Learn what
you actually want to learn

My approach

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I’ve worked one-on-one with more than a hundred private students since 2013 — kids as young as five, adults in their 80s, total beginners through working pros.

I don’t promote any one genre or style. The curriculum starts from what moves the student, and everything builds from there. That’s what makes it worth the hours of practice it takes to get good.

With fifteen instruments in the studio, we can work in whichever direction you want to go, and switch as your interests evolve.

Options for study

• — Guitar — jazz, rock, pop, folk, classical, fingerstyle. Electric, acoustic, archtop, nylon. Reading, by ear, and improvisation.
• — Doubles — ukulele, electric bass, piano
• — Music theory & aural skills
• — Music production & composition
• — Music software & DAWs
• — Fundamentals of sound & acoustics
• — Recording, mixing & mastering in Pro Tools and Logic

Credentials

• — Master of Music, Studio Guitar — USC Thornton School of Music. Full teaching assistantship (tuition, stipend, and healthcare) all four semesters.
• — Bachelor of Music, Studio/Jazz Guitar — USC Thornton School of Music. USC Trustee Scholarship (full tuition) all four years.
• — Adjunct Faculty — East Los Angeles College and Los Angeles Valley College. Jazz Ensemble, Pop Music Workshop, Applied Guitar.
• — Graduate Teaching Assistant, USC Thornton Studio Guitar Department, 2021–2023. Twelve sections of Beginning Pop/Rock Guitar taught independently.
• — Private instruction since 2013 — 100+ students, ages 5 to 80+, total beginners through working professionals.