Guitar Instruction by Charlotte Adams - Wimberley, TX	1 review

Charlotte lives in the Texas Hill Country, surrounded by woods and wildlife, but still within reach of the Austin music scene. The music of her horses snorting and munching in the paddock and the songs of the coyotes in the distance are as integral to her creativity as the jazz or rock and roll streaming from her house on the hill. Guitar players of all ages and levels travel the winding, unpaved road to her studio to benefit from her thirty-plus years of conscious teaching.

Charlotte is considered a teacher of teachers because so many skilled musicians come to her to expand their knowledge of the instrument, theory and technique and to profit from her help in eliminating blocks in their performance and careers. But this doesn't mean that Charlotte's teaching is only for the seasoned guitarist.

Charlotte gives the young or beginning guitar player a solid musical foundation and evokes enthusiasm and commitment. Her ability to present concepts clearly and concisely makes learning easy and fun, while her capacity to organize and prioritize material ensures rapid progress. Add to this an empathetic and intuitive nature, which allows her to address the learning style and needs of each student, whether in a private lesson or a group.

How can Charlotte help you with your guitar playing? Design your own program (or have her help create one), using her Instructional materials (guitar instruction videos, DVD's, downloadable lessons, books, CD's, and practice aids), study the free lessons which are continually available on this site, or study with Charlotte at a workshop, intensive, or private lesson or consultation. She can even teach you using telephone, email or webcam! Because she has a magical way with those who are learning to play the guitar, Charlotte can help anyone achieve the level to which they aspire.

Charlotte Adams

Many people who have heard Charlotte play describe her as a jazz guitarist. Others consider her a vocalist as well. If she played at a wedding which you attended, you might think her musical focus is classical guitar. But if you ask Charlotte, she will probably simply say "I play guitar". Hooked on Chet Atkins' guitar style as a teen, her playing still reflects the influence, as she always seems to come back to fingerstyle chord melodies and can't seem to resist that alternating and moving bassline.

Her personal history created the thrust behind this website and, more specifically, behind Woman to Woman Guitar. Charlotte experienced many difficulties as a female guitarist in the seventies, including problems in her hands and arms which seemed to mark an end to her career. It was clear to her almost immediately that the physical, psychological and emotional aspects of the pain were inseparable. Fortunately, she had already embarked on a study of natural health and healing, as well as a mental/spiritual discipline. But there was no shortcut and no roadmap.

At the time Charlotte lost her ability to play, she was teaching 35 private lessons a week, practicing 5 hours a day, and playing regular gigs at night. It was a difficult period for her, as her whole life was about playing music and now that life was threatened. She made the decision to stay quiet about it, not telling her students. "I didn't want to scare people and I was afraid everyone around me would think the same thing was going to happen to them, possibly even creating the problem through their anxiety. Also, I kept thinking I would wake up one day and be okay, and it would be a moot point." She decided to continue teaching, minimizing the amount of actual playing she did in a lesson and further developing her verbal and intuitive skills. These are the very skills which currently allow her to teach students over a long distance telephone line or via a website!

Charlotte Adams--Guitar Instruction Written by Larry Simonette from Salado, Texas on Jun 11, 2010 report as inappropriate Charlotte, a talented jazz guitarist and teacher was my teacher for one year—from October, 2008 to October 2009. Because of business pressures in October 2009, I had to put my guitar instruction on a temporary hold which I am hopeful can be resumed sometime in the fourth quarter of 2010. I started late in life taking guitar lessons. Charlotte, whom I found on the internet, was my fifth guitar teacher in ten months. At the time I visited her at her studio in Wimberley, I was a very discouraged person. In a very short order, she, indeed, gave me the confidence and encouragement to continue my guitar studies and to achieve my goal of being able to play a jazz guitar. In addition to her holistic approach to teaching, her patience and inherent understanding of people and their individual needs as a student set her apart from the prior teachers I have studied with and make her unique. I traveled 160 miles every two weeks to take a two hour lesson with Charlotte. As with all of her other students, my instruction never stopped there, Charlotte would always take phone calls and emails to answer questions and / or provide additional instruction and encouragement. Would you recommend this business to a friend? Yes Value for money: I would recommend Charlotte Adams to any one who would like to guitar Service & support: Quality: Location: Overall rating: Excellent