Lesson Loft

Here at Axe Shop, we know that where you learn can have an impact on what you learn. So, we've gone above and beyond those other music shops...and dedicated an entire second floor to you. We call it The Lesson Loft.

Brett Miller

Pro guitarist, composer, author, and instructor Brett Miller offers the most comprehensive, results-oriented, and fun one-on-one guitar instruction available, exclusively via Zoom. Come and benefit from his 15+ years of teaching experience and degree from Berklee College of Music, from the convenience of home, no matter your location.

Specializing in quickly providing beginners with a rock-solid foundation, and taking intermediate and advanced players to the next level of skill and understanding, Brett will help you learn how to:

  • Play faster, more cleanly, more powerfully, and more confidently
  • Understand rhythm reading and notation, so that you can learn songs quickly and easily
  • Build and play chords all over the neck, not just memorize them from a book
  • Use scales, modes, and arpeggios to improvise, jam, and write your own songs
  • Apply music theory to the guitar (in a clear and step-by-step fashion) to unlock your potential

Brett has released six Metal / Fusion solo records, and has composed full-length original soundtracks in the video game industry. Through his company, Metal Guitar Academy MGA, Brett is an author of guitar instructional books and courses. Titles include Beginner Guitar: No Wimps!Sweep Picking: Steam Powered, Guitar Practice StrategiesSpeed Picking: Daily Guitar Gains, Modes? Mastered!, The Chord Book, Magickal Writes: Guitar Practice Journal, Riff Rampage: Forging and Wielding Deadly Riffs, and others. He is an endorsed artist with DR Strings, and Dava Picks.

Get started learning with Brett today, and achieve a breakthrough in your guitar playing! Check out the 5-Star Reviews from students here. To schedule lessons, visit MetalGuitarAcademy.com/Contact and send a message!

Pat Horgan

Pat Horgan is a musician, teacher, booking agent, and talent manager. He also teaches music related classes for the Adult Learning Institute at the Boces Campus in Dutchess County, New York.

He started his music career as an A&R man at Sire Records in NYC in the late 70s. He has also been the A&R man at Spectra Records. He created the Heritage imprint for Spectra, and has produced over 20 albums for major record labels including the best selling "Garage Band" series for Collectables Records.