A logical and practical approach to the guitar.

About Me

the jerry story began in waxahachie, texas in the summer of 1960. growing up in a very musical family and showing a strong interest early on, jerry began formally studying music at the age of nine. at fifteen, he borrowed his younger brother's cort acoustic guitar and began teaching himself by studying old piano scale books and playing rock tunes by ear. throughout high school and college, jerry played a range of styles (everything from freddie green to frank gambale) in jazz and rock ... bands. he earned a bachelor of music degree in music education from oklahoma baptist university, as well as a master of music pedagogy and performance from oklahoma state university. in his 26 year teaching career, he has directed multiple state champion ensembles and been instrumental in the development of the digimet classroom metronome.

today, jerry is an active teacher, writer, arranger, and player. he is a published research assistant as well as the author of 2 books on sight reading. he is also the inventor of the game "guitar bingo." currently the guitar player for the "wavetones", his guitar of choice is the beloved "frankenaxe" is an ibanez strat style electric with a custom neck and electronics. he seldom puts it down. he cites steve vai, joe satriani, eric johnson, paul gilbert, bill lafleur, alex machacek and monte montgomery to be among his most powerful influences. he enjoys two great musical passions, "teaching students and playing guitar."

Lesson Details

Jerry has been a Dallas private music instructor for TakeLessons since 2009. Jerry is a certified local music teacher.

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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.

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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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I bring my guitar and teaching materials. The student needs an instrument, a book, a metronome, and a tuner.

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