“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” – Plato

Listening to some of your favorite songs can promptly rejuvenate you, but did you know that music has health benefits too. We are surrounded by music, we listen to a romantic song when we are in love, play inspirational music to increases the motivational level of sportsperson and even play sad music when we are not ok so that it goes with the mood.

Music not only lifts your mood but also has a positive effect on your well-being. I’m Rex, a guitar instructor and founder of Guitar Confidence. Here are a few benefits of music and how it helps us in our well-being.

Music acts as a pain reliever: Music therapy can help with pain management. It helps patients suffering from pain in a physical, mental, and emotional way. Peter Vuust, of the Center for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience at Aarhus University, Denmark in a study in 2013 provided musical therapy to patients who suffered from fibromyalgia which causes chronic pain in the muscles and joints. Surprisingly he found that these patients experienced less chronic pain after listening to some of their favorite music. Peter Vuust puts forward two concepts for this effect; one music can trigger the release of opioids in the brain which actually is morphine produced by the body which reduces the feeling of pain. The second concept is that when a patient’s favorite music is played it distracts the attention of the patient from pain which decreases the pain.

Music reduces stress: Music can free you from stress, whether it’s your boss or neighbors that give you anguish, grabbing your guitar or any other musical instrument can help relieve stress. According to a study at Mind-Body Wellness Center and Loma Linda University School of Medicine and Applied Biosystems stress can be reduced on a genomic level by playing a musical instrument. Rocking out actually reverses your body’s response system to pressure. Playing guitar is a form of relaxation as it acts as a form of natural medicine. Playing guitar improves your focus, all your energy and focus gets concentrated on one and one thing only the instrument and the music it produces, relieving you from your everyday pressure. So, if you are looking to escape from your day to day pressures then you should learn guitar today.

Playing guitar can improve memory: Playing guitar can sharpen the mind based on a Scottish study which says that if you play guitar you apparently will have sharper brain function which can help guard against the mental decline in the future. Music and memory go hand in hand, learning guitar makes you use both parts of your brain which in turn boosts memory power. Intuitive thinking runs all the way to how guitarists learn. According to researchers at Vanderbilt University, guitarists get a better grasp of a song by looking at someone playing it, unlike other musicians who learn through sheet music.

Pumped up songs helps during workout: If you enjoy your exercise with your music then you would be pleased to know that workout and music make a very good team. According to a research at Brunel University, it has been found that listening to music while workout increases the endurance of body by up to fifteen percent.

Keeps the brain healthy: Music is a great medicine for brain and reverses it’s aging. Research conducted have found listening to music improve cognitive function. “If you want to keep your brain engaged throughout the aging process, listening to or playing music is a great tool. It provides a total brain workout.” – Charles J. Limb, M.D., Johns Hopkins otolaryngologist

Both listening and playing music has great benefits, music can reduce stress, blood pressure; and improve the quality of sleep, mood of people, mental alertness, and memory.

Why not learn and play music, and at the same time enjoy the healthy benefits of music.  If you want to learn a musical instrument visit guitarconfidence.com. Guitar Confidence covers over 30 cities in the East Bay and South Bay areas; including Benicia, Berkeley, Clayton, Concord, Crocket, Danville, Dublin, Fairfield, Hercules, Lafayette, Livermore, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Vallejo, & Walnut Creek, CA.

A brief background on Guitar Confidence, we provide lessons for Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, and Mandolin. We are confident that you will find our unique teaching style and vast experience perfect for taking your learning skills to the next level.  And, if you are located in the Greater East Bay Area, you have the option of having your lesson in the convenience of your own home! That is we will come to your home and provide private in-home guitar, banjo, ukulele, and mandolin lessons.

“I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music” – Billy Joel

For decades different music genres like classical, jazz, rock, blues, hip hop, country, rap, bluegrass, folk, metal, etc. have evolved and ruled the heart, mind and soul of people. Music is a great force which can bring people together and create international peace, love and brotherhood.

Music is probably the best creation by man, and is probably the most powerful thing on this planet. Can you imagine how life would have been if there were no music? Well, I don’t even want to think about it, life without music would have been tragic. Music has been wired into the very existence of our life for centuries. Music keeps us going actually, and a life without music would be the last thing on earth we would have wished for. Music makes this world lively and active, it brings cheers and happiness in our life. An artist playing a musical instrument and the person who listens to it, both equally enjoy the music. Music is one of the most cherished human experiences and everyone enjoys some sort of music. Music can not only be enjoyable it can also have a positive effect in our life in various ways.

