I love to learn and I love to teach! And nothing makes me happier than passing on what I've learned in my years of experience, schooling, and exploration to others interested in music as well.

My fascination with creating music began in High School. I received an acoustic guitar from one uncle and was taught a handful of chords by another and I was off and running, eventually trading in my elementary school cello for an electric guitar (not the most original story I'm sure).

After playing in my first band right after High School I was certain of what I wanted to do. Eventually switching to bass for my second serious band I decided to abandon the universe of self taught guitar and bass and began taking private bass lessons as well as piano at the local community college.

I continued my studies at the College of the Redwoods after moving with my band to Northern California. I began stretching myself musically by both continuing to study piano as well as taking classes in...

I, Glenn Michael, a native Texan, am a recent graduate of the University of Texas College of Fine Arts with a concentration in audio recording, piano performance, and percussion. I am 23 years of age, and live and breathe music. I have a deep set musical ability and love for music and have been playing passionately since a very young age. I am relaxed, fun, patient, and enjoy sharing my knowledge to spread the joy of what has kept me so very happy. I hope to give my students the same joy to keep their view of life optimistic and continue to see the beauty that the world has to offer through music.

I have taken piano lessons for 14 years, and studied with world renowned performer and teacher, Nancy Burton Garrett, for 3 years at UT. I've taken drum lessons for 11 years and studied with Thad Anderson, the previous drum director for the UT Drum Line, and Tony Edwards, Principal Percussionist for the Austin Symphony Orchestra. I was a finalist in the Butler School of Music's...

I have worked as a music educator for several years, to children of all ages, ensuring that they grow to learn and love music. I have taught piano lessons privately, in home and at music schools. I also worked for a music conservatory, bringing music assemblies about the orchestra to elementary schools.

I play piano, guitar, voice and also am a composer.

I began piano lessons at a young age, entering Booker T. Washington H.S. for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, focusing on Classical Piano. Then I earned a Bachelor's of Music from Loyola University in New Orleans, majoring in composition and minoring in jazz piano. I performed in venues across the city with various jazz and pop groups. I also sang in the Loyola University Chorus and the Genesis Gospel Choir. Then I continued my education, earning a Master's of Fine Arts in Performance and Composition, at California Institute of the Arts. I studied contemporary piano and composition, sang with the Bulgarian...

gfire has been teaching music full-time for over 16 years. Based in Austin, Texas, the "Live Music Capital of the World," she offers voice, piano, songwriting and DJ'ing lessons to students from 5-105 and she specializes in sculpting her lessons to the strengths and desires of each individual student. Her students range from beginning to advanced levels, and they sing and play a multitude of musical styles, including classical, pop, rock, r 'n' b, country, folk, singer-songwriter, musical theater, blues and more.

gfire loves to share her talents with her students. She prides herself on instilling a "sense of mastery" to each of her singing and piano students, no matter on which level they are. The students come away with a real sense of knowing their songs and their instruments inside out and with a real sense of confidence in their musicianship. Plus they have a lot of fun as they make musical progress!

gfire is also an award-winning singer-songwriter and...

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...