Experienced tutor in Music reading in Portland, Forest offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

I like his energy, his organization and the depth of his knowledge.

Forest is great at structuring lessons to your ability. Additionally, he is good at adjusting the lesson plans to what you need or want to do. I started with a base knowledge and ability a year ago and have been very pleased and surprised with my progress. I recommend him to anyone looking for the flexibility of virtual lessons.

Forest has a targeted approach that emphasizes technical skills on the guitar while still keeping a focus on learning music and having fun. His lessons feel targeted to what I want to learn and he strikes a great balance between leading me (when I don't know where to go) and following my lead (when I do have a clear goal).

Forest's demeanor during lessons is both professional and personal, and the sessions reflect it. If you're willing to put in the work, this instructor will absolutely accelerate your progress.

Forest takes an intuitive approach to teaching, assessing where a student is in their guitar journey and creating a plan that fills in what may be missing and challenging you to reach beyond what you thought possible. After 40 years of playing, I'm finally feeling like I'm a real guitarist! Bonus: lessons are fun. :)

Forest is a skilled guitarist with the heart of a teacher. I’ve been impressed with ability to explain and demonstrate in ways that really make things click. The written material he provides for me to refer to when practicing on my own has been easy to follow. He’s accessible for questions between lessons. He’s also just a kind-hearted guy and makes beautiful music!