Hi, I’m
David Hodge
I teach guitar, ukulele, bass, piano and other instruments, as well as songwriting and music theory. I give private lessons at my home in Egremont, Massachusetts and also teach group classes at the Berkshire Community College.
Online Classes
Group Classes for July / August 2022
I’m thrilled to be starting up a new session beginning July 5 and going ‘til September 1, 2022.
Also, I’m very excited about a new class for Wednesday evenings at 6:30:
Basic Finger Style Guitar Vocabulary (Wednesdays 6:30 – 7:30)
(nine total classes – classes run July 6 through August 31)
$120 ($60.00 per month)
We’ll start with some basic exercises and arpeggios and then spend most of the course working on basic Travis style picking. The songs will be simple in order to focus on our finger work.
Here is the full slate of classes:
TUESDAYS:
12 String Guitar Workshop (Tuesdays 5:15 – 6:15)
(nine total classes – classes run July 5 through August 30)
$120 ($60.00 per month)
Continuing Guitar (Tuesdays 6:30 – 7:30)
(nine total classes – classes run July 5 through August 30)
$120 ($60.00 per month)
WEDNESDAYS:
Riff by Riff (Wednesdays 5:15 – 6:15)
(nine total classes – classes run July 6 through August 31)
$120 ($60.00 per month)
Basic Finger Style Guitar Vocabulary (Wednesdays 6:30 – 7:30)
(nine total classes – classes run July 6 through August 31)
$120 ($60.00 per month)
THURSDAYS:
(kind of) Absolute Beginners’ Guitar (Thursdays 5:15 – 6:15)
(nine total classes – classes run July 7 through September 1)
$120 ($60.00 per month)
Jam Prep Workshop (Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00)
(nine total classes – classes run July 6 through August 31)
$160 ($80.00 per month)
If you’re interested, or have any questions at all just drop me a line at dhodgeguitar@aol.com or call me directly at (413)717-1996.
As always, I am taking on new students (only online – no one-on-one lessons for the immediate future) should you be interested. Just email or call and we can discuss what your objectives are.
Also, please feel free to share this with anyone you think may be interested.
I look forward to sharing music with you all once more. Let’s keep playing all sorts of cool things throughout the rest of 2022!
Stay well.
Peace
David
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We can meet online (via Skype, Face Time, or Zoom) for a private session. I’m more than happy to work with you to improve your guitar playing.