To say we are proud
of our teachers is an understatement! With many years of playing, studying and
teaching, we have a great resource for learning. Lessons are scheduled by the month
(four 30 minute lessons per month) paid directly to the teacher, and scheduling
is done by the teacher.
Lessons are available weekdays in the afternoon and evening. If you would like a teacher to call you with more information, e-mail
us at
lessons@hmusic.com, contact the
teacher directly or call us at 894-7777.
Please do not leave scheduling changes on e-mail. (The teachers may not receive
them in time.)
1957: Age 9 - Got my first guitar (for $5 ) & started taking lessons in Atlanta, Georgia.
1962: Moved to Saratoga,
Ca. & continued guitar lessons with various local teachers. (Talked Dad into
a Les Paul along the way. )
1963: At 15 began playing in the Bay Area band The Enchanters & for the next
several years played extensively through out Northern California from high
school & college dances, county fairs, civic auditoriums, resorts, dance
halls & barrooms from Monterey to Tahoe.
1966: Started San Jose State living in the Santa Cruz mountains. Began
giving guitar lessons & played in a procession of groups for the next few
years at clubs & resorts mostly.1974: Moved to San Francisco still teaching
& performing.
1979: Back to Santa Cruz - eventually to culminate in fronting the Michael
Dodgen Band with a super roster of players featuring Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
fame, Dale Ockerman keyboard player for Rita Coolidge & the Doobie
Brothers, Dennis Whitted drummer for Bonnie Raitt & the crew that
became Lacy J.'s Dalton Gang.
1988: Seriously lost my voice & the next year moved to Paradise, California.
Started giving guitar lessons locally.
My teaching approach encompasses music theory, scale & chord study while
emphasizing the basic building blocks of Rock & Roll, Blues, R&B and
Country guitar skills and improvisational lead
guitar technique. You can contact me at Herreid Music 894-7777 or my home at
877-3809.
Dave
Elke - Guitar Instructor
Dave Elke earned a Masters Degree in Guitar Performance from CSU, Chico in 2000.
He performs regularly in his own bands, for the Yuba College big band, and as a
side man for other artists.
He has played many weddings and events as a solo acoustic artist playing arrangements of jazz and classical pieces, and arranging songs by request of wedding party. The Dave Elke Trio plays straight ahead jazz, and funk-groove jazz. we have been playing for 10 years now, playing business openings, business events, weddings and clubs. The trio won best jazz group in 2006 in the CAMMIES. Dave also teaches music courses at Butte Community College.
Dave teaches private guitar lessons with electric and acoustic styles
taught. Beginning to Advanced levels are taught,
specializing in solo guitar, jazz, blues and funk. Please
email
Dave if you would like to set up a lesson.
Theoretically,
drums should be a very intuitive instrument; if you can hear it, you can feel
it, and you can play it. The difficulty comes either when we do not understand
what we are hearing or when we encounter physical limitations to our playing.
My goals are to help students to better understand the rhythms that capture their interest and to help them develop the physical abilities to create those rhythms. Accomplishing this will require learning some rhythmic theory and notation (don’t be afraid, it is easier than you might think and extremely helpful). Technical instruction will be based on the Moeller method of drumming. This technique yields an excellent balance of power and speed while minimizing impact on the body. Learning proper technique now will accelerate your learning curve as well as guard against debilitating repetitive stress injuries in the future, so you can enjoy drumming for a lifetime.
I enjoy a wide variety of music: from Miles Davis to The Mars Volta, from the Ramones to Refused, from The Beatles to Beck, and from The Cure to Converge. In addition to drums I am also proficient on guitar, bass, piano, and ukulele. This diversity has been a valuable asset to me, as a drummer, by teaching me how drums and percussion relate to other instruments. I have also studied audio recording and music theory at the university level (UC Davis and Sierra College) and would be glad to help with any aspect of song craft or recording.
Above all, I want to help students achieve their own individual goals. I encourage students to tell me what they are interested in and what they want to accomplish and I am happy to shape my curriculum accordingly.
You can contact me at (530) 774-5175 or writecurtis@yahoo.fr