You become cooler with music, “Mozart effect” which refers to a set of research results indicating that listening to Mozart’s music may induce a short-term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as “spatial-temporal reasoning”. In short it will make you smarter. It is, also, said that music training at an early age helps develop certain parts of brain which are involved with language and reasoning.

Music improves creativity, according to a HuffingtonPost article, music is a great way to enter “mind-wandering mode,” which can unlock creativity. This article talks about Levitin, a professor of neuroscience at McGill University, according to whom there are two primary modes of brain operation: Either you’re paying attention to something very closely and you’re deeply engaged in a task, or you’re in “mind-wandering mode”. It’s in this “mind-wandering mode” where most of the creativity takes place, and we’re able to come up with innovative solutions to problems.

Music reduces stress and anxiety, the calming effect of music is a well-established fact. It has a unique link to our emotions, and hence it is very effective in managing stress. According to a study at Mind-Body Wellness Center and Loma Linda University School of Medicine and Applied Biosystems stress can be reduced on a genomic level by playing a musical instrument.

Music, the universal language, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, an American poet in the 19th century said that music is “the universal language of mankind.” Because of the kind of effect music has in our life, music has crossed boundaries to unit people from different countries, background and cultural heritage. There is nothing like music to take you to a place in time. Music bridges the cultural divide: a study conducted by Researcher Thomas Fritz from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Germany has shown that regardless of culture or previous exposure, people in Cameroon were accurately able to recognize three emotions in Western music – happiness, sadness and fear.

Music is everywhere, and it can set the ambiance in any room by only changing the style and sound of it. Soft music in a restaurant creates a great romantic ambience for a couple, while loud and inspirational music increases the motivational level of athletes before a match.

So, if you want to add music to your life by learning to play an instrument, then just visit my website guitarconfidence.com and give me a call. I’m Rex and I have been doing mobile guitar lessons for many years. I will come to your home and give you private guitar lessons at your home. Guitar Confidence covers over 30 cities in the East Bay and South Bay areas; including Danville, San Ramon, Dublin & Pleasanton.

Come join us and feel the music within you!

Today there are more than 2,000 guitar shows and festivals staged around the world. Guitar festivals around the world have presented several hundred of world class guitarists from different parts of the world. Some of the guitar festivals around the world which are my personal favourite are:

New York Guitar Festival

Since 1999, the New York Guitar Festival has explored virtually every aspect of the guitar’s musical personality, presenting many of the world’s most distinctive and influential guitarists at venues including Carnegie Hall, The 92nd Street Y, Merkin Concert Hall, Joe’s Pub, Barbes, (le) Poisson Rouge, and The World Financial Center Winter Garden. In addition to producing eclectic, multi-genre concerts and radio broadcasts, commissioning new works, and supporting innovative collaborations among outstanding artists, its Guitar Harvest series of recordings supports innovative outreach programs in public schools.

Adelaide Guitar Festival

The inaugural festival in 2007 was modelled on the New York Guitar Festival and saw 100 musicians from around the world perform across 40 events, and attracted an audience of over 30,000 people. The Adelaide Guitar Festival (AGF) is a four-day biennial festival, curated by internationally renowned Australian guitarist, Slava Grigoryan. Unbound by genre and acclaimed for its outstanding quality, its concerts span rock, jazz, folk, classical, experimental, blues and roots music.

Dallas International Guitar Festival

From its humble beginnings in a small meeting room of a Dallas hotel in 1978, to 140,000 square feet of display space at Dallas Market Hall today, the Dallas International Guitar Festival celebrates 38 years of bringing guitar dealers, manufacturers, collectors, celebrities and music enthusiasts together. Each year, the Show attracted more exhibitors and attendees, changing venues to accommodate the growing crowds.

International Guitar Foundation (IGF)

Founded in 1993, International Guitar Foundation (IGF) is an arts agency dedicated to the promotion, understanding and enjoyment of the guitar, its music and artists. IGF stages a range of events nationwide from festivals in London, Bath and the North East to large-scale summer schools in Bath, Cheltenham and London.

Boston Guitar Fest

Boston GuitarFest is a music festival with a stellar array of exciting concerts; a series of seminars and master classes taught by an incomparable faculty; and a meeting place for all those seeking a deeper message, more enduring values and a more genuine human interchange than can often be found in the world of today’s “music business”.

