Im Christian Nicely, and I'm a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. I teach private in-home lessons in Bend. I teach guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, and production. I specialize in jazz, funk, blues, bluegrass/folk, and songwriting. Through my lessons you will receive personalized lesson plans each week that will keep you on track to meeting your musical goals as efficiently and fun as possible!

If you are interested, please respond to this ad via email or call/text at 530-562-7048. Feel free to call me to talk about what your musical goals are, and if I can contribute to them.

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A little more about me:

I am 23 years old, and a very experienced, passionate, and high-level musician. Some of my accomplishments include being the guitarist for the 2019 California All-State Jazz Band, Attending the School for Improvisational Music in Brooklyn, and being the guitarist for the University of Nevada, Reno jazz band.

I mainly teach guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, songwriting, and composing, but also can teach music theory for any instrument. I also am a producer and sound-engineer, and teach Logic Pro X or Ableton Live lessons. I also provide recording and production services for anyone looking to record their music in a studio, or need help with production.

I teach all ages, and all levels. I try to give students the tools they need to teach themselves without me later on. Weekly or bi-weekly lessons are the most effective, but single lessons are also available.

I have taken students from not knowing anything, to playing difficult, beautiful songs in only a couple of months. You will be playing songs after your first lesson if you are a beginner!

To hear some of my personal music projects here's a link to my soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/christian-nicely
And here is a link to my Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/stianmakesmusic/

Some things you can and will learn in my guitar lessons:

Beginners:
- open chords
- single-note melodies
- barre chords
- playing songs
- reading tabs and chord charts
- blues scales
- introduction to soloing and improvising
- playing and singing simultaneously
- introduction to music theory
- basic rhythms and strumming patterns

Intermediate:
- major scales, minor scales, and pentatonic scales
- higher level of soloing and improvising, and how to incorporate scales into them
- higher level of music theory
- writing songs, singer-songwriter or any other style of songwriting, composing jazz or classical music
- reading sheet music, jazz charts, classical pieces
- 7th chords in all positions rooted off of different strings
- fingerpicking technique
- transcribing
- writing sheet music
- improvised strumming and picking
- higher level rhythms

Advanced:
- advanced improvisation and solo techniques and concepts
- scale modes and more advanced scales
- chord voicings, drop 2 voicings, extensions, chord theory and concepts
- free improvisation
- harmony concepts
- melody concepts
- reading advanced jazz and classical music
- advanced rock guitar riffs and soloing, and all other styles as well
- advanced singer-songwriting, jazz and classical composition, and writing music in other styles including post rock and hip hop
- advanced transcribing, and playing by ear