Raine Stern
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Raine Stern
Bachelors degree
/ 55 min
Raine - Know your guitar teacher
With over 8 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in music, I'm Raine Stern, your go-to guitar tutor. Specializing in chord progressions, fingerstyle, and music theory, I offer personalized lessons in acoustic, classical, and electric guitar for students of all levels. From kids to adults, beginners to advanced players, I cater to your unique learning needs. Whether you're mastering scales or exploring new strumming techniques, I'm here to guide you every strum of the way. Let's jam together and unlock your full potential on the guitar!
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My teaching approach is a harmonious blend of empathy, technical focus, creativity, theory integration, and sight reading. Specializing in Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, and Classical Guitar, I cater to a diverse audience of 100+ students encompassing kids, beginners, intermediates, advanced players, and adults. I utilize a range of tech tools like Amp Simulators, DAWs, and Metronome Apps to enhance the learning experience. While following a tailored curriculum based on various standards like A-Levels, AP Program, and IB, I focus on personalized teaching methods that nurture individual growth and skill development. From mastering chords to improvising, my methodology emphasizes building a solid foundation while encouraging self-expression and musical exploration. Let's strum our way to musical excellence together!
Lessons that match student goals
Covers rock, pop, or acoustic based on what students love
Boosts confidence in shy learners
88% parents notice improved self-esteem and stage presence
Step-by-step guitar classes tracking
86% students see clear milestones across levels
Types of guitar lessons
Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Classical Guitar
Guitar concepts taught by Raine
Student and Tutor worked on developing advanced guitar bending techniques, focusing on proper hand positioning and multi-finger application for controlled pitch. They practiced integrating bends into musical riffs and explored combining bends with tapping and hammering-on. The session concluded with the Student applying these techniques during an improvisation session over an E minor backing track.
Advanced Technique: Bend Taps
Incorporating Bends into Riffs & Scales
Muting Adjacent Strings for Clean Bends
Target Pitch Bending & Ear Training
Optimal Hand Position for Guitar Bends
The Student and Tutor reviewed and practiced specific guitar chords (C# minor, G# minor) and a complex strumming pattern for a song intro. They also briefly touched upon saxophone technique, with the Student demonstrating their ability to produce sounds on the instrument. The session concluded with plans to continue music study as needed.
Introduction to Wind Instruments: Saxophone
Basic Strumming Patterns
Guitar Tuning and String Maintenance
Barre Chords: C# Minor and G# Minor
The tutor and student explored the mathematical and structural connections between chords and scales on the guitar, focusing on transforming chords into arpeggios and understanding scale relationships across the fretboard. They practiced applying these concepts to create melodic lines and develop a holistic view of the guitar neck for improvisation. Future sessions will involve applying these concepts to other keys and scales.
Chord Voicings and Arpeggiation
Strategic Fingerwork and Hand Technique
Melodic Development from Arpeggios
Scale Connections and Fretboard Mapping
The tutor and student worked on advanced guitar techniques, including pinch harmonics and tapping for the song "Hot for Teacher." They also reviewed guitar tablature interpretation and practiced specific song sections, with the tutor providing a corrected tab for future study.
Pinch Harmonics
Tapping Techniques
String Bending and Vibrato
Guitar Tablature Interpretation
Rhythm and Strumming Techniques
Chord Transitions & Practice
Muting Techniques (Left and Right Hand)
Musical Interpretation and Notation
Fingerpicking and String Articulation
The student and tutor began with a personal check-in before diving into guitar instruction. They focused on learning "Should I Stay or Should I Go," with particular emphasis on mastering the F bar chord and practicing chord progressions. The session also included an exploration of a music creation app, where the student experimented with sound design and beat-making.
Major Scale Construction
The 1-4-5 Chord Progression
Barre Chord Fundamentals (F Major)
Sound Design: Reversing Audio
Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) and Sampling
Learning tools used in guitar classes
DAWs
Amp Simulators
PDF Sheet Music
Backing Track Libraries
Metronome Apps
Engaging guitar lessons
Mobile joining
Record lessons
Note taking
Parent feedback
Pets are welcomed
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