Hello, I teach from beginner through to advanced levels in my studio in the Queen West area of downtown Toronto. I also make use of Skype for internet video lessons and consultations. The Skype sessions work best for guitarists who are already familiar with the basics.
I’ve been playing guitar professionally for 26 years beginning in 1984 as the guitarist with Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. If you’d like to know more I have a personal site here.
With regard to my own playing style: I play and teach in standard tuning. From a teaching perspective we need to have a common tuning reference. I use a pick (and occasionally my fingers) and play mostly electric guitar – I have some history though as an acoustic guitar player with Lloyd Cole and the Commotions and later. There are some videos and links to my store where you can stream all my recent recordings for a good idea of my playing style if you don’t know me from Adam. There is probably a spread of influences and hopefully well defined styles at play so I won’t list them here other than to say that I don’t teach classical, flamenco (although I love it) or folk fingerpicking. The rest, as they say, is open.
I am still a working musician. I write and record regularly in my studio, and play both with the group Sleepers and occasionally as a solo guitarist. I think that dealing with the making of music on a daily basis keeps me fit, both as a player and a teacher. So, please, have a look round this site and if you are ready to commit a little time to your guitar playing email or call me because learning an instrument can be a very rewarding experience.