• Randall Avers began studying music at the age of 6 with the jazz guitarist and Suzuki teacher Michael Vahila. He was accepted into the Guitar Program at Akron University at age 12.

    Avers’ teachers include: Stephen Aron (Oberlin Conservatory/U. of Akron), Neil Anderson (New England Conservatory), Aaron Shearer (NCSA), Tom Patterson (U. of Arizona), Olivier Chassain (Paris Conservatory) and Eric Stenstadvold (Norwegian Academy), combined with masterclasses and individual lessons with over 50 of the leading performers and pedagog’s in the classical guitar world.

    Avers taught dozens of masterclasses at universities, conservatories and festivals in the US and Europe. He was a teaching assistant at the University of Arizona (2001-03). Since then, he has been teaching children from ages 6-18 in kulturskole (Regional Arts schools) in Norway. Today, he an instructor at the Asker Kulturskole where he teaches guitar, directs the guitar orchestra and oversees the talent program.

  • “Classical Guitar Tips” is a video series that focuses on the fundamentals of classical guitar technique and training. The material in the videos is geared towards students who wish to have a comprehensive understanding of the mechanics of the instrument and how the mind and body function. Some of films were direct commissions by guitar teachers. Please contact me if you wish to commission a film subject.

  • A 10 year undertaking. The idea was to make a note reading manual for guitarists that was comprehensive, progressive, and assessable every step of the way. The book uses Explicit teaching methods - much like phonics in early literacy - to build a note reading foundation that encourages fluency. The book was released by Productions D’Oz in November 2021.

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Part 1: The Tools you need for Classical Guitar
Part 1: The Tools you need for Classical Guitar

What items do you need to play the classical guitar? Here is an overview of the tools you will need and how to use them. The Classical Guitar Tips playlist is available on my YouTube Channel.

Part 2: The Right Hand
Part 2: The Right Hand

This is the second video in the series “Classical Guitar Tips”. The film goes into all the factors that make a good right hand position for the classical guitar - from posture to looking at reference fingers. The complete video is available on my YouTube playlist “Classical Guitar Tips” on my channel.

Part 3: The Left Hand
Part 3: The Left Hand

The third installment of the series “Classical Guitar Tips”. This one goes into the minute details that make the left hand so illusive. The film covers the muscles in use in the arm, the form of the hand, the muscles in play to increase your left hand accuracy. The entire film is available on my playlist “Classical Guitar Tips” on my YouTube channel.

Part 4: The 3 minute warm-up
Part 4: The 3 minute warm-up

This is part four of my series “Classical Guitar Tips”. This one goes over the most basic exercises that will help the fingers locate the strings - on both hands. This is intended for the student who does not have a warm up routine, or has very little time. A small warm up is better than nothing at all! The complete video can be found on my playlist “Classical Guitar Tips” on my Youtube channel.

Introduction to Note Reading for Guitarists
Introduction to Note Reading for Guitarists

A book that teaches guitarists how to read notes based on phonics principles. Currently available as PDF and Spiral Bound at ProductionsDoz.com

Part 5: Note Reading on the Guitar
Part 5: Note Reading on the Guitar

This film introduces the book “Introduction to Note Reading for the Guitarists” and gives a dive into why note reading is such a headache for guitar players.