Guitar Lessons with Isaac Engel

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My passion is the classical guitar. I love teaching students in private guitar lessons to read and play from sheet music, to understand music theory on guitar, and to play guitar with healthy technique. The sound fills me with peace, and I find such joy in sharing that peace with my students. I train students to master the classical guitar and other acoustic styles such as worship and finger-style guitar. To play the classical guitar well is be perfectly at rest in the body and the soul.  

My guitar instructor colleagues in Salem, Keizer, Corvallis, and Portland  specialize in jazz guitar lessons, metal guitar lessons, bluegrass guitar lessons, and other genres. In classical guitar lessons I can teach you the foundational guitar skills to successfully study any advanced style, and I can then refer you to the best teacher to help you to continue to master that specialized passion.  

If you want to learn to play guitar, and you live near Salem & Keizer or near Stayton... let's meet in-person, try a free guitar lesson, and find out if I'm the best guitar teacher for you to study with! 

I teach guitar lessons in Salem and Keizer at Uptown Music , in Stayton at the 505 Men's Collective, via Zoom, and in-home by appointment! 

• Guitar
• Guitar strap or foot stool
• Tuner & Metronome... phone apps are great!
• Methods Solo Guitar Playing by Frederick Noad & Jerry Snyder's Guitar School
• Notebook and pencils
• Music Stand

Weekly half-hour lessons ~ $95 per month

Single half-hour lessons ~ $50 per lesson

Weekly one-hour lessons ~ $190 per month

Single one-hour lessons ~ $100 per lesson

I currently take lessons from Dr. Cameron O'Connor, professor at Oregon State University. Previously I studied with Dr. Mark Stanek at Corban University and William Jenks, director of US Classic Guitar. Additionally, I've performed in masterclasses for Sharon Isbin (2016), Pablo Villegas (2017), Carlos Barbosa-Lima (2019), Colin Davin (2021), and others.

Professional performing experience has included weekly restaurant gigs at Chira's and Capitol City Grill, participation in the 2nd and 3rd Editions of the Virtual Guitar Orchestra under Mak Grgic and Uros Baric, solo performances at senior living communities such as Bonaventure and Dallas Retirement Village, performing with church worship teams, ensemble performances with the Marylhurst Guitar Ensemble and the PSU Guitar Orchestra, participation in various competitions and festivals, and community events such as the Englewood Forest Festival and others.  Check out the past performances page for more details!