Private Instruction~Beginning~Intermediate~Advanced
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Welcome. I am an experienced teacher who can help students launch and/or advance their creative process. I create 'personalized' programs of study for all levels of students. I am a native of Los Angeles and have taught locally, as well as abroad for the past 20 years. 28 students study privately with me at the present time.
My approach to playing and teaching is dedicated to tone, articulation, and intonation, with a strong emphasis on deconstructing melodies and harmonies, in standard and altered tunings. Additionally I've devoted many years to the study of Dadgad tuning as well as finger-style and slide guitar. If you're writing songs we can enhance that process as well. I teach all levels and I've been successful with each of my student's interests.
If you're a beginning student, you'll need an instrument that is easy to play, and you will also want to make a commitment in order to learn the following:
How to play basic chord shapes
Make chord changes
Study songs and tutorials specific to the guitar
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Remarks:
"Splendid acoustic playing, combining cutting-edge finger-style technique with an East~West inflected slide guitar style."
Guitar Player Magazine
"A gifted musician and teacher." Chris Hillman
"Richard creates beautiful audible emotion." Steve Vai
"Peikoff has developed an extremely cool approach to solo fingerstyle guitar: informed by the tradition of the instrument, but with his own unique twists. He uses his thorough understanding of Indian Classical music, to expand the expressive palette of the guitar, and to create a sound that is rich with possibilities." Michael Manring
"The contemplative, resonant, and honestly heartfelt world of Richard Peikoff's guitar music creates a restful, harmonious, and ample space in which to immerse ourselves and allows us to gaze into distant horizons, familiar and yet new. I hope that this music arrives safely at all the harbors that would welcome it." Jorge Strunz
"Richard has a unique and enchanting expression on the guitar. His sound is deep and complex and at the same time immediately accessible and immensely enjoyable. He is an original and authentic voice in the world of guitar." Teja Bell
"Richard is an innovative and brilliant guitarist whose intricately crafted solo guitar compositions convey a deep sense of meditative connectedness as well as a finely tuned aesthetic." Kit Walker
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Contact:
Richard Peikoff
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