Scott S. says, "Both my son and I have been Alex's students for years. He is not only the best guitar teacher we have had, but he may very well be the best teacher we have ever had. My son started with him after bad experiences with other guitar teachers. My son, who was about 9 years old at the time, was just uninterested in classical music. Our friends had raved about Alex. When we first met, Alex asked my son what music he liked. My son said he liked the Rolling Stones. So Alex taught him the riff to Satisfaction. My son was hooked. Alex slowly sequed from rock to classical. Eight years later my son is still taking classical guitar (and he also plays rock).
Alex is such a talented teacher because he is so flexible. He can teach students whatever they want to learn. He is the opposite of rigid and doctrinaire. Students love him because he works with them. He is fun. Moreover, he is patient. Incredibly patient. In my eight years of being around him, I have never seen him lose his cool. Despite his flexibility and patience, he is very rigorous. You will get the full Suzuki experience, but you won't feel like it is rammed down your throat.
I was so jealous that my son was getting such great instruction that I signed up for lessons myself. I started with classical and did that for close to three years. I switched to jazz and blues improvisation. I have never enjoyed myself more. I am a teacher myself, a philosopher actually, and am very curious about theory. Alex not only teaches me how to improvise, but also the theory behind it. There is no question that I ask him that he either does not know the answer or researches and comes back with the answer.
One last story which will show you how great Alex is as a teacher. I recently cut my index finger badly on my fret hand, so could not practice guitar. I asked Alex if he could teach me drums until my finger healed. He not only gave me a bunch of drum lessons over the next several weeks, but he did this over Zoom. The degree of difficulty was extremely high, but Alex not only met the challenge, he did it with great cheer.
I feel like I am not only a much better guitar player because of Alex, but a better teacher as well. My highest recommendation."See more
