Primeau Guitar Studio

After many years of trying to learn guitar without much success, finding, and now working with Chris, has brought me a new enjoyment, understanding and appreciation for the process. He is methodical and patient, allowing me to grow at my own pace while making sure to introduce something new with every lesson. Highly recommend.

I have been taking lessons from Primeau Guitar for a few months and can't recommend him enough. His lesson plans are well thought out and cater to each individuals' needs. I have learned and progressed more in these last few months than in the years I struggled trying to teach myself. If you are interested in learning the guitar, or need some help getting back in to it, please give Primeau Guitar a shot!

I have been taking in-person guitar lessons with Chris for two months now and I have found him to be a very knowledgeable, helpful and, perhaps most importantly for me, a very patient teacher.

Being a middle-aged guy with no musical background I was intimidated by the guitar at first, but Chris has been great at building the complexity of the lessons in a gradual, manageable way and while I still have much to learn, I can see real progress already.

Chris has helped make learning to play the guitar both fun and satisfying and I would recommend him to anyone.

Chris is a very dedicated teacher. He's the intentional guy "making a career" out of teaching people how to play, not just as a side hustle. Even his field of study is about how to do just that! He is very flexible re the direction of instruction -- I have asked him to pursue different things at different times and he is always willing to pivot and give me what I need at the time. Show-up without a request, or with something specific you need to learn, you're in good hands. Plus, he figures-out songs faster than anyone I've seen, it's amazing. He's solid -- that's why you'll likely have to wait to get it! Cheers and blessings!

Chris is an excellent guitar instructor that I would highly recommend to anyone. In the four months that I have worked with Chris, I have improved from only being able to play parts of a couple songs to being able to comfortably improv over a blues progression. If you are looking to take the next step with your guitar playing, look no further!

Im so happy I found Primeau Guitar! Chris is a really great teacher, and as a beginner I feel like I have learned acoustic guitar pretty fast thanks to him. He has a great way of teaching so you dont feel overwhelmed but also giving you a challenge each week, which helps you progress. I appreciate that he teaches you the fundamentals of guitar while also learning to play the songs you want to play. He is very patient and I believe he would be a great teacher for someone at any skill level. This experience has been so fun and Ill definitely be recommending him to friends!

Before starting lessons with Chris a few months ago, I had a serious case of self-doubt and "imposter syndrome" regarding learning the guitar, being an adult beginner with minimal music background. Chris has put all that to rest. He is certainly an organized and knowledgable teacher, but I think most importantly he is patient with a beginner like myself. His curriculum is parsed in digestable nuggets, so one doesn't feel overwhelmed and frustrated with lessons and practice. This combination of his teaching style and curriculum has allowed me to learn fundamental playing skills while gaining confidence. It's been a truly fulfilling experience.

I highly recommend Primeau Guitar Studio! Chris is an excellent teacher. He has put a great deal of thought into designing a curriculum for beginners, but he also customizes each of my weekly lessons to meet me where I am in my journey, assigning homework that is really fun and challenging without being overwhelming. He is always kind and patient, giving useful feedback to help me improve. Learning to play guitar has been a lifelong dream, and working with Chis has made me feel confident that this is something I can achieve.

I've worked with several different music teachers over the years, and Chris is by far my favorite! He is patient and thorough, as well as attentive to my learning goals and musical preferences. I've made much more substantial progress during my six months of lessons with Chris than I have in fifteen years of watching YouTube videos on my own, in part because he knows exactly how much to challenge me in order to motivate me to practice during the week.

Logistically speaking, I appreciate the flexibility of being able to meet in person or online, and it's easy to reschedule lessons if necessary. I highly recommend his studio!

As a self-taught adult player who wanted some structure and to figure out what I didn't know that I didn't know, Chris has been absolutely incredible for the past three months I've been taking lessons. I thought virtual music lessons might be awkward, but he's both made me feel accomplished and confident with what I've learned while pushing me JUST enough that I'm always challenged. Even others have noticed how much more musical my playing sounds already! Lessons have been a highlight of my last couple months- I can't recommend enough.

Chris is a great teacher and is very knowledgeable about a wide range of styles and techniques. He is very organized and will provide you with plenty of materials and exercises that will help you reach your goals with guitar.

I've been taking lessons with Chris for almost 2 years, it's been transformational for my guitar playing and performing. I'm 50 and I never would have thought I could stand up and perform in front of people but he really knows how to build a player up! I started with almost zero knowledge and I now have binders full of lessons and musical knowledge that I will carry with me the rest of my life. The other amazing thing is we did it all entirely over Zoom! He's worked with me on both the acoustic and electric guitar, he's patient and an excellent teacher!! I take one hour a week lesson and it's really one of the best investments in myself I've ever made!!

Chris does a great job of tailoring the lessons to my individual needs and interests, while still making sure I am still progressing every week. He has even carved out a little time each lesson to go over questions I have that aren't directly related to the content of the lessons themselves.

His ability to explain sometimes-complex music theory and communicate why it matters and how to apply it is great. I look forward to my lesson each week (even when I haven't practiced everything on my to-do list).

I think of Chris as more of a Guitar Coach than teacher. He has a good feel for where I need to go next to improve my playing and my understanding of music theory.

I have been taking lessons from Chris for close to two years now. I started out as a total beginner and over that time he has helped me to develop the skills and technical knowledge necessary to both write and play the music that I truly enjoy. I admittedly do not have a lot of free time to devote to learning guitar but lessons with Chris always feel meaningful and impactful as they help me learn guitar in a way that is consistently exciting and rewarding for the time that I do have available put into it.

