Guitar Lessons in Somerville!
I created this video illustrating parts of the acoustic guitar for my beginning students as a useful addition to their lesson. Subscribe to my video channel by clicking the “paul elwood guitar coach” logo on the lower right corner of the video.
Private lessons for individual adults, children and teens, as well as paired lessons for spouses, siblings and parent/child!
Somerville is a borough and the county seat of Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan Area, located about 33 miles from Manhattan and 20 miles from Staten Island. The borough has grown to become a commercial hub for central New Jersey and commuter town of New York City.
As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 12,346,[9][10] an increase of 248 (+2.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,098,[24][25] which in turn reflected a decline of 325 (-2.6%) from the 12,423 counted in the 2000 census.
Somerville was originally formed as a town on March 25, 1863, within a portion of Bridgewater Township. Somerville was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 16, 1909, based on the results of a referendum held on May 4, 1909, at which point it was fully set off from Bridgewater Township. It is home of the oldest competitive bicycle race in the United States.
The borough is named for Somerset in England.
If you are in the Somerset area and interested in learning to play guitar (or learning to play better) I’m here to help!
If you play a bit already, you’re probably interested in playing a particular song or songs. We’ll choose one and break it down into manageable sections, getting it one piece at a time and at a comfortable speed for you. I’ll help you figure out any parts you’re having trouble with and offer suggestions for exercises that will help you overcome that problem. Timing, strumming, arpeggios, playing melody over chord changes, playing lead as well as rhythm guitar are all subjects we can focus on. I will also often create a custom video with supporting materials for your song specifically. I also offer ukulele lessons and I have loaner guitars and ukuleles to beginning students for a nominal fee.
The in-person lessons will often include a video which addresses specific problems you might be having and the video on this page is an example of that. You can subscribe to my video channel by clicking the “paul elwood guitar coach” logo on the lower right corner of the video.
Sound interesting? Let’s get started! Contact me here to set up your first lesson.