Ullapool Guitar Festival

It started in 2000 – oddly enough, to bring business and tourism into the local community in the wake of the foot and mouth epidemic. October was chosen as a way of extending the tourist season, and, as sponsors came and went, and audiences increased in size, the Festival evolved through performances in local pubs and the village hall to its current home in the MacPhail Centre. This has all the comfort and facilities associated with a first-class performance venue, including superb acoustics, but also the space to put on workshops, to expand trade show and to provide excellent catering.

These guitar festivals are an absolute must for all the devotees of guitar and anyone who loves music in general. So, if your fingers are itching to learn and play guitar then just give Guitar Confidence a call. Our mobile guitar instructors will come to your home to give you personal one-on-one lessons. I’m Rex Founder of Guitar Confidence and I have been now doing mobile guitar lessons for many years. Guitar Confidence travels to over 30 cities in the East Bay and South Bay areas; including Danville, San Ramon, Dublin & Pleasanton.

“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.” – William Shakespeare

Father’s Day celebrates the contribution that fathers and father figures make in their children’s lives. This day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. Father’s Day is an occasion to mark and celebrate the contribution that your own father has made to your life. Many people send or give cards or gifts to their fathers. Common gifts for Father’s Day include sports items or clothing, electronic gadgets, outdoor cooking supplies and tools for household maintenance. How about gifting him something different, something uncommon which he will cherish all throughout his life!

Here is your Father’s Day opportunity to gift something special to your dad. As we enter the week of Father’s Day, Guitar Confidence is offering an exciting Father’s Day package at a great discounted price. So take advantage of this deal and gift your father a guitar, banjo, or ukulele lesson.

Time works a little differently at Guitar Confidence, it means that Father’s Day has come early and will last for a while, so, grab this offer before it runs out. What you get out of this offer, well Guitar Confidence is offering Father’s Day Special package for $110 to guitar/banjo/ukulele/ mandolin learning students; this package is at 60% discount. This package includes

• Six 30 min private Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo or Mandolin lessons
• Gift envelope with 6 gift certificates
• Two free Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo or Mandolin method books valued at $50 retail

So, you can save on your father’s guitar learning lessons by purchasing our Father’s Day package. To avail this offer you will have to visit Guitar Confidence, click the Offer’s section, and book the training sessions. Guitar Confidence covers over 30 cities in the East Bay and South Bay areas; including Benicia, Berkeley, Clayton, Concord, Crocket, Danville, Dublin, Fairfield, Hercules, Lafayette, Livermore, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Vallejo, & Walnut Creek, CA. So, if you reside in any of these cities you can avail our offer.

A brief background on Guitar Confidence, we provide lessons for Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo and Mandolin. We are confident that you will find our unique teaching style and vast experience perfect for taking your learning skills to the next level.  And, if you are located in the Greater East Bay Area, you have the option of having your lesson in the convenience of your own home! That is we will come to your home and provide private in-home guitar, banjo, ukulele, and mandolin lessons.

Our master trainer, Rex has over 40 years of experience as a musician, music instructor, arranger and performing artist. He has been a guitarist in San Francisco Bay Area and New York City recording and performing with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, Wild Cherry, The Drifters, Tammy Wynette, Jackson Brown, The Pointer Sisters, Tower of Power and many others. His formal education was at Berklee College of Music, Boston MA where he majored in music arranging & composition. Rex studied classical guitar at New England Conservatory, Boston MA. He has studied under musical greats, e.g., Ron Parker, Harry Lahee, George Barrey, Warren Nunes, Don Haas and Judy Davis.

So what are you thinking about! Come along with father and learn guitar, banjo, or ukulele lessons. We guarantee you it will be great fun.

“It’s easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.” – Johann Sebastian Bach

Ukulele is a globally popular instrument and a great way to enjoy music together anywhere anytime. You may know your chords and strumming patterns, but do you know these fascinating facts about ukulele?

So before I tell you some very interesting facts about Ukulele, let me give you a brief background about ukulele for my friends who are not very familiar with this musical instrument.

Ukulele is a string instrument something similar to a guitar, which originated in Portugal. It has a small guitar-shaped body and is fitted with four strings. Plucking and strumming these four strings produces the sound. The strings in turn vibrate and are amplified by the resonating body. This musical instrument is manufactured in a similar fashion as a full size guitar.

