Le magasin de guitares d'Elm Street
South End Greensboro, Caroline du Nord
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LESSONS
Guitar Lessons at The Guitar Shop Off Elm Street Personalized • Professional • Local
Why Students Choose Us
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One‑on‑one instruction tailored to your goals
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Beginner through advanced, all styles
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Classical, rock, metal, jazz, singer‑songwriter
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Monthly progress tracking
Lesson Options
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30‑minute weekly sessions, starting at $40
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60‑minute weekly sessions, starting at $60
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Month‑to‑month enrollment, no long‑term contract
Our Instructors
Au Guitar Shop Off Elm Street, nous avons sélectionné des professionnels de la musique compétents et talentueux pour débuter ou poursuivre votre apprentissage musical. Les professeurs listés ci-dessous sont spécialisés dans divers instruments et techniques. Nous prenons en compte toutes les demandes de cours de nos élèves potentiels et nous adaptons nos cours à vos disponibilités et à votre instrument. Chaque professionnel gère ses propres horaires et tarifs, et nous nous ferons un plaisir de vous mettre en relation avec la personne la mieux adaptée à vos besoins.
Dr. Paul Failla, piano
Dr. Failla, a veteran music educator and performer, offers piano lessons to students of all ages and experience levels. With over 25 years of teaching experience and a doctorate in music composition from Northwestern University, he brings a thoughtful, well-rounded approach to his music instruction.
Dr. Failla taught a wide range of courses at DePaul University between 2004 and 2012, and most recently, built a comprehensive music program at IHM, a local pk-8 school, between 2019-2024. His piano students have benefitted from a personalized approach that incorporates breakout topics like music technology, harpsichord, clavichord, composition, history, theory, and ear-training.
In addition to teaching, Dr. Failla has performed extensively on piano, harpsichord, and organ, and brings that professional experience into each lesson.
Chuck Sicola, guitar
Charles "Chuck" Sicola is an accomplished guitarist and teacher living in Greensboro, NC. He started taking guitar lessons in the fifth grade and never looked back. Loving all styles of music, he has been influenced by Pop, Rock, Classical, Blues, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Jazz, Jazz-Fusion, World Music (including traditional Arabic Music played by his Lebanese-American born Grandmother), to name a few. Chuck took private lessons through high school and then attended music school. He graduated from The Hartford Conservatory of Music and Dance (Hartford, CT) in their Jazz and Pop Diploma Program. Regardless of what your goals are on guitar, Chuck's love of music and music theory will help you achieve them.
Christopher Wolf, bass guitar
Christopher Wolf has been a Bass guitarist for 25 years. He is an experienced performer, writer, instructor, and recording artist in genres ranging from blues, r&b, bluegrass, to country, but he specializes in rock and metal with a passion for retro tunes.
Christopher believes playing music should be fun and interesting, so booking a lesson with him is a session - musician to musician - where he helps all players of all skill levels learn, progress, and connect to their style of playing.
Sessions range from Intro to Bass, where he covers all the basics including tuning, simple progressions, scales, and more, to Intermediate Bass, where students get more in depth experience with music theory and writing their own music. He also offers Intuitive Sessions for more Intermediate to Advanced students that are personalized to their unique goals. For those just wanting to learn a song, he offers sessions where he helps students to learn a song of their choosing, with more limited availability.
Bill Jordan, guitar
Bill is one our newest instructors, with the longest resume. Bill has played guitar for 62 years, and professionally since he was 12 years old. For 24 years he toured North America and Europe with major (mostly) country acts. He then spent almost 2 decades touring and performing with the Alison King Band, and released 2 albums with the Gate City Divas. Bill has been teaching on and off since 1972. He enjoys fostering new talent, and encouraging an understanding of the fundamentals of music theory while allowing the student to find their voice and style. He is versatile in all genres of music, with a leaning towards jazz, soul, rock and blues, appreciating the emotional aspects that the musical styles evoke.
