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: Well, you have the Les Paul there with you. : Yeah, a feeling of community – it’s what music can be about. You go into the bars, and you’ll know at least half the people in the bar, so it makes for great music, and you know what to expect from the people that are there, when you get up on stage and play with them. And we hit a lot of the open mic nights, and the nice thing about that is that everybody’s kind of a regular – you recognize people. Just a lot of the people that are around the area – a lot of former rock stars, like I said, a lot of people that probably should be rock stars, but, for whatever reason, never made it. Matt Haller: Well, I have a bunch of people that we play with. Matt Haller: We definitely play rock and classic rock, but I’ve always got one foot in the blues, cause that’s kind of where all that stuff, as everybody knows, where all the stuff came from. : And, what style of music are you personally most interested in? Like, if you’re playing on your own, what do you play? I get a lot of variety, which keeps it interesting for me, as well. There are maybe certain songs that I don’t like, but it’s very rare that I have a song that I don’t like. There’s really nothing I really don’t like. We go from one side of the spectrum to the other side, but I pretty much love it all. We’ve got, I’d say, about eighty percent of the people that I teach are rock, and then we have some of the people that come in and want to know what’s current, maybe like some Taylor Swift or … yeah, let’s see, what’s hot right now? Taylor Swift, One Direction, I’ve even taught a couple of Bieb songs. Matt Haller: A little bit of everything, but I would say mostly pop and rock. : What styles of guitar do you find your students most often interested in learning? : That sounds like a great place to teach guitar. Just a lot of local talent around here, and even people that aren’t famous – there’s just amazing talent around here – people that aren’t famous, but maybe should be, and, we hope, up-and-coming artists. I’ve even played with a couple of those people. Heart, who was just inducted into the Hall of Fame, I believe it was last year. Jimi Hendrix is a hometown hero, as everybody kind of knows. Matt Haller: Absolutely! You might recall, back in the nineties and well into two thousand and so, it was a big Seattle grunge scene here, so there’s always been a hot Seattle music scene. And could you tell us a little bit about the guitar lesson climate there in the Seattle and surrounding regions? Are there a lot of people there who want to learn guitar? Matt Haller: Probably the best way is via email, or you could also call the cell, which is (425) 377-1344. And, if someone wants to contact you for Skype lessons, what’s the best way to contact you? Matt Haller: I probably have about twenty students hometown here, and then I also do Skype guitar lessons, as well, worldwide. And do you teach all your guitar lessons there at your studio, or do you also travel to teach in students’ homes as well? Matt Haller: I’m in Washington, and I basically have a studio on the lake, in Lake Stevens, so it’s a little bit outside of Everett, Washington, and, I’d say, about a half-hour outside Seattle, Washington. Can you tell us first: Where do you teach guitar? What city and state are you in? : It’s a pleasure to have you it’s a pleasure to be here with you.

Thanks for being here today and talking with us about your guitar teaching. : We’re here today with Matt Haller, who teaches guitar, and who has a guitar teacher profile on. Matt Haller Teaches Guitar in Seattle's Snohomish County We’ve transcribed the interview with Matt, which you can read below, but to hear what he says, in his own words, please visit the Matt Haller guitar teacher page.

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Matt Haller gives guitar lessons in Seattle’s Snohomish County, near Lake Stevens, and talks to about his guitar teaching and how he goes about teaching his guitar students how to play guitar. Bellevue Guitar Instruction Brandon Richardson