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Monday: 9AM - 8PM
Tuesday: 9AM - 8PM
Wednesday: 9AM - 8PM
Thursday: 9AM - 8PM
Friday: 9AM - 8PM
Saturday: ClosedSunday: Closed
Cary Guitar Lessons offers comprehensive guitar and bass instruction in a wide range of musical styles, including Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, R&B, Acoustic Fingerstyle, and Introductory Classical. The studio is led by experienced instructors Mike Krause (Guitar) and Blair Linthicum (Guitar & Bass), who have been teaching and performing in the Raleigh-Durham area for over 25 years. Clients praise the instructors' patience, structured approach, and ability to tailor lessons to individual preferences and skill levels. The lessons cover techniques such as flat picking, finger picking, hybrid picking, improvisation, music theory, reading, and ear training. Additionally, the studio provides a custom transcription service with the option of standard notation or tablature. Reviewers highlight the instructors' wealth of musical knowledge, their effective teaching methods, and the extra materials provided, including lesson recordings, PDFs, and tabs. The lessons have been described as greatly improving students' playing and helping them progress, even those who were previously stuck. Overall, Cary Guitar Lessons is highly recommended for anyone seeking quality guitar or bass instruction.
Mike is great. I really appreciate approach his approach to teaching, picking up the technical aspects of things but also playing the music you enjoy and want to learn. Highly recommend!
Mike is a superb teacher-very patient, really wants to help you learn whatever it is you want to learn, and he has amazing skills as a guitarist himself. I already knew how to play the guitar, but I wanted to go further with my skills of playing. We started with the blues, and I learned the basics right away. I'm now at a higher level and looking to continue with my progress.
Mike has been giving my son guitar lessons for about 6 months. He is an excellent teacher and goes above and beyond to keep my son engaged and looking forward to the next lesson. My son has truly blossomed as a young talent under Mike’s tutelage. Cannot recommend Mike more.