Guitar Lessons - Buffalo, NY - Become the guitar player YOU want to be

I consider Joe my "Rosetta Stone" for guitar. It's relatively easy to find someone who'll teach you a few bars of your favorite song. It's much harder to find someone like Joe, who can make you understand how the music works and how to communicate with other musicians. Since he's an accomplished, active professional musician, you walk away from every lesson knowing it's the real deal. It's amazing how far my playing has come in the past year working together; not only has my technique improved, but I also know I have the core musical understanding needed to figure out whatever I want to play. It's a great feeling that's only possible by working closely with someone like Joe. Joe W., Buffalo, NY - student

Start Learning Technique Builders so that you can:

Develop muscle memory.
Develop a natural tone in your hands and instrument that is unique to you.
Strengthen your hands and master finger independence.
Learn to master different types of picking with the right hand.
Become more efficient with knowing what each hand is doing ALL the time.
Become more confident.

Call Today to start lessons - I offer reasonable rates for half hour/hour lessons that are both weekly and biweekly. I also offer group rates as well!

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Ask yourself these questions:

Do you feel frustrated with your guitar playing?
Tired of trying to learn from free guitar lessons and online videos that don't explain what you NEED to know?
Ever tried jamming with other people but you never could understand what chords to play or how to solo?
Not getting the results you want and feel disappointed with your progress to the point you feel like quitting?
Are you confused on where to go to next ?

I know exactly how you feel because I've been there. At one time I was a beginner/intermediate student trying to learn the same things you are right now and I had to fight through all of the same problems as you. I tried learning from magazine tabs, books, online forums and swapping ideas with my friends or strangers who did not know anything more than me only making me feel even more lost and confused.

Break Down The Barriers to Your Guitar Playing

Break down barriers such as:

The inability to play cleanly and in time
The inability to develop speed and coordination.
STOP - Learning from the "Trail and Error" approach thinking that all you need is more time.
STOP - Learning from free tabs and videos thinking that you are saving money by not having a guitar instructor.
STOP - Feeling that you have to learn one thing at a time before you move on to the next technique.

Get the results you want NOW! With evaluating your strengths and weaknesses I can customize lesson materials to your needs so that you can:

Play the things you want with less effort.
Learn more quickly.
Feel better about your playing and become more confident
Enjoy playing the guitar!

I have taught hundreds of guitar students and helped them overcome their barriers to getting the results they wanted. I am confident that I can also help you regardless of what level you are at.

CD Reviews of Joe Pinnavaia's release "InVitro" as Test Tube Rhino:

"His playing breathes the lyrical melodic phrasing of Joe Satriani with elements of Buckethead’s acoustic mastery and articulation of the brilliant Paul Gilbert. For guitar instrumental lovers, InVitro is everything you could ask for."
- Alex Jasperse , musesmuse.com (Oct 15, 2008)

"The instrumental tracks veer from Steve Vai/ Joe Satriani speed shredding to Lenny Kravitz funky blues and rock to Jeff Beck Blow era jazz rock. "
- Bob Silvestri, Best of WNY.com (May 01, 2008)

"TTR is his project for launching “selfish” guitar madness. Lucky us. His liquid tone, melodic lines, and tendency to break out savage note flurries are delightful."
- Mike Molenda, Guitar Player (Aug 01, 2006)

"Mr. Pinnavaia has a real melodic talent, and it hears well. This instrumental opus is a joy to listen to. It has a nostalgic, but also upbeat, quality that captured my imagination."
- Michael F., ProGGnosis.com (Mar 05, 2008)

"Rock guitar instrumentals that allow for plenty of solo space, multi-layered esoterica, melodic richness, over-the-top shred, liquid legato lines, torrid tapping - in short, an outlet for the "experimental and selfish side of my playing," as Pinnavaia describes it."
- The Undiscovered, Guitar 9 Records (Jul 01, 2006)

"All instrumental, the sound is a pure sonic guitar feast in the timeless musical spirit of Robert Fripp and even Norwegian guitar god Terje Rypdal."
- Robert Silverstein, Music Web Express 3000 (Mar 23, 2009)