From Jazz to Rock, let this fun and patient teacher help you get to know your instrument!

About Me

I have been happily playing music for over 12 years now and it has always been the light in my day. Now, I hope to shed that same light onto you or your child. I love music and I love teaching, and I hope to bring my friendly, professional, patient, honest and fun teaching style to you! I have been playing the cello since I was in the 4th grade (12 years), the guitar since the beginning of high school (8 years) and the bass since the end of high school (6 years). I started the guitar just to ... have fun and rock out; I joined a band and did a lot of songwriting and cover songs. But it was after I took a class on music theory that I knew how much I not only loved the thrill of playing music but the discovery of how it worked. With this experience I can show you or your child why learning an instrument can be not only an exciting experience but an interesting and enthralling one as well.

I have been teaching music for 3 years and have had experience with children as young as 7 to adults in their mid-30‘s. I am a very attentive teacher who can help you get started and moving in the right direction. A direction which I will then guide you on while on the path to instrumental mastery.

I have had the chance to study with graduates of Musician’s Institute, California Institute of the Arts and Berklee College of Music. This has given me an inside look at what and how each institution teaches, as well as a first hand look at the techniques of the great players from these remarkable schools.

My formal education consists of 2 years at Pasadena City College where I obtained my general Associates Degree (much of the studies included music), I then transferred to California State University Long Beach as a Jazz Performance major (Guitar emphasis) but switched to history after my first semester due to complications regarding a jazz guitarist obtaining a teaching credential in music. At Pasadena City College I studied with jazz/classical guitarist, Ron Berman, who has played with such jazz greats as Herb Ellis and Jimmy Wyble. At Cal State Long Beach I studied with jazz guitarist Ron Eschete, a former teacher at MI who has toured with the likes of Ray Brown, John “Dizzy” Gillespie and Jim Hall.

Most importantly I hope to show you or your child a new way to love and appreciate music. And to provide you with the ability to have the most fun on your instrument possible.

Lesson Details

Throughout my lessons I always encourage basic skills including scales, sight-reading and technical exercises. But what I hope to give all my students is a basic understanding of their instrument. Where a student can look at their instrument’s neck and envision the letters it is composed of, as well as the knowledge of what can be done with them.

Beyond these skills, I always have songs, styles and theory for you to work on but I am often more interested in what you as an ... individual want to learn on your instrument. Getting to learn concepts that you have chosen yourself will help encourage practice and will make the finished product all the more the rewarding.

I can custom tailor a teaching curriculum and/or style for any of my students: we can focus on learning songs, learning to read, how to write music, how music works, and even how to play specific styles of music (including funk, rock, jazz, Latin, flamenco, classical, country and blues). I also self tailor my own worksheets and set weekly goals with my students to help encourage practice, understanding and progress. For students interested in more advanced concepts, I can also teach ear training, music theory, advanced jazz improvisation as well as advanced playing techniques.

All this in a friendly and easy-going teaching environment.

Jared has been a Burbank private music instructor for TakeLessons since 2010. Jared is a certified local music teacher.

How It Works

Lessons are paid for in advance and purchased through our monthly or quarterly plans. All plans come with our 100% Money Back Guarantee. We accept payment via credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover), debit card or electronic check.

Monthly Plan

Schedule and pay for lessons on a month to month basis. Lessons are paid for and scheduled on the 25th of every month.
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Quarterly Plan

Purchase 12 lessons upfront and receive your 13th lesson for free. Over the course of a year, you receive a month of free lessons!
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Pricing

Lesson rates vary depending on the length of the lesson (we offer 30, 45, 60, and 90 minute lessons), and the actual location of the lesson (we offer lessons in your home or our teacher's studio). Lessons are paid for in advance by Visa, Mastercard or Discover. Sorry, no cash.

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Located in the garage of my house, complete with a small stage, an upright piano, electric keyboard, PA system, guitar amps, drum set, cellos, guitars and a bass.

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I can provide a guitar, a cello (a full size), an amp, cords and the occasional pick to students (sorry no spare bass). I would only require an outlet and room to practice in; if the student could bring a pick that would be fantastic as well! I can also bring acoustic guitars if an outlet is unavailable and if that is in fact the kind of guitar the student wants to learn.

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