Experienced tutor in Guitar in Los Angeles, Pete offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Peter is extremely nice. He pushes you, but is nice along the way. He is very strong and adamant about teaching and using the proper fundamentals, and gives you lots of tips to reinforce this. Highly recommend Peter as a teacher. He is one of the best.

Pete was awesome! He worked us into his schedule and we really got a great lesson in our hours time! Would definitely recommend. Quick response, and great communication. You can tell he has a passion for music and wants the student to find joy in it as well!

Pete is phenomenal.

I'm a guy who has taken a lot of music lessons in his life. I played classical piano for 13 years and only just started playing guitar. I've taken voice lessons and jazz piano classes here and there, and have done a lot of self-study and experimentation. I found Pete when I took a Guitar for Beginner's class at Santa Monica Community College, and now he's my private instructor.

A good music instructor is truly a unique thing. Here's why I think Pete is an incredible teacher:

He is personal.
Music as a subject of learning is a very deep and abstract thing; you may be very far along in certain ways (knowing your classic music theory but not your jazz music theory, coming from piano but going into guitar, etc.). People take classes here and there and come from all sorts of backgrounds. Pete really makes the extra effort to cater his lessons and exercises specifically for you.

He loves music.
His enthusiasm for music is contagious. I have always been in love with music but rarely had the opportunity to share that joy with someone.

He is incredibly experienced / knowledgeable.
As an autodidact, I often pick up bad habits. Pete lives and breathes music for a living, and when he sees me exercising a bad habit, he would draw from his own experiences to explain why I should do it properly. None of that "just because" stuff I sometimes get from teachers who don't know what they're talking about.

He is nurturing.
Music is an art of love. It becomes soulless and a chore if you're afraid to make mistakes or afraid to explore. Pete fosters a fun learning environment, and it really encourages students to love learning.

I can go into much more detail, but these are only a few reasons why you should take lessons with Pete! He is definitely an instructor that I would want to keep for a long time.

Peter's great! You learn so much you can't get from, say, a Youtube video (the proper way to hold a guitar, best practices for how to play the tough chords, the right habits to form when you first start learning, etc.). His passion and patience with teaching is endless. I totally recommend him.

If you want to learn to play the guitar, you MUST sign up and take lessons with Pete! His style of teaching made it a pleasure to come to class every week. I actually looked forward to class. There is no way I could have learned any of the chords without his help. Always attentive (don't think he won't see you hiding behind another student). You will learn all the steps necessary to play songs. I can't say enough on how much I enjoyed this class.

Can't say enough good things about Pete. For a bargain price $, and in your own home, you get a really accomplished, studio quality musician with 30+ years of experience and limitless talent. His teaching method is tailored to you, yet also correct in terms of fundamentals, which means you learn real fast.

Pete's love of all types of music is also infectious. Plus when it came time to upgrade my equipment as I quickly got better, he was very supportive and knowledgeable in helping me get the right rig for the sound I want to create.

You'd be hard pressed to find a better music teacher in LA. I'm happy to write this review, something I never bother to do on Yelp.

Call Pete NOW, and change your life with music! You'll be amazed.

I had the pleasure of taking beginner guitar with Peter and loved it. He is extremely patient - correction, shockingly patient - and, of course, very knowledgeable. He focuses on the fundamentals and really helps you gain a solid foundation in playing the guitar. I would HIGHLY recommend working with him. Looking forward to more guitar classes with him! He's a great teacher!

If you got 99 problems and guitar is the 100th... you should really consider taking Pete's class. It's gonna be much quicker than poking around on Youtube, figuring out stuff for months on your own. He'll give you a couple of terrific warm up exercises (not gonna tell what they are ;P), all the steps to be able to actually play songs and some basic music theory to go with it.
Overall, after like 6 hours of class I noticed that I could do few things I thought I'll never do:
a) strum without looking at my hands. Seriously, I can play and watch Game of Thrones simultaneously now.
b) Play finger-picking style with my PICK (not fingers).
c) Play finger-picking style WAY faster than before.
d) My chords sounded bad and now they sound nice.

So see for yourself!

You see the pictures of kids that Peter teaches? Well here is a review from the other side. I'm in my 70's and I absolutely loved Peter's class! He is loose, but never lets the class run away. He inspired me to WANT to practice 30 minutes every day because it was fun. I can't wait to learn more. They say that learning a musical instrument is good for your brain. It's also good for your soul.

Jump in. Get into one of Peter's classes. Or private. You won't regret it.

Pete is an excellent teacher. His lessons are clear, well-paced, and super helpful. Pete's knowledge enthusiasm for guitar and music in general helped motivate and teach the class not only basic skills, but also music theory. The beginner class helped me get comfortable with the guitar and motivated me to keep learning. I can't wait to continue taking lessons with Pete.

I recommend his classes for anyone considering learning the guitar.