Guitar Lessons

Isabella is a talented instructor and made learning a new form of guitar pleasurable! She was flexible with our schedule — allowing me to work lessons into my cramped weekly schedule. She also tailored lessons specifically for me which helped fill the gaps in my knowledge and achieve results quickly.

I started guitar lessons with Isabella as an advanced beginner. I have benefited tremendously from working with her. She tailors her teaching to specifically address my interests, and is very good at adapting the pace of learning to my work schedule and available time to practice. She listens carefully to my playing and to my concerns and wishes. I believe that she really understands how to work with individual students to maximize their potential, rather than imposing any one teaching method. She has helped me with technique and sight reading, and we have worked through pieces that I have selected, as well as pieces she has recommended that will improve my technique. She is very good at giving me tips, practice ideas and suggestions to help me deal with roadblocks or measures that I find difficult. She is extremely supportive and encouraging, and couches her critical comments in a positive and constructive manner. I have never enjoyed playing the guitar as much as I do today, and look forward to my continued improvement under her instruction.

I have been taking lessons with Isabella in classical guitar for several months now, starting as an intermediate beginner. In that time I’ve gained a greater focus on proper classical technique. The things that I value most in a teacher Isabella has in abundance. She has a beautiful sound and technique of her own, a wealth of musical knowledge and experience of repertoire, a good eye and ear for constructive criticism, and a very friendly and kind demeanor. For me the sign of an effective teacher is having a long list of notes to give you at any time regarding your playing and technique and Isabella always has many at the ready, which has been very helpful to me. She is very open to help you learn music that you want to learn, while diversifying your lessons with a varied amount of material. From Classical, Baroque, Italian, Spanish, Cuban music, there is a lot to learn under her. As a classical guitar student, you couldn’t ask for a more inspiring teacher.

I have been studying guitar with Isabella Abbonizio since October 2011, taking lessons once a week. I wanted to learn music theory and to improve my technique and Isabella has been a great teacher. She has created a program that keeps me motivated to learn, has improved my technique immensely and has actually increased my interest in music theory. Since beginning lessons with Isabella my ability to read music has greatly improved, she has been able to explain music to me in a way that has made it more engaging and exciting. I would recommend Isabella highly to anyone who is interested in becoming a better guitar player and who is interested in developing a greater understanding the Art of Music; her personality is engaging and her curriculum is personalized for each of her students.