Music Lessons with Matthew Montfort Matthew Montfort teaches all styles of guitar along with music theory and repertoire for all instruments. He helps students reach their own personal goals in music, whatever they may be, through a lesson plan customized to the student's needs. He offers private guitar lessons, music tutorials, and group classes in the San Francsico Bay Area. He is available to teach master classes and workshops worldwide.

General Info

Montfort wrote the book Ancient Traditions – Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali, and India, which has been used by many musicians to improve their rhythm skills. He is on the faculty of the Blue Bear School of American Music and the Zambaleta World Music and Dance School in San Francisco. A pioneer of the scalloped fretboard guitar (an instrument combining qualities of the South Indian vina and the steel string guitar), Montfort was interviewed in the December 2009 Les Paul issue of GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE about his guitar work and his application of the rules of Indian raga to the music of Jimi Hendrix as exemplified by 'Purple Raga' from his debut solo recording, Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar. He is also known for his work on the Glissentar 11 string fretless guitar, electric guitar, flamenco guitar, classical guitar, bass guitar, sitar, charango, mandolin, gamelan, and as leader of the popular world music group Ancient Future. He has performed concerts worldwide, from the Festival Internacional de la Guitarra on the golden coast of Spain to the Festival of India in Mumbai.

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Toll free: 888-823-8887

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Categories

Music Schools, Music Instruction-Instrumental

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Location

San Francisco Bay Area Matthew Montfort is now accepting a limited number of students at his studio in San Rafael, California, occasionally also has openings in his schedule at Blue Bear School of Music in San Francisco, and during some seasons is available to teach lessons at student's homes in Marin County.

Amenities

Video and Audio Lessons Recording of Student Compositions and Performance Pieces Recording Studio on Premises

Accreditation

Blue Bear School of Music, Zambaleta School of Music, Lark Camp, Ancient Future

Associations

Leader of the Pioneering World Music Band Ancient Future Music Teacher at Blue Bear School of Music Since 1988 Music Teacher at Zambaleta School of Music Since 2010 Recording Artist on labels such as Putumayo, Narada, Rounder, Philo, and Ancient-Future.Com Records Lark Camp Instructor Performances at Festival Internacional de la Guitarra, Spain Guitarist for Indian SItarist Habib Khan Guitarist for Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble

Other Link

http://www.matthewmontfort.com