was an interesting experience to play alongside Lita Ford, Dee Snider, Roger Clyne, and, of course, Alice himself. Another personal highlight was being chosen as one of six finalists in the US to compete at BOSS’s “World’s Best Looper” contest in 2010. I placed 2nd, won a lot of cool BOSS gear, and had an amazing experience! I’m more interested in teaching than gigging these days, but you can find me performing at the Phoenix Film Festival each year.
2nd Place
BOSS/Roland
"Worlds Best Looper Contest"
US “Finals” Competition
1st Place
Alice Cooper
"Proof-is-in-the-Pudding"
Alice Cooper’s “Christmas Pudding”
FOCUS
THEORY
SKILLS
PLAY
Lessons
All Levels
We go at your pace, cover your interests, and dial in your goals.
Beginner
- Open Chords, Notes, Vocabulary
- 100’s of Fun Easy Songs
- Reading TAB & Notes
- Key of C and G chords
- Strumming & Fingerpicking
- How to Listen for chord changes
Intermediate
- Bar Chords
- Chords in Keys
- Major Scale
- Pentatonic Scale
- Soloing Techniques
- Speed Drills
Advanced
- Modes
- Songwriting
- Mixing Pentatonics
- Songs by Ear
- Exotic Scales
- Improvisation
PRICE
I charge about the same as local music stores and other independent teachers, but offer my students much more attention.
- Most Other Teachers & Small Stores – 30min – This is a marketing trick: offer less time so the price looks lower. Small music stores and independent teachers will charge $25-$50 for 30min lessons ($100-$200/mo), which would be equivalent to $200-$400/mo for 60min lessons. Also, I can tell you from experience, it is VERY hard to get any real learning done in half hour sessions.
- Large Music Stores – 60min – Yeah, you know that store I’m talking about. They charge around $220/mo for hour lessons, but they lack consistency in their instructors, customization of curriculum, and many other features I offer.
- Guitar High – 60+min – $250/mo plus all the extra awesomeness. My rate is based on about $60 a lesson. I say ‘lesson’ not ‘hour’ because I often spend extra time with students when our schedules allow. Also, since months fluctuate with 4 or 5 lessons, I charge a flat $250/mo, even if there are 5 of your lesson day that month. I take pride in going above and beyond traditional guitar lessons and typical guitar teachers for my students. My motto is: We don’t watch the clock, we watch your progress.
There are definitely some great teachers out there, but there are some horror stories too, as told by some of my students! Look for a teacher that’s the right fit for you. If you think that’s me, request a lesson.
I love what I do, and I want you to love learning the guitar! – Micah