Adam K. offers Acoustic Guitar Lessons, Blues Guitar Lessons, Classical ...
Tutor in Philadelphia, PA 19144
Philadelphia, PA 19144
NOT ENROLLING
Price starts at: $44
Subjects: Acoustic Guitar, Blues Guitar, Classical Piano, Ear Training, Guitar, Music Performance, Music Theory, Piano, Songwriting
Learn to play your favorite songs, sing while playing, or even write your own songs!
I have been passionate about music all of my life. I have been teaching guitar and piano for 10 years. I’m a doctoral student at Chestnut Hill College pursuing a degree in clinical psychology with plans to become a music therapist. I learned guitar and classical piano under 2 private teachers while pursuing my Psychology degree and music minor at Rutgers University in NJ.
Music was a way for me to find peace, structure, confidence, and an outlet for personal expression and creativity outside of my everyday life. I’ve grown as a person and a musician through music. I get excited when I see my students learn enjoy playing something new. I love music more than anything else and that love is something I try to bring out in my students. Once there is love for music, everything grows naturally. I teach to help my students find those strengths in themselves to live a fulfilling life through their instrument.
Lesson Details***
We create daily, weekly, and monthly goals for you to achieve.
Guitar: After 3 to 6 months of learning with me, you will have a basic knowledge of chords, how to read musical notation, strumming patterns and basic rhythms. Most importantly, you will have learned 3 or 4 songs of your choice so that you can experience the joy of expressing yourself through music.
To achieve these results, you must be willing to practice 20-30 minutes a day most days each week.
Specialties***
I specialize in teaching students to learn to play by ear and improvise songs based on their tastes, style, and ability level. I also walk students through how to write and record semi-professional quality songs with drums, vocals, guitar, and piano. Music genres I cover are mainly Pop, Pop/Rock, Folk, Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Alternative, and Classical (piano only)
- Studio Equipment *
I provide a comfortable, quiet room with live instruments, and playback and recording equipment. I expect students to bring a guitar, books, sheet music, picks, and a tuner.
Instruments:
1. Taylor Acoustic Guitar
-picks, tuner, and capo Marshall 100W Amplifier
2. Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar
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— Classic Cry Baby Wah Effects Pedal
3. Casio PX-310 Weighted 88-Key Piano Keyboard
Playback and Recording:
1. MacBook Pro OSX 10.10.3 13-inch screen
– Insignia 27W Speakers with subwoofer
– Garageband
2. Steinberg UR-22 Recording Interface
3. Audio-technica M30 Headphones
4. Sterling Audio ST51 Black Condenser Microphone
- Child Ages:
- 3 weeks - 17 years
- Levels and Ages
- Types of Lessons Available
- Course and Teaching Material
- Activities and more...
EDUCATION
Date: June 15, 2014 – January 15, 2020
School: Chestnut Hill College
Degree: Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Date: September 15, 2006 – May 15, 2010
School: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, minor in music
Date: September 15, 2012 – May 15, 2014
School: Chestnut Hill College
Degree: Master Of Clinical Psychology
AFFILIATIONS
Date: April 15, 2010
Name: Phi Beta Kappa
Description: The Phi Beta Kappa Society celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities. The Society sponsors activities to advance these studies — the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences — in higher education and in society at large.
Date: March 15, 2017
Name: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Description: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 480,000 US composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. The ASCAP is committed to nurturing music makers throughout their careers.
EXPERIENCE
Date: May 15, 2006
Organization: Adam Kal Music
Title: Owner, Guitar and Piano Instructor
Description: Teach guitar and piano to children, teens, and adults from all backgrounds in the Philadelphia area.
Teach songs my students want to learn and expand their horizons with songs appropriate to their level and interests.
Develop lesson plans with students and parents (for children) that are unique and specialized for each student’s interests and needs
Provide extra services such as re-stringing guitar and recommend and coordinate services (e.g. piano tuning) to qualified professionals
Date: May 15, 2005
Organization: Adam Kaluzshner
Title: Freelance Musician/Performer
Description: I’ve performed solo and as a duet or band in venues in NJ and PA, including:
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA
High Pt. Cafe Phila, PA
The Fire, Phila, PA
Weaver’s Way Co-op, Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill, Phila, PA
with numerous talented professionals on guitar, piano, vocals, and percussion, including:
Soul singer-songwriter Bethlehem Roberson, drummer Kyle Burke, Folk singer-songwriter Emilie Wetzel, vocalist Candice Green (see profile video), guitarist Jerry Curran (see video), bassist Scott Herman and drummer Rob Holloway (see video), guitarist Michael Fremed, Jazz guitarist Grant Gardner, guitarist Ryan Lederer, and Pop/Rock singer-songwriter Sandy Zio
AWARDS
Date: May 15, 2010
Authority: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Name: Outstanding Scholars Academic Merit Program
Description:
Date: May 15, 2010
Authority: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Name: CESEP Public Scholarship & Service
Description:
Date: May 15, 2010
Authority: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Name: Phi Beta Kappa, National Academic Honor Society
Description:
Date: May 15, 2010
Authority: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Name: Dean’s List
Description:
LANGUAGES
Language: English
Proficiency: Fluent / Native Proficiency
Language: Hebrew
Proficiency: Fluent / Native Proficiency