Guitar Lessons
with Matthew Montfort
Scalloped Fretboard Guitar Pioneer
- 30 Years Teaching
- Patient
- Theory for All Instruments
- Technique
- Improvisation for All Instruments
- Rhythm Classes for All Instruments
- Reading Music
- All Levels
- Rock
- Jazz
- Folk
- Classical Guitar
- Flamenco Guitar
- Bass Guitar
- World Music
An award-winning guitarist (Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, Colorado Outstanding Young Guitarist Award), Matthew Montfort is a pioneer of the scalloped fretboard guitar (an instrument combining qualities of the South Indian vina and the steel string guitar). He is also known for his work on the Glissentar 11 string fretless guitar, electric guitar, flamenco guitar, sitar, charango, mandolin, gamelan, and as leader of the popular world music group Ancient Future. He has been teaching for over 30 years and is on the faculty of Blue Bear School of Music. He is now accepting a very limited number of students at his studio in San Rafael, California (zip code area 94901). He occassionally 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 students homes in Marin County.
To contact Matthew Montfort about lessons, e-mail him at info@ancient-future.com, call 415-459-1892, or write Matthew Montfort, P.O. Box 264, Kentfield, CA 94914-0264.
Student Links
Some of Matthew Montfort's former students now have promising music careers!
essence. Winner of the Lileth Fair competition and signed to RCA Records! Tina Malia. "Her voice is as pure as fresh water bubbling from a mountain spring. As a songwriter, she evokes visions of a higher realm, a place of peace and oneness, yet her words are very much of this world, and of the earth. Her name is Tina Malia - a name that will be well known before long, because this young woman is destined for musical immortality."--Magical Blend Magazine Richard Storbeck. "This past week Richard Storbeck began teaching music history and electric guitar to 6th graders at James Lick Elementary School. Richard has been an advanced student at Blue Bear for a couple years and this Spring Quarter is also starting up as one of our guitar instructors on Saturdays."--Blue Bear School of Music Newsletter Janine Rae. "Her vocal style is that of Jewel. The only differance between the two, is that Janine Rae has a better voice, and better musicians backing up her vocals!"--shattered.com
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