The progress of ukulele has been influenced by instruments from Spain, South America, and Africa. When six string instruments were introduced in the 1700s the popularity of chordophones exploded. Although ukuleles are most commonly associated with Hawaii, it was not until 1879 that the first ukulele was brought over from Portugal. Immigrants from the island of Madeira first brought to Hawaii a pair of Portuguese instruments in the late 1870s from which the ukulele was developed eventually.

Here are some of the interesting facts about ukulele:

1. The ukulele was patented in Hawaii in 1917. Although ukuleles are most commonly associated with Hawaii, it was not until 1879 that the first ukulele was brought over from Portugal. One of the Portuguese immigrants on the ship Ravenscrag, Joao Fernandez, started playing his four-string Portuguese instrument known as a braghuina. Local residents were so captivated with the instrument that they adopted it as their own.
2. Locals at Hawaii renamed braghuina as ukulele which in Hawaiian means “jumping flea.” This name reflected the way the islanders thought the fingers jumped around the fretboard when it was played. Within 10 years of its introduction, the ukulele became the most popular instrument in Hawaii.
3. Developed from a four-string Madeiran instrument and built from Hawaiian koa wood, this musical instrument was popular among the Hawaiian royalty in the late 19th century.
4. Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on moon, loved to play the ukulele. In fact, after returning back from moon he spent several weeks in quarantine as others feared he may have picked up strange bacteria while in space but he actually spent much of this time in quarantine strumming his ukulele.
5. Jason Mraz’s 2008 single “I’m Yours” is the best-selling ukulele song of all time. After spending 76 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, it broke a record for the number of consecutive weeks spent on the chart. It is also the tenth best-selling digital download of all time in the United States with over six million downloads sold.

There are not many ukulele instructors around East Bay, so if you are looking for ukulele lessons then contact me @ (925) 695-7060. We provide private in-home ukulele lessons throughout the East Bay including: Benicia, Berkeley, Clayton, Concord, Crocket, Danville, Dublin, Fairfield, Hercules, Lafayette, Livermore, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Vallejo, & Walnut Creek, CA. I am Rex Lee Bell and I have over 40 years of experience as a musician, music instructor, arranger and performing artist. I have been a guitar and ukulele player in San Francisco Bay Area and New York City recording and performing with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, Wild Cherry, The Drifters, Tammy Wynette, Jackson Brown, The Pointer Sisters, Tower of Power and many others.

Whenever you think of learning a new musical instrument its goal is sort of bucket list item. But sadly most often they stay hidden in the bucket. Possibly you may have got yourself a guitar thinking to learn to play it and noodled around on it for a few days, before placing it back in the closet to gather dust.

And, why didn’t you learn the instrument? May be you did not find time out of your busy work schedule, may be you were lazy to go out and find a music class, may be you did not have a company. Whatever may be the reason, never give up on your passion. Take that guitar out of your closet and start practicing. We will help you with learning the art of playing guitar right at your home where you don’t have to move an inch.

So this New Year why not makes a resolution, a resolution to learn guitar and define your life. Learning any musical instrument is a great way to keep yourself occupied and define a new you. And the best part is we have extended our Black Friday Deal till New Year! You can get our new Black Friday Package at 60% off. This deal includes the following offer:

• Six 30mins private Guitar lessons
• Gift envelope with 6 gift certificates
• Two free Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, or Mandolin method books valued at $50 retail

Learning musical instruments will free yourself from stress, whether it’s your boss or neighbours that give you anguish, grabbing your guitar can help relieve stress. According to a study at Mind-Body Wellness Center and Loma Linda University School of Medicine and Applied Biosystems stress can be reduced on a genomic level by playing a musical instrument. Rocking out actually reverses your body’s response system to pressure. Playing Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, or Mandolin is a form of relaxation as it acts as a form of natural medicine. Playing these musical instruments improves your focus, all your energy and focus gets concentrated on one and one thing only i.e. the musical instrument and the music it produces, relieving you from your everyday pressure. So, if you are looking to escape from your day to day pressures then you should learn these musical instruments.

We provide lessons for Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo and Mandolin. We are confident that you will find our unique teaching style and vast experience perfect for taking your learning skills to the next level.  And, if you are located in the Greater East Bay Area, you have the option of having your lesson in the convenience of your own home! That is we will come to your home and provide private in-home guitar, banjo, ukulele, and mandolin lessons.

