Hi future rock guitar players. My name is Gino and I have been playing guitar since I was 16 years old. I'm 28 now and still playing with no end in sight. Out of all the genres of music my favorite has been Rock and Roll. I love it to death. I can remember learning songs by some of my favorite bands such as Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Nirvana, Oasis, Black Sabbath, Ac/Dc, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Alice In Chains, Motorhead, etc and the joy I got that a song that I once thought I could not learn I did. Yet like all things in life it took time and dedication, and that is all I ask for from my students. I just finished receiving my Bachelors degree in music at Whittier College and also have an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts at Fullerton JR. College. I’m here and ready to teach how to play like your Heroes.

Classically trained with years of performance and practical experience. I know how to help you make the music that you want to make. I am well-versed in nearly all music styles from classical to contemporary/pop. I am currently active in both piano accompaniment, vocal performance with the Pacific Chorale, and directing a very active north orange county community choir.

I recently completed my music credential and have graduate degrees in Education and Music.

I am especially gifted in teaching beginning piano, fundamental vocal production and dramatic presentation.

I began studying guitar as a teenager and began teaching at a music store just after graduating from high school.While in my twenties I taught myself steel guitar, banjo and mandolin. Most of my education has been practical: thousands (in the low thousands, but still thousands) of live performances, recording sessions and private and group lessons.

I don`t think there are any short cuts to learning an instrument (and I`ve been around long enough to see plenty of "master guitar in x number of days" gimmicks come and go) but a good teacher can help a student set realistic goals and meet them in a minimum amount of time.

I have been a student of the drums myself for 17 years. I started like many musicians have, learning to play a musical instrument in the school band. I picked up some drum sticks and haven't put them down since. My favorite styles of music are funk and rock. I have studied orchestral drumming, drumset, and music theory for 2 years at the collegiate level. I have taken several private lessons with well renown drummers and clinicians. Ranging from Dom Famularo and Phil Maturano, to Evan Stone and Dave Elitch. Please take the time to look them up and take in their amazing playing abilities. I currently play with 3 bands and record whenever the opportunity arises.

I have over twenty years of performance experience as a drummer. I have an AA degree in Music from Pasadena City College. I have a BA in Music from California State University, Northridge. I have taught individual and group instruction, focusing on hand technique and sight-reading. I attended Grove School of Music in 1990, where I studied hand and sticking technique and Latin drum-set application. I have performed in a variety of musical situations from big band performances to musicals, jazz trios, rock shows, and an independent film score.

I believe that if you want something, you have to go for it. I encourage my students to pursue their passions with music and reach as far as they dare imagine. I act as a resource and a guide, helping my students to find their way to their music goals.

Music has been a part of my life since I was 5 years old, when my father would record my brother and I singing. I always loved singing and learned many of my favorite songs as a child.

I started playing the trumpet in the 4th grade, which has led me all the way to receiving my degrees in Trumpet Performance and Music Education! I was lucky enough to attend one of the nation's top music schools, The Peabody Institute, and I now work toward my Master's degree at California State University, Long Beach. I have enjoyed performing in everything from big-band-lead to principal trumpet in the orchestra, leading brass quintets and brass ensembles, and much more! The trumpet has been a huge passion for as long as I can remember now!

While I was learning songs as a child, I decided I wanted to join a band! Now here we are 10 years later and I've have the fortune of performing as a lead singer in bands across the country, and let me tell you there is no bigger thrill than getting...

I am a piano teacher with BA in Music from Odessa State Academy of Music, Ukraine. Currently I live and work in Cypress, Orange County. Each student is going to progress at a different pace. I believe that all students can thrive in a learning environment that is stimulating, comforting and appropriate to their abilities. Music Lessons improve the mind, body and spirit. Also child development studies prove that Music Lessons improve school performance and grades. As I teach piano to my younger students, I look to help them develop life skills through music. For my older students I aspire to reduce stress in their lives. Regardless of age I work very hard to improve all of my student’s memory, brain function, and coordination and most importantly teach them how to simply have fun! I think that teacher requires the qualities of leadership, compassion, flexibility, humor and above all an ability to communicate at a level the student understands.

I am so excited to meet you! I have been performing ever since I can remember, doing talent shows, plays, musical theatre, and even television and film. Music has always been that quiet hum underneath all the noise that life brings. I began coaching vocalists and actors when I was attending Brigham Young University, studying Communications and Music. I found a new love of producing as I have directed and produced multiple musical showcases here in the USA, as well as in some parts of Europe. I have been able to see how the power of music changes lives, and you will experience that too!

About Me

If you can recognize your favorite song when you hear it, you already have what it takes to be a great musician!

MY PROMISE TO YOU:
1. Your lesson will always be geared toward what YOU want to learn, and if it seems like we are working on something that doesn't match that, I will always take the time to make clear why what we are doing will have you be able to play what you want.
2. You already have every skill you need to be a great performer, and my job is just to steer the ship in the right direction to have that happen. All I am ever doing in a lesson is making sure that we are moving you in the ultimate direction that you want to be going musically.
3. I will do everything I know how to do to make sure that what I have learned that will benefit you becomes something you have mastered. If I could take the "computer chip" in my head and put it in yours, we would do that. Study with me and you will get the next best thing!
4.If I say something...

I am a young (27), and energetic lover of music. I want to instill that love in any student that I teach so that a long-term skill can be developed and cherished. Lessons with me can help in a variety of ways: improve your piano skills in general; grow in your appreciation for music, especially Jazz; learn chord theory and how to read lead sheets; learn how to write a good tune that can get noticed.
I have a Bachelor's of Music in Jazz Studies from Brigham Young University where I had the chance to work with renowned musicians such as Cannonball Saxophone sponsored artist Ray Smith, BMI Jazz composer's workshop member Steve Lindeman, and first-call drummer Jay Lawrence. I am currently studying with Grammy award-winning composer, arranger, and Jazz pianist Bill Cunliffe at Cal State Fullerton as part of my Masters of Music degree in Jazz Performance. I have been teaching piano lessons for over 7 years now, and also have been working as a freelance musician.

I have played piano since I was young. I studied piano at CSU Long Beach where I received a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a certificate in Music Therapy. I have since worked as a Music Therapist. My style of teaching is supportive and patient. I would look at the needs of each student and guide them at their own pace.