Testimonials

"My son is eleven years old and has been taking lessons with John for several years. Because of John’s support and encouragement, he has developed and maintained a strong interest in music. Within a short period of time after starting, he was playing recognizable pieces of music and able to participate in public recitals. John has all of the traits of a great guitar teacher, he is patient, organized and has well designed lessons that have kept my son engaged and excited in music. He offers the convenience of holding lessons in our own home. He often goes beyond the role expected of a traditional guitar teacher, and has on occasion also organized band sessions with groups of friends. I highly recommend John for anyone who wants to learn guitar."

"John has been teaching my daughter for several years. His method is always fun and Julia never gets bored playing the guitar. John teaches a wide range of music such as pop, blues, rock, classical … He chooses music which is challenging, but not too hard to be discouraging. Last year my daughter took her first RCM classical guitar exam (grade 3), and thoroughly enjoyed it. John prepared her well for the exam and she passed with a good mark. Julia is enthusiastic about taking her next RCM exam. John holds four student recitals each year. They are great opportunities for students to perform in front of an audience. At the last recital, my daughter had a great deal of fun playing in a band with other students. John is an easy going, reliable teacher, and I am very happy to have him as my daughter’s guitar instructor."

"John is a very good guitar teacher because he understands how everyone has a different learning speed and method, and adapts to it to make their lesson as comfortable as possible. He doesn’t make it too easy, but this means he can evaluate the right challenge for everyone."

"Our son has learned so much in his three years with John! John is knowledgeable and flexible — he goes with students’ interests but keeps them moving forward. His recitals are a varied showcase: rock, jazz, classical, father-son, and mother-daughter duets, vocals, student bands and more. John holds four different recitals per year."

"Your custom-made guitar lessons are key to the tremendous improvements shown in my son. By building on techniques using songs that are of interest to him, he looks forward to his guitar lessons every week and is now very attached to his electric guitar."

"We have been with John just a short time but my son has improved tremendously. We had been with a different company and teacher for 2 yrs. and Trent could not even play one song. He is now working on about 5 and can play almost all of them. My son often tells me that all he needed was the right teacher....and John is it. I highly recommend Neighbour Note they are wonderful!"