Fingerpicking, Rock, Improvisation, Classical Guitar, Music Theory: Beginners to Advanced Students. I've been teaching since the end of the 20th century (15 years) and have had the incredible experience of watching hundreds of students, children and adults, find their musical ability.

I've developed fun and rewarding methods for learning the instrument. I use teaching methods that incorporate a solid foundation of music theory, sight-reading, performance, composing, and ear training skills.

I have a BA from Lambuth University where I studied Classical Guitar.

My name is Jordan and I have been playing and writing music for about 15 years. I have studied and performed classical guitar, rock, country and blues. While playing the guitar is one passion, writing songs is another. Both of these were studied even further while completing my B.A. at Berklee College of Music in Boston MA. I have played over 150 dates in the last year and have performed in front of more that 3,000 people. I love music, the creative process, and I especially love watching students grow into their own artistry with the techniques we learn in our lessons.

I love music. Playing it, learning it and teaching it. My aim as a music teacher is to share the passion that I have for music with you and help you find your own love for it. I will help you learn how to play the guitar and understand chords, the fretboard and the theory of it all so you can create your own music. My goal is to make it fun, interesting and challenging for each and every student. You will be playing the guitar within the first two lessons with me as your teacher. Through practice and a positive attitude, you will find a love and a passion for the guitar that will make you want to practice and improve more through each and every lesson.

I graduated from the University of Alaska, Anchorage in 2000 with a Bachelor of Music with an Emphasis in Music Education. My primary instrument of study was the Classical/Spanish Guitar. I taught K-6th Grade Classroom music and 5th-6th Grade Band in three elementary schools from 2001-2005. From 2001 to 2003, I was also earning...

People take music lessons for different reasons and I would like nothing more than to help provide the knowledge and resources you will need to be successful in your musical endeavors. I also believe in the tremendous value the arts hold in mind, body, and spirit. My ultimate goal for myself and my students is to learn how to achieve a deeper connection to music through discipline, study, and performance. It is my hope that you will also be able to transfer what you learn to anything else in life.

As I evolve as a musician and performer I will also evolve in my philosophies and methods. For now I can say that I believe in teaching my students to be independent learners. I also know that each student has unique needs and ways of understanding, especially such an abstract subject as music. I continue to study rehearsal and performance practices on multiple instruments from a variety of philosophies and techniques introduced to me by my mentors. My lessons are individually...

I have lived in Austin since August of 2009, having moved down to Central Texas to pursue a Masters degree in Opera Performance at the University of Texas, a degree which I had completed last May. At UT, I have performed the roles of Don Alfonso in UT's Butler Opera Center production of Così fan tutte, as well as recently performing the role of Chip in a new work called New York Stories by Daron Hagen. I have also sung in the Austin Lyric Opera ensemble for their productions of Lucia di Lammermoor, The Magic Flute, La Traviata and La Bohème, and will be performing in their upcoming production of Puccini's Turandot. I have also performed in the ensemble for the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin in their productions of The Mikado, as well as performing the role as the Second Yeoman in their production of The Yeomen of the Guard.

I first began studying voice at the Walnut Hill School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Natick, MA, and the Royal College of Music in London...

Jim F. has worked as a guitarist in the Austin area since 2005 performing & recording with several different projects including: The Bees Knees Revue, Eric Hokkanen and The Gypsy Tribe, The Copperpots, Hot Club Soda, The ACC Big Band, and The Jeff Warren Johnson Band. In addition, he also collaborates with members of The Ghosts Along The Brazos, The Marshal Ford Swing Band, Aunt Rubies Sweet Jazz Babies, and many others. He began his musical education at the age of seven when he started studying violin, until he fell in love with the guitar in his early teens. At fourteen he began private lessons at the Austin Guitar School, where he learned about proper technique, scales, harmony, and improvisation from Mark Bish, and composition, finger style guitar, and arranging from Bret Boyer. Wishing to further his education, he enrolled at Austin Community College, where he studied Jazz harmony and improvisation with Dr. Russ Scanlon, classical harmony and ear training with Dr. Craig Nazor,...

I'm a certified elementary educator and professional musician with decades of experience and a tremendous passion for music. I moved 2,000 miles from my home in Boise, ID to be part of the thriving music community of Austin TX. Along the way I've played with such legends as the Flatlanders, Charlie Robison, Alejandro Escovedo, Chuck Prophet, Kelly Willis, Jimmy LaFave and many others. I've toured all over the world as a member of major-label acts and as a solo artist. I've produced albums for several recording artists and have had my own songs recorded and released numerous times.

What all this translates to is that I have a lifetime of experience in the music world that I'd love to share with those interested in learning more. My specialties include teaching music theory, working with groups, exploring songwriting, intermediate and advanced guitar study, and working with youngsters. Deeper exploration into music history as it applies to the lessons and the more detailed...

I have been playing guitar since August 1992. I cut my teeth on the alternative music that was popular at the time (Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Nirvana) but soon began to focus on earlier movements, specifically the playing styles and mindsets of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton. I formed a band in 1996 and began gigging in Austin and throughout Texas. During this time, I immersed myself in jazz and did everything I could to bring the sonic palettes of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis into my playing, even taking up saxophone and piano in order to better understand what they were doing.

I eventually moved back to my home town of Lubbock, where I graduated from Texas Tech University with a BA in English with a minor in Music, having played guitar and saxophone in the Jazz Band in addition to taking several classes in theory. During this time, I was giving private lessons in Lubbock and setting up arts education programs at the Lubbock Boys &...