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NYC Guitar Studio
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560 W 184 StSte 701
New York, NY 10033
Neighborhood: Washington Heights
(347) 546-0092
- Nearest Transit:
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190 St (A)
191 St (1)
Dyckman St (1)
- Hours:
Tue, Thu-Sat 11 am - 7 pm
Wed 11 am - 3 pm
Sun 1 pm - 7 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
3 reviews for NYC Guitar Studio
3 reviews in English
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Review from Megan K.
Long Island City, NY
Updated - 4/17/2010
Mr. Hostfalt is one of the best NYC teachers of all time! He's patient, dedicated, knowledgeable, plays a mean guitar, and pays a great deal of attention to his student's development. Before studying with him, I had reached a musical plateau in my own development as a guitarist & singer/songwriter. He took all of the smoke & mirrors away when it came to jazz & guided me with material that I wanted to learn. In a sense, I learned how to make music all over again, instead of just "playing" music. (I had forgotten that making music takes time.) It was as if I was playing the guitar for the first time, when in reality, I have been a guitarist for over 15 years. He has been a tremendous benefit to me & to anyone who studies with him.
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5/22/2009
Mr. Hostfalt is one of the best NYC teachers of all time! He's patient, dedicated, knowledgeable,… Read more »
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Review from Rachel K.
Queens, NY
5/28/2010
I recently took my first lesson. I bought a ukulele and thought I could teach myself using YouTube videos, but that was an immediate fail.
I played the sax in high school, but I never touched a stringed instrument. After one 30 minute lesson I had learned to play (slowly) a song. I'm now obsessed with practicing, and I've put in at least an hour every day. My next lesson is next week, and I can't wait. It's relaxing and challenging and I'm probably making my neighbors nuts.
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Review from Kenny Y.
Brooklyn, NY
5/15/2009
I have been studying with here for almost a year, I started as a complete beginner. I knew how to make a few chords, but couldn't make a song. I went home from my first lesson play the verse of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" I told him I wanted to play Your Touch by the Black Keys and the next lesson he a TAB transcription ready and I learned it. The next week 12 bar boogie then Johnny B Good (Jimi style). What ever songs I want to learn, he teaches me. I can play JS Bachs Partita in Bm. I can also play bluegrass on Mandolin. I am working on Beethoven's #3Sonatine for Mandolin. I can sight read standard notation now . I can play anything written. Now I'm learning technique and how to play what I hear. He has been trying to teach me that since the beginning. You get that little by little and by playing. These lessons have been one of the best things I have ever done for myself. I asked for Rod Stewart's "Cut Across Shorty"
This week I learned Eddie Cochran's(the guy who wrote it) and Rod's too. I am dying to go play my guitar
Specialties
While catering to a diverse student body, NYC Guitar Studio is known for it's numerous prolific student's activity on the music scene worldwide, professional and semi-professional, as well as for students admitted to top music schools on all levels, everywhere. In Manhattan's Midtown & Uptown, NYCGS provides highly qualified creative music instruction on all levels, in most styles/types of American/Western popular & European classical Music forms. Instruments taught are Guitar ( acoustic, electric ), Electric Bass, Mandolin and Ukulele. Improvisation, Music Composition, Arranging and Music Theory, Sight reading, ear training / transcription techniques. Advanced instrumental, improvisational and compositional techniques/concepts. Notably NYC Guitar Studio is also one of few educational facilities worldwide to teach systematic studies of Microtonal Music on the traditional 6 string/12 fret Guitar.
History
Established in 2006
Founded as a division of creative music production label Sonus Rex by internationally acclaimed award-winning Guitarist, Bassist, Composer and Veteran Educator Sten Hostfalt. NYC Guitar Studio is an extension of three decades in creative music and DIY / Independent activity combined with leading music school and international top musician network affiliation . Through thoroughly documented successful professional educator work worldwide since 1985. Numerous former students have been admitted to top music schools and have become active as professional musicians. Recording and touring nationally and internationally with bands, acts and shows, from independent performers to major acts and artists in a variety of styles from Jazz, Progressive, Punk, Singer/Songwriter, Reggae, Musical and Metal.
Meet the Business Owner: Sten Hostfalt A.
Recognized by leading press, as one of New York City's most active, most innovative bandleaders and improvisers on the guitar. Regularly heard on the scene in a wide range of musical contexts. And with three decades in creative music, and 25 years as a music educator, multi-Instrumentalist and multi-genre performer Sten Hostfalt has contributed to the US East Coast and creative NYC scene alongside leading names in Music since 1989. And as a NY Jazz Academy teacher, performing at Carnegie Hall. And as a former Royal College of Music in Stockholm faculty member, appearing as an invited lecturer at some of the world's most prestigious schools including New World School For The Arts at University Of Florida / Miami-Dade College, alma maters Berklee College Of Music New England Conservatory and at workshops in Argentina, Sweden and Slovakia.
