Good Music Academy

Music Teacher

Kale has been teaching music to students ages 3-76 in the Philadelphia area since 2006. He has two bachelors degrees in Music from Temple University; one in Classical Guitar Performance, the other in Music Theory. He was the only undergraduate to have their paper accepted for presentation for the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic’s 2010 annual conference; Kale’s paper was titled “The Consequences of Cadential Failure and Virtuosic Rhetoric in Liszt’s B-Minor Sonata”.

After graduation, he continued his classical guitar studies with world-renowned lute and classical guitar teacher Patrick O’Brien. Kale has taken training for Suzuki Guitar instruction under David Madsen and Andrea Cannon. He has taken training for Suzuki Early-Childhood Music Education under Wan-Tsai Chen. He has hitch-hiked from Colorado to Philly in 2 days, performed on the side of a 14,000 ft. mountain at 2:00 am for a 24-hour mountain bike race, and sailed on a German tall-ship in the North Sea . Seeing children and adults grow, develop, and expand their capabilities is one of the most rewarding parts of teaching lessons for Kale. Read more

5 recommendations

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    Whitney Van Dean

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    Kale Good has been my 8-year old son's guitar instructor for just over a year. Kale is an excellent teacher! He gets to understand each child and how they learn best while still using the Suzuki method of teaching. He makes it fun with "challenge games", he's knowledgeable, he's patient and he treats each child with respect and courtesy. I'm thrilled and feel blessed to have found Kale to be my child's instructor.

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    Tysean Gross

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    I wish I still lived in the area. Kale was amazing. He really knows his stuff, and I got pretty good under his guidance.

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    Michael Essman

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    Kale is a great teacher and gives me the scheduling flexibility I need to keep up with my lessons.

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    B.J. Derganc

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    Kale is a great teacher and a stand-up guy. He knows his craft and has a huge passion for music, especially guitar. I would recommend him to anyone who wants to further their understanding and love of music through guitar lessons.

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    Tom Anderson

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    I have been a student of Kale for four years. I am 75 years of age and started with Kale without any musical experience. He has displayed acute understanding and patience which has helped with my progression. I am very satisfied with my progress, and committed to constant improvement.
    Tom Anderson

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