Guitar Lessons in Portland ME with Glenn Weiser

Glenn Weiser has been teaching guitar and other musical instruments to students of all ages and skill levels (complete beginners are welcome) for over 30 years. He is the the author of ten instruction books for guitar and harmonica, a columnist for Acoustic Guitar, Blues Revue, and Sing Out!, and a Rounder Records guest artist. Described as a "master teacher" by Acoustic Guitar magazine, he teaches acoustic and electric guitar privately in Portland, ME as well as the following instruments: 5-string and tenor banjo, harmonica, mandolin, bass guitar, and fiddle. The styles he teaches include rock, blues, acoustic fingerpicking, bluegrass, jam-band, Celtic, classical, country, and folk.
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Glenn took formal classical guitar lessons with maestro Paul Battat and studied music theory while in high school, and switched to steel-string acoustic guitar shortly afterwards. He also learned mandolin, banjo, harmonica and fiddle. His first book, Fiddle Tunes for Harmonica, was published in 1987 and was followed by several other volumes on fingerstyle guitar and harmonica. He has also written for Acoustic Guitar, Blues Revue, King Biscuit Time, Acoustic Musician and Sing Out! magazines. Locally, he he is a music critic for the alternative newsweekly Metroland, and performs at festivals, coffeehouses, nightclubs, and weddings. He has a CD available of his arrangements of Celtic fingerstyle guitar solos.

The Banjo and Guitar Studio serves the following communities: Portland, ME, South Portland, ME, Westbrook, ME, Falmouth, ME, Scarborough, ME, and the surrounding areas.