Our master trainer Mr. Rex Lee Bell, Rex has over 40 years of experience as a musician, music instructor, arranger and performing artist. He has been a guitarist in San Francisco Bay Area and New York City recording and performing with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, Wild Cherry, The Drifters, Tammy Wynette, Jackson Brown, The Pointer Sisters, Tower of Power and many others. His formal education was at Berklee College of Music, Boston MA where he majored in music arranging & composition. Mr. Bell studied classical guitar at New England Conservatory, Boston MA. He has studied under musical greats, e.g., Ron Parker, Harry Lahee, George Barrey, Warren Nunes, Don Haas and Judy Davis.

Rex’s guitar teaching system is great for beginners and accomplished Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo and Mandolin players. Come join us and feel the music within you!

 

Stringed instruments give more life to your Christmas celebration- whether you’re at home, work or any other place, they come in handy, easy to grab and play. Without songs and music, Christmas is not fully-lived up to its spirit. There are two instruments that can best partner with your party, but which would you like to learn? Ukulele or Guitar?

Choosing which instrument you should invest time learning depends mostly on your purpose and the time you’re willing to spend on the learning process.

For starters or those who don’t have any experience with musical instruments, the ukulele would be a better choice since it is much faster to learn. You can produce good music in a short amount of time with ukulele. It is composed of only four strings with lower tension, as opposed to steel strings of the guitar. These four basic strings make chord-forming easier for beginners. Some ukulele chords are very easy: one or two fingers are all it takes.

The ukulele is recommended for people who don’t have the amount of time needed to learn more complicated instruments like the guitar.

In comparison, a ukulele is significantly smaller and lighter than a guitar. It is much easier for young children to pick it up, hold and play. It has lesser and shorter strings and is mostly made out of a different material. It also produces fancier, high-pitched sounds than the guitar.

Ukuleles are less expensive and are much easier to transport. They require much less strength and toughness-of-fingers than a guitar. They are a bit easier to understand – less strings means less notes which means fewer things for your mind and fingers to remember.

The guitar on the other hand, while takes more time to learn, produces significantly better music than ukulele because of its six strings and longer fingerboard. It is able to produce a wide variety of note combinations or chords. It produces more professional and vibrant rhythm of sounds. Being able to master the guitar will make it easier for you to master the ukulele also.

The guitar is recommended for those who are willing to invest more time learning. It requires a lot of hand movement and a great deal of patience to be able to produce your own music. The guitar is also bulkier and comparatively heavier than a ukulele.

Perhaps one advantage a guitar has over a ukulele is probably being easily able to find a guitar teacher than a ukulele teacher. Guitars are more commonly used and has more spare parts sales center. Google search results for “guitar teacher” is 316,000 compared to “ukulele teacher” which is only 1,480.

Also a guitar is easier to tune compared to a ukulele. The shorter length of the ukulele strings makes it trickier to get in tune. A slight tweak of tuner can send it wildly out of tune.

Whether Ukulele or Guitar, take time to see which one fits your learning style and bring in the sounds, rhythms and joy to your Christmas celebration.

“Glue holds stuff together pretty well. But why not try using guitar music as an adhesive? After all, it’s held many bands together.” – Jarod Kintz

Shimmering lights adorning the boulevards, roasted chestnuts overflowing in the Christmas markets and mulled wine to warm even the coolest of nights. Christmas is one of the most anticipated times of the year which all of us want to share with our family, friends and the special ones. Christmas gifting can seem like an enormous task sometimes, with the minefield of who to buy for, how much to spend and what to buy. But it shouldn’t be stressful, gift buying, wrapping and giving should be a joy.

Share the joy of this Christmas with family, friends, and special ones or even with yourself by gifting the gift of guitar, banjo, or ukulele lessons. It is that time of year again! Our Black Friday deal is back, bringing you some great savings on guitar, banjo, or ukulele lessons. The offer is already on and will last until 25^th of December 2015, so make sure you grab this offer before it vanishes!

So, what is the offer? We at Guitar Confidence are offering the following deals to guitar, banjo, and ukulele learning students: For every two private lesson gift certificates purchased, we will give you one free lesson. So, that would be three private one hour lessons at your home for $150. And that’s not all, in addition to that we will give you a free method book, a $75 savings to you. You can save on guitar, banjo, or ukulele lessons by purchasing Guitar Confidence’s package. You can purchase unlimited packages until 25^th of December. While from 26^th of December, you will be limited to one package per learner. The package also includes unlimited family members for each lesson (includes a parent and two children at the same time)

No longer worry over what to buy for this Christmas, just gift them guitar, banjo, or ukulele lessons. You can consider other expensive gift options but sometimes finding the right gift for a person who is impossible to buy for means looking for something they never would have asked for. That makes it priceless!

