Gabriel has been teaching privately for over 20 years to students of all ages and backgrounds and is well versed in most styles: jazz, blues, rock, funk, punk, metal, acoustic, shred, latin, world, fusion, etc. So he is capable of playing and teaching anything. Often his students bring in songs that he's never heard or played before, and is able to teach them how to play them within minutes upon hearing them. Gabriel prides himself on being versatile and enabling each student to achieve their own goals.

During his lessons, Gabriel covers topics ranging from learning how to play starting from the basics, strumming patterns, chords, scales, modes, sweep picking, tapping, alternate and economy picking, bending, harmonics, hybrid and fingerpicking, how to create bass lines, songwriting, improving your technical chops, your ear, sight-reading, theoretical knowledge, and improvisation, as well as guitar maintenance, amplifiers, and effects.  He has plenty of handouts and sheet music to aid your progress.

Gabriel feels it is important to get out of the lessons what you want. So he doesn’t have a set curriculum, and tailors each lesson to the student. Gabriel is very patient and present material in an easily digestible manner, so he will move at your  pace. He loves working with beginners and getting them off to a good start, just as much as he enjoys taking advanced students to the next level.

The one thing that sets Gabriel apart from other teachers is his extensive knowledge about the history of music, the guitar, and music theory. He is able to relate whatever you are doing to the core fundamentals of playing the guitar and music in general. He feels it is essential to understand what you are playing not just how to play it.

Gabriel has an incredible amount of info to share, so please get in touch with him to set something up. His rates are reasonable for the kind of expertise he can provide.