Chris is an astounding teacher. He is extremely organized, highly efficient, and really knows his stuff -- both as a musician and (more importantly) as a teacher. Chris has the unique ability to make his lessons as technical or as non-technical as his students prefer, and he does an excellent job of calibrating his teaching syllabus based on each student's specific needs, goals, and talents.

As an absolute beginner guitar student trying to fill time during the COVID-19 pandemic, I was unsure at first of how well remote guitar lessons would go. I needn't have worried. Chris has done an exceptional job of teaching via Skype, and though he has a home studio where he can provide lessons during "normal" times, I have been very pleased with how our lessons have gone via video chat.

If you have a guitar tucked away in your closet that you'd like to learn to play, or if you're an experienced guitarist wanting to hone your chops, I can recommend Primeau Guitar Studio without hesitation.

I've been taking lessons from Chris for several years now. We started at ground zero and pretty quickly worked up to playing and singing songs that I enjoy. I once went into a local guitar shop to get a setup done on my guitar and when I said who I was taking lessons from, they said, "oh Chris, yeah he knows what he's doing." You'll enjoy learning from Chris. And he keeps lessons right on schedule so you won't have to wait past your time slot.

I am picking up my guitar after 30 years of just looking at it sit in the corner. Primeau Guitar is fantastic. Chris is an exceptional teacher and communicator. Started in his studio and have switched to video since the world has changed for now. It doesnt matter. The quality of instruction is superb. In just a short time I am picking and strumming songs I have always wanted to play. I recommend Primeau Guitar to anyone that wants to start playing or just get better.

Chris is a great guitar instructor, and I would highly recommend him to anyone who asks. Before beginning lessons I could play a few chords, but was unable to play through any songs. I've been taking lessons for a couple of months now, and I'm able to play through songs and use a variety of strumming patterns. Chris has also been really helpful with sharing knowledge on how to make practice more effective. Taking lessons has been incredibly fun, and I've already seen vast improvements in my playing. Chris is a fantastic instructor, and his lessons will help you reach your goals.

I started working with Chris a couple months ago and have been so impressed by the lessons as an adult beginner. Although it has all been remote (due to COVID-19), that hasn't stopped him from being able to watch and comment on my form/technique and guide me through my mistakes. He's done a great job of teaching the basics, helping me understand guitar terminology, and learning chords and strum patterns. In fact, I am already able to roughly play several songs (they are only rough because I need to more practice!).

Chris is seriously the best!! He does a great job of assessing your skill level and goals and caters the lesson to you. He always gives me the perfect amount of material to work on throughout the week-- I always feel challenged but never overwhelmed. Would highly recommend.

"It'd be so fun to learn guitar someday."

"Someday." I'd told myself that for several years. I even got an inexpensive acoustic guitar one Christmas, and on more than one occasion I picked it up and looked for YouTube videos. Surely I could teach myself, right? I fantasized about how fun it would be to be able to strum through my favorite 80's power ballads around a campfire with friends. But inevitably, my efforts at self-teaching ended in frustration.

I finally concluded that unless I got serious and took lessons, "someday" learning guitar would end up becoming "never." I searched Yelp for guitar teachers and came across Chris Primeau.

I've been taking lessons with Chris for roughly one hour a week over the past year, and I'm staggered at my own progress. I can play dozens of songs with confidence. A year ago I couldn't play jack.

It's one thing to be tremendously talented at something (which Chris is), but it's another skill set to be able to transfer that information clearly to a student. Chris strikes a really great balance--tons of patience as you work through tasks, but also continually pushing you to grow. I look forward to every lesson.

If you're on the fence, just pull the trigger and book a lesson. Don't be surprised if his schedule fills up, but trust me when I say it's 100% worth the effort to get started with him. You'll be glad you did.

I've got nothing but praise for Chris as a guitar teacher. He's truly a professional in his approach to his work. He is a great musician, but more importantly, he takes pains to constantly improve in his ability to teach, both at the absolute novice and most advanced levels. He always has a trick up his sleeve to help you go in whatever direction you want to go as a guitar player.

I hadnt picked up the guitar in about a decade and came to Chris Primeau to help me get back to working my musical muscle. I cant believe in such a short time I went from from Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to playing all kinds of Classic Rock tunes. Personally, my favorite genre! He tailors each lesson and song to help progress skills and different methods, while taking my musical preferences into consideration. Also, he teaches the songs entirety so Im able to play a song to completion on my own. Lessons can be recorded which is great when Im practicing at home to help jog my memory of what I learned in the lesson. Even though the weeks fly by, Im happy I found Chris and my way back to creating music! Thanks!

I found Chris from his great reviews on Google and Yelp, and have since been taking lessons from him for 6 months. He has been a fantastic teacher and great guy to get to know. I started with Chris with no prior musical background, and his approach is to teach beginners to play songs right from the start. In seemingly no time, I'm playing about a dozen songs, a range of barre chords, and learning fingerstyle. The bottom line is that you'd be hard-pressed to find a better guitar teacher.

In 2011, I took guitar lessons for about 7 months and just never really got into it or felt like I was making much improvement, so I quit.

Fast forward to 2015: I decide to dust off my guitar, find Primeau Guitar on Yelp, and give it another go. In about the same span of time with Chris, I've improved and learned substantially more than I had previously, but most importantly, I've had a good time doing it.

Chris is a great teacher and really good natured guy, and he'll encourage you even while you're completely mangling a song. He tailors your lessons based on your preferences and what you want to get out of playing, which makes me that much more motivated to practice.

If you're looking for a guitar teacher who's flexible, professional, and dedicated to helping you achieve your goals, Chris is your guy.