853 Maroondah Hwy, Box Hill VIC 3128, Australia 1 Calista Avenue, Oakleigh East VIC, Australia
Guitar Lessons | Artist development, Theory Lessons, Composition Lessons, Jazz Improvisation Lessons, Music And Movement For Under Fives
Bio
Specialising in the art of jazz guitar, Shota Ikeda is a guitarist and composer from Kobe, Japan. The bilingual guitarist is influenced by jazz greats like Wes Montgomery and Django Reinhardt, with which he brings this unique perspective to his teachings.
Having learned his jazz guitar skills from Melbourne’s Jack Pantazis, a professional musician, Shota honed his craft by playing and improvising across many different styles, including swing, ballad, bossa nova, blues, and many more. This experience playing across many styles allows him to polish his performance skills in all kinds of gigs and functions as well, giving a real-life perspective to the lessons he gives.
More recently, Shota had been really into gypsy jazz, through which he channels this acquired passion into working on his original music. With this strong theoretical background and performance rigor, Shota is a very versatile jazz musician who enjoys jamming and passing his skills along to those looking to play with more swing.
Teaching Info
I provide clear explanation by showing fretboard diagram to understand fingering, shape of chords and arpeggios so that students can play without sight reading or music theory. After this process, you’ll find out an effective ways to learn how to read music smoothly and understand circle fifth or voicing position.
Trial lesson is available and I’m able to travel with travel fee ($10).