Ivan Cardozo, Guitar Instructor
Guitar Lessons in Boston
Ivan provides guitar lessons to students in Greater Boston, he's got over 30 years of experience in the music industry and 10+ years teaching the instrument.
Students will learn how to play guitar properly and those who already do will learn how take their existing skills to the next level fast.
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To be a Guitarist
The study of the guitar is a labour of love. It takes time, dedication and persistence to improve. Guitars are like any relationship, the more one gives the more one receives. With private guitar lessons from Ivan, students will not only improve their skills and technique, but also everything that comes with being a musician in the field, where it counts. Although if you just want to play in your room for yourself that's great as well.
If you choose to form an outfit and play with other musicians, you’ll gain the confidence and expertise needed for those interactions and perform in front of a crowd.
Guitar Lessons with Ivan
Ivan works with students that range in age and playing ability, with the option to work with students in-person at their home or residence, or online via Zoom, WhatsApp, or Facetime:
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Multilingual guitar teacher, speaking Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
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Guitar lessons for kids or adults
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Lessons for beginner, intermediate, or advanced players
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Lessons for groups of students (reach out for more information)
Based in Cambridge, Ivan travels to homes throughout Greater Boston to provide guitar lessons.
Learn More About Online Guitar Lessons
Want to learn more about private online lessons? In addition to in-person guitar lessons in Greater Boston, Ivan also teaches private 1-on-1 lessons online working with students based nationwide and globally right from the comfort of their own home via Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp or Skype etc.
Meet Your Guitar Instructor
Guitarist Ivan Cardozo
Ivan Cardozo is a guitarist, singer, and teacher. He has performed at venues spanning continents with his repertoire spanning classical to Flamenco flavoured smooth jazz and everything in between. Having dedicated his life to music, Ivan has been in the industry for over thirty years. Occasionally based in Boston and other times in the UK, he is perhaps best described as the true renaissance man.
Ivan tempers the adventures of his career with deep study in stoic philosophy, physical fitness, and passion for all that he does.
What Students Are Saying
Here are what students both nationwide and in the Boston area are saying about guitar lessons with Ivan:
“Ivan elevated my guitar playing ability so fast that my friends and family are amazed.”
"I am a 65-year-old guitar student who started learning to play guitar about 5 years ago by watching YouTube tutorials. I became frustrated because I kept bouncing from many different guitar subjects and felt stuck in a rut and not progressing fast enough. I made the decision a little over a year ago to take guitar lessons with Ivan. His lessons are organized in a way that allows me to thoroughly grasp the musical concepts and guitar playing techniques in such a way that they are cemented in my mind. Prior to taking lessons with Ivan, I never had the ability or courage to play songs with other musicians and now I am jamming with other musicians every week. Ivan is an exceptionally talented Boston guitar teacher that I highly recommend to others.”
- James, 65 Years Old (Boston, MA)
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“Ivan has really brought my playing to a different level.”
"Being classically trained, he brings a great combination of theory, technique, and creativity to all of his classes, which has helped me dramatically improve my fretboard fluency, accuracy, and the expressiveness of my playing. Beyond that, Ivan is an amazing person and just a lot of fun to hang out with and jam, so I look forward to my class."
- Benny, 38 years old (New York, NY)
“Working with Ivan, you’re going to advance quickly.”
"I’ve been a student with Ivan for about a year and a half and have only good things to say about his lessons. When I started with Ivan I was a complete beginner - I had never played a song on guitar before. Within a month of starting, Ivan had me playing my first song and began teaching me the basics of theory. Since then, I’ve learned correct picking and fretting, open chords, barre chords, 7th chords, the major and pentatonic scales, how to find the key of songs, several songs, and a dozen other things I can’t remember off the top of my head. I’d recommend Ivan to anyone who’s serious about learning to play guitar because no matter your current level."
- Edd, (Ocala, FL)
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