Doctorate Degree in Music
Graduate-level expertise dedicated to offering you the best resources and guidance.
Dr. Costa's Mentorship
Private Guitar Mentorship
Learn to play guitar effortlessly — using gravity instead of tension, smooth string release, decisive position shifts, and joint mechanics that transfer your body’s natural strength to your fingertips. Taught by a 10-time international competition winner (including 3rd Prize at the GFA), Carnegie Hall performer, and Doctor of Music.
10 International Competition Wins
Including 3rd Prize at the GFA — technique, artistry, and experience that translate into actionable advice for your playing.
Carnegie Hall Debut
Performances on world-class stages to inspire your musical journey.
Areas I Can Help With
Whether your goal is classical guitar, improvisation, theory, rhythm, or another style, the work begins with the same question: what outcome do you want, and what is getting in the way?
Classical Guitar
Refine your technique, sound, interpretation, and comfort on the instrument. I help you identify the habits that create tension or limitation, then build a clearer path toward effortless playing.
Solo Guitar Improvisation
Develop the ability to create music on the guitar without feeling trapped by patterns. The videos below were created on the fly, with no preparation — pure improvisation. We can work on harmony, phrasing, fretboard awareness, and the confidence to let ideas unfold naturally.
Electric Guitar
Improve consistency, phrasing, fretboard control, and musical confidence. Whether you are working on technique, improvisation, or original music, I can help you organize the next step.
Acoustic Guitar
Build a more controlled and expressive approach to steel-string playing, from fingerstyle technique to harmony, rhythm, and arranging ideas across the neck.
Ukulele
Use guitar-based musical understanding to make the ukulele feel clear, expressive, and accessible, whether it is your first instrument or a companion to guitar.
Music Theory and Appreciation
Understand how music works so your playing becomes more intentional. We can connect theory to the fretboard, repertoire, improvisation, and the way composers create meaning.
Rhythm Mastery
Strengthen your sense of pulse, subdivision, groove, and rhythmic confidence so you can practice and perform with greater security.
YouTube Performances
Explore more performances, improvisations, and teaching ideas on my YouTube channel.
