What's Your Pick?

 

There are as many picking techniques as there are guitar players out there! Finesse and style vary from player to player, depending on what type of music they're playing. Fast stacatto with palm-muting for metal and wisp-like strokes for folk. Being a guitar player myself, I have a few techniques that I use depending on which genre of music I am playing: Finger-picking patterns for classical, finger-pull and walking bass for jazz, full strum and palm-muting single line melodies in rock. Each has its own sound and feel, perfect for that particular show or song! It never hurts to have a plethora of riffs and techniques to throw at songs. The best part is, we here at Matt Burk Music Studio understand that players are not always looking to box themselves into a single type or style of playing. We offer private music lessons that are custom-tailored to your needs! Not sure which instrument is the one for you? We offer private piano, guitar, drum, bass, and voice lessons as well as songwriting and audio engineering know-how! Matt Burk Music Studio: Learn, Create, Perform!!

BIG July Surprises

Introducing Clarence Gardner

We are extremely excited to introduce our new piano instructor, Clarence Gardner! Clarence comes to us with an exceptionally diverse musical background - in performing, teaching, producing, composing, etc.

Directly out of high school, the prestigious Berklee College of Music recognized Clarence's talent for composition and piano performance and awarded him the BEST scholarship; he went on to earn a bachelor degree in Professional Music from Berklee.

From volunteering as an instructor and mentor in an after-school program for gifted musicians, to being a sought-after instructor of music clinics and workshops, to teaching both private and group lessons to a diverse group of students, Clarence's desire to share his passion for music and piano has been a driving force in his life.

Clarence is extremely comfortable teaching various genres of music, including classical, pop, rock, jazz, improvisation, praise and worship, etc. He is passionate about helping students learn the music that they enjoy, and finding creative ways to teach students theory and proper technique while doing so. He also enjoys developing students' artistic abilities by guiding their creation of original music compositions, as they have an interest in such. Read his full bio here.

In Celebration, A BIG Discount!

At first, we thought we'd thank those new students that enroll to take lessons from Clarence in the month of July with a really healthy discount. Then, we thought, "why not open this offer up to all new students that enroll in the month of July?" And that's what we're doing!

Like our Facebook Page and enroll in piano, bass, drums, voice, or guitar lessons in the month of July and you will receive 50% off your first full month's tuition!

Here's how to get your 50% discount: Like our Facebook Page and enroll in piano, bass, drums, voice, or guitar lessons in the month of July and you will receive 50% off your first full month's tuition! This also applies to current students who'd like to add an instrument! When you enroll, just be sure to let us know that you've "liked" us on Facebook, so that we apply the discount to your tuition. This is the first time we have ever had an offer like this, and it's definitely not likely to happen again soon. So what are you waiting for? Don't you wanna learn music?

Get Started!