As far back as I can remember, music has been a central part of my life. I grew up in a musical family; my father a drummer and pianist, my mother a woodwinds player, and my brother a bassist, I have been surrounded by music as far back as I can recall.

In 3rd grade, I remember seeing a brass quintet play at my elementary school auditorium. This was the moment I knew the trumpet was for me! From 3rd grade to my senior year in high school, I took private lessons and played in the top groups on trumpet and percussion - eventually achieving such awards as "Best Soloist at a College Jazz Festival" and "Musician of the Year at San Diego School for Creative and Performing Arts." Upon graduating from San Diego SCPA in 2005, I became interested in recording and audio engineering – eventually working as a 2nd engineer at Signature Sound in Clairemont, and main engineer at Proxy Music in Oceanside. This afforded me the opportunity to work with some of San Diego’s finest musicians...

I've been teaching/tutoring music since 2007 with experience teaching music theory, aural skills, piano, and guitar. I can help students with a variety of musical tasks. The program I was enrolled in at SDSU ensured that I had a good grasp of a wide variety of instruments.

I completed my Doctorate of Musical Arts in 2006 at the Shenandoah Conservatory, but I have been performing music since I was three year's old. Music is a passion on mine and I want to share that passion with my students. I teach in a relaxed yet technical style. I currently teach Voice, Piano, and Celtic Harp (Lever). I believe learning music should be fun no matter the instrument, style, or genre. My students have also expressed how nurtured and safe they feel in my studio.

I'm interested in teaching beginning through advanced guitar students. The only requirement is a love of music and the desire to know how it works as well as how it's played. I teach music theory with an emphasis on creativity. There is no reason why you can't learn to speak the language of music while learning to play.

Hot licks and guitar tricks are fun -- I love them (and as a former editor for Guitar Player magazine, I know them pretty well) -- but in addition, I'd like to help you become a creative musician, capable of improvising and composing your own music.

Luckily, I have a completely original (and effective) way to help you achieve that goal. In 2011, my book -- Compose Yourself! -- was published, offering a way to learn music as a second language. You can read about it on Amazon.com. It is not required, but if you're interested, I can bring some of the ideas into the lessons.

Currently I'm a columnist for American Songwriter magazine (published in Nashville),...

I come from a long line of talented musicians and teachers. My parents and other relatives played live for radio shows in the early 1940's and we have all performed at hundreds of other venues over the years. I basically "grew up" in a music studio and began teaching professionally at the age of 16. Over the years I have enjoyed seeing my students develop their own musical talents and abilities. Many have reached out to become professionals in their field, receiving musical scholarships and starting their own bands, etc. I have 2 beautiful adult children and I am the proud Oma (grandma) of 4 beautiful grandchildren, two boys ages 10 and 6 and twins (girl and boy) age 2. The two oldest have special needs yet they love learning music and music theory. Even the twins sit for extended periods of time playing "at" the piano and love to dance! Statistics have shown that children who learn to play a musical instrument get higher grades in school, have better concentration and become...

From my involvement as a soccer referee, my participation in University Greek life, and as a teaching assistant and mentor, I've developed a positive mental attitude and I apply it to my work style. I understand the importance of discipline, rules and policies, communicating effectively, and teamwork.

I tutor math as well as science subjects, and I also teach English: grammar, reading, and writing.

Hello! I would first like to thank you for viewing my profile and hopefully I will get to meet you soon! I have been playing the alto saxophone for 14 years. This includes in marching, symphony, concert, and jazz bands as well as solo projects. I have also played the tenor sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, and contrabass clarinet throughout my musical career. While attending Western Illinois University, I studied classical saxophone, music theory, music history, conducting, and general music for classrooms. I have 3 years of experience with one-on-one instruction and three years experience in classroom instruction.

Western Illinois University - Bachelor of Arts in General Studies attained in 2011

Hi! My name is Tom, and I started playing the guitar, and singing in 1996. I've been very lucky in my musical pursuits. I've studied Classical guitar technique with Fred Benedetti, and the world renowned Celino Romero, and I've also gotten to know big stars in the Heavy Metal world such as Kerry King, and Alex Webster. The most amazing thing that I have discovered, is that this immaculate Classical guitar technique handed down through the Romero family can be applied to any style of guitar or bass playing. I will teach you these masterful techniques! Since 2006 I have given over 10,000 guitar lessons. You will learn how to play the Guitar easier, faster, and more expressively. I can teach you to approach the instrument the way that works. It really can be easy to play the Guitar, if you just know how to approach it! It will of course take lots of practice, but if your hands are moving correctly from the beginning, that practice will be much more enjoyable. I specialize in Spanish...

After graduating from Salford University, England with a Bachelors degree (Honors) in Music and Composing I worked for a short time as a commercial "jingle" writer, before moving to San Diego, marrying my dream girl, and opening my own music recording, teaching and production studio. From there I have been teaching lessons, recording bands and writing music for independent film ad video games for the last 6 years. Throughout this time I've been continually performing live in venues all over California.

Music has been my number one passion since childhood. It was in third grade that I discovered the snare drum in music class, and I knew there was no turning back. At the young age of 7 I had already decided that I wanted to be a teacher. My passion for drumming grew stronger as the years went on, and I was constantly searching for new challenges to conquer. Relocating to San Diego contributed to this as it introduced me to a huge constantly evolving music scene.

I'm currently obtaining my associates in music at Mesa College. I have been performing professionally and teaching around southern California for close to ten years. I've worked as a session drummer and recorded several albums and EP's for a number of bands. I co-managed San Diego Drum Shop with Jon Oren in 2011 to early 2012. I now play for a hand full of groups ranging from bluegrass and jazz to rock. When I'm not behind my kit, you can find me painting, cycling or enjoying almost any other physical outdoor activity.

Music is my life and drumming is my passion...
I first sat behind the drumset back when I was in middle school and suddenly, life had made sense and it was through rhythm that I defined myself. My obsession led me to a broad musical expansion in High School where I became strongly involved in the music programs there. Marching drumline, indoor drumline, symphonic, orchestral, concert and jazz ensemble filled my life with love and purpose. Some of my defining moments from those days were my involvement with the collegiate district honor band, coming in 3rd place for indoor drumline in all of Southern California, and being awarded the jazz soloist award for drumming excellence at the Cuyamaca jazz festival. After graduating I joined up with DCI group "The Velvet Knights Drum and Bugle Corp" and became the Tenor Section leader.
Now, Being a student in college, I have taken a multitude of music courses including, Jazz Improv, Afro-Cuban, Piano, Modern Drumset Technique, and Music...