Peter Cocolla

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About Me

Peter is a highly trained specialist in study and learning skills which makes lessons totally understandable, move confidently step by step and are so much fun that students make great progress. It doesn't take long to play the songs and music you Really want to! You will have access to hundreds of charts for exercises and songs for sing along strumming or notes depending on the song choices. Start making a list of the songs you want to learn!

My Musical Education Background

Peter began performing as a school student in two orchestras playing the violin... which magically transformed into an electric guitar when he became a teenager. After a few years of live performance experience, he attended the Hartford Conservatory where he studied guitar, violin, voice and piano as well as the full music curriculum. He has taught for over 40 years, more than 2,000 students in total, many of which have pursued careers in music themselves, some on major tours and shows. Whether you want to be a happy hobbyist or a Guitar Star, this is the place to be!

Genres and Subjects Taught

The guitar can play so many different styles! We cover everything you can imagine using Youtube to find any songs you may desire from Pop and Rock to Country and Folk, Jazz, Holiday songs and ethnic songs from any country! Did I miss anything?

Lesson Rates

30 Minute Lessons are $30        

45 Minute Lessons are $45

60 Minute Lessons are $60

Payments are made monthly.

Ages / Skill Levels Taught

Students from the age a 8 through senior citizens are welcome at Guitar Star Instruction.

Children use a special series of books made specifically for the younger students with play along music tracks - very important for the kids!

Teens and adults use a great series of books and songs for begginers to intermediate players with play along music tracks.

Advanced students use the Teacher's own series of 3 books for advanced players that focuses on Thoery and Lead Guitar Soloing and Improvsing! Advanced chords are also taught at this level.

My Certifications and Awards

Few if any music instructors are actual Teachers so it's rare to find a highly trained specialist in a new science of Study and Learning Skils. It's an unexpected bounus to work with Peter as all confusions, questions, past problems and failures melt away during your weekly lessons! Music becomes the joyful fun we experince as listeners but now you experience it as a Player!

My Musical Influences

My musical influences actually started with my family who were players and singers of European music. My first 2 albums were Folk and Jazz records?! That shifted pretty quickly when I was a teen and discovered British Rock and Blues music and then circling back to the USA, all kinds of styles from soul and motown to hard rock and psychedlic. I saw many famous musicians and bands perform over the years so like many people, I have a very diverse library of sounds. Then throw into that mix, the Classical music I learned as an orchestra violinist and as a young adult, a Music School student.  Add that all up and you have a musical cornucopia that only YouTube can rival. 

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