Why we say that you gift music lessons to your loved ones or yourself? That is because, music is the greatest creation of man, and is probably the most powerful thing on this planet. Music keeps us going actually, and a life without music would be the last thing on earth we would have wished for. Music makes this world lively and active, it brings cheers and happiness in our life. An artist playing a musical instrument and the person who listens to it, both equally enjoy the music.  Music is one of the most cherished human experiences and everyone enjoys some sort of music. Music can not only be enjoyable but it can also have a positive effect in our life in various ways. Also, researchers have found that learning to play music not only lifts our mood but also has a positive effect on our health.

At Guitar Confidence Rex Lee Bell is our master instructor; he has over 40 years of experience as a musician, music instructor, arranger and performing artist. He has been a guitarist in San Francisco Bay Area and New York City recording and performing with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, Wild Cherry, The Drifters, Tammy Wynette, Jackson Brown, The Pointer Sisters, Tower of Power and many others. Rex’s guitar teaching system is great for beginners and accomplished guitar players.

Guitar Confidence covers over 30 cities in the East Bay and South Bay areas; including Benicia, Berkeley, Clayton, Concord, Crocket, Danville, Dublin, Fairfield, Hercules, Lafayette, Livermore, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Vallejo, & Walnut Creek, CA.

So what are you thinking about! Bring your family or your friends and learn guitar, banjo, or ukulele lessons and discover a new you!

 

 

As we enter December and move towards the period of Christmas, we always look out for deals, offers and discounts on gifts for our friends and family, and sometimes the odd treat for ourselves.The best time to find such deals is Black Friday when almost all provide great deals and offers.

As we are entering into that time of year when offers and deals are in full swing, guitarconfidence.com brings you another great Black Friday offer. Here is your Black Friday opportunity to present your special ones with Holiday Specials & Gift Certificates on Guitar & Banjo Lessons. So, if you are wondering what to give that special person in your life, why not gift him or her Holiday Specials & Gift Certificates (Guitar/Banjo/Ukulele Lessons). Moreover, if you yourself love music then why not gift yourself this Black Friday Special offer!

Time works a little differently at Guitar Confidence, meaning Black Friday has come early and will last until 25^th of December. Therefore, until 25^th of December, Guitar Confidence will offer the following deals to guitar/banjo/ukulele learning students:

• For every two private lesson gift certificates purchased, we will throw in one free lesson. That’s three private one hour lessons in your home for $150

• In addition, a free method book, a $75 savings to you!

So, you can save on your or your special ones guitar learning lessons by purchasing our package. You can purchase unlimited packages until 25^th of December. While from 26^th of December, you will be limited to one package per learner. The package also includes unlimited family members for each lesson (includes a parent and two children at the same time)

So how and where can I avail this offer?

Guitar Confidence covers San Ramon, Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore. If you are planning to learn instruments, then this is the best time to start your lessons as you automatically become eligible for our “Black Friday Guitar Lessons Special” offer! All you have to do is visit our website.

What instruments do you teach?

We provide lessons for Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo and Mandolin. We are confident that you will find our unique teaching style and vast experience perfect for taking your learning skills to the next level.  And, if you are located in the Greater East Bay Area, you have the option of having your lesson in the convenience of your own home! That is we will come to your home and provide private in-home guitar, banjo, ukulele, and mandolin lessons.

Who will be my instructor?

Our master trainer Mr. Rex Lee Bell, Rex has over 40 years of experience as a musician, music instructor, arranger and performing artist. He has been a guitarist in San Francisco Bay Area and New York City recording and performing with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, Wild Cherry, The Drifters, Tammy Wynette, Jackson Brown, The Pointer Sisters, Tower of Power and many others. His formal education was at Berklee College of Music, Boston MA where he majored in music arranging & composition. Mr. Bell studied classical guitar at New England Conservatory, Boston MA. He has studied under musical greats, e.g., Ron Parker, Harry Lahee, George Barnes, Warren Nunes, Don Haas and Judy Davis.

Rex’s guitar teaching system is great for beginners and accomplished guitar players.