He is great teacher with patience and a sense of humor.
Tony is a wealth of guitar knowledge and you will benefit immensely from his tutelage. He is patient and breaks things down into understandable compartments of knowledge. At one point his advice to me was, “Just Zen out on my lesson and you will learn it.” I use that advice every time I pick up the guitar. He is the poet-warrior. He is the Shaolin monk of guitar teachers. He taught me to be patient with myself and learn the instrument. When armed with his sage advice, his patient teaching style, and his immense knowledge you will conquer your guitar." - John J. Leonard, CPA, MBA
http://www.tonysavarino.com
I have appeared in The Boston Globe, The Boston Phoenix, The Noise (Winner Of The 2004 & 2005 Noise Poll for Boston's Best Guitarist), Guitar World, and Guitar Player For The Practicing Musician.
Lessons are taught in South Boston/ Fort Point close to the South Station T stop.
learn
Harmony (theory, chord construction, reharm techniques, sub V's, modal ideas)
Ear training (through song transcription and excersises)
Songwriting (harmoinc and melodic development, lyric writing and arranging)
Fretboard mechanics (mastery of the fretboard)
and more
Here is what some of My students have said:
"When I came to Tony I couldn't play anything. After
couple months of lessons with him my playing and
skills improved tremendously. He is very patient with
a great sense of humor and always finds ways to
motivate me when I have hard time playing a lick. Tony
not only helped me improve my playing skill and taught
me music theory but showed me how all the things I
learned so far fit together. He is a great guitar
teacher and much fun to work with." - Stefan Dragnev
"If you're looking for an instructor who will take you to the next level based on where you are musically, Tony is your man, he has a great talent for identifying and teaching you what you need to get where you want to go." - Dave Yanolis
"I was playing guitar like s&*t, and everyone knew it. I was ham-fisted,
and a drunkard to boot. Then I went to Tony, with this challenge:
teach me to play guitar, or I'll eat feces. For short money, he has - by
god - taught me to play guitar, and saved me from eating feces. I love
Tony." - Moon Mullins
"I've been playing guitar for years and had been in the same ruts, using the same patterns for most of that time. Tony listened to where i wanted to go and what i hoped to change and then gave me the tools I needed to get there. From simple exercises to build accuracy, to organizing the teaching of scales and chords in a way that created a new way to look at the fretboard as a whole, I can say that i've come further in the short time i've been working with Tony than i did for years before. He not only shows you what you need but teaches you the fundamentals that you can use to continue to develop and improve on your own as well." - Dave M.
"When you take lessons with Tony, you're not just taught chords so you can play a Van Halen or a Nirvana riff. You're taught the fundamentals in a way that you become familiar, almost in tune with your guitar. If you find any other knucklehead that can do that, I'll pay for your lessons. Actually, I won't, but you should take lessons with Tony anyway. He's that good." - Jessica Green
"Tony kicks the most ass of any guitar teacher out there. He is patient and encouraging, but in no time will have you playing things you didn't think you could play. He will give you a good music foundation while letting you learn the music you like the most. If you're serious about playing guitar, he's the man." - Ami E Albernaz
"I have been taking lessons from Tony for about 4 months now, and to say I have gone far beyond what I expected would be an understatement. He seems to have an innate feel for what the student is capable of, then reaches just beyond, to get the most from you...... I have not had one lesson where I did not come away feeling that I achieved something..." - Alan D.
"I've studied under four different guitar teachers and Tony is the first one that's been able to clearly explain how the different parts - key signature, chord progressions, scale patterns, picking technique - all fit together. My first lesson was six weeks ago and the guys in my band have already noticed a huge difference." - Glen Goland
"I have been going to Tony for lessons since this past spring and my playing has improved tremendously. He has helped me work on my left hand technique, improve my picking, introduced me to new approaches to playing various types of licks, and has helped me with my approach to learning other artist's songs. On top of that, Tony is an excellent teacher, an amazing player, and extremely easy to get along and work with" -David Schwartz
"Tony is a wonderful teacher. I've only been taking lessons with him for three months, and had never touched a guitar before - now I'm starting to play my favorite songs! Not only do I learn the techniques and theory, but also how to develop an ear for the music, which is amazing, considering I had always thought I was tone-deaf. Tony keeps me motivated; he is patient, yet perceptively authoriative. Plus, his irresistible Sicilian wit makes the whole thing so much fun!" - Anneke Boese
Learn with a guitar player and instructor with 20 years experience. I have taught privately and on the group level . I am a Berklee Aiumni and have a B.A. in music. I have studied classical and jazz guitar privately as well. I play in a bunch of very diverse bands that are gigging and recording the New England Area. I am an on call session player for many of Bostons recording studios
Styles Include:
Rock (pentatonic licks, phrasing, bends, songs)
Punk (Down Picking, Chuck Berry Licks and More)
Blues (intros, tunarounds, major and minor pentatonic soloing ideas, rythym playing)
Country (3rds, 6ths, intros and endings, Travis picking, pedal steel bends, single note runs)
Folk (finger picking, chords, songs)
Surf (Tremelo Picking, Learn to get a deep tone)
Metal (alternate picking, sweeping, string skipping, tapping, legato techniques, speed excersizes, crazy harmonics, rythym and drop d playing, 4-3-2-1 chops builder method I created myself)
Roots americana (finding cool guitar parts buried within the song, utilizing all your experience and techniques, to come up with tthe coolest guitar part, when to play and when not to play)
Funk/R&B (rythym excerizes and development of pocket playing)
And a whole lot more
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