Guitar Lessons

Los Angeles

Read about our amazing guitar teachers! Hand-picked pros, who love to teach. All ages, styles and skill levels. We offer in-home, studio and skype lessons. If you are brand-new to guitar, and have questions about getting an instrument, please take a peek at our getting started with guitar FAQ.

Sebastien

One rainy Sunday afternoon in central Massachusetts, a restless 9-year-old Sebastien dug through his closet to find an old classical guitar, and a lifelong obsession began. Sebastien spent his collegiate years as a Presidential Scholar at the University of Southern California’s prestigious Studio/Jazz Guitar Program studying jazz and classical guitar performance, theory, composition and songwriting while playing everything from jazz, bossa nova, rock, R&B, flamenco, fusion and funk, to blues, slide guitar…

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Ethan

Ethan is a superb musician, who enjoys teaching guitar, banjo, ukulele and mandolin in a wide range of styles. He creates individualized lesson plans for each of his students, based on their unique interests. “For me,” Ethan says, “music is about connection and communication. As a teacher, that means imparting information in a way that captivates and motivates the student, helping them discover the joy of making music, regardless of their skill…

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Will

Will holds a degree in Music Education and loves working with students of all ages and backgrounds. A stellar multi-instrumentalist and studio musician, Will teaches guitar, ukulele, mandolin, bass and tres. He enjoys helping students explore their favorite styles of music and learn to record their instruments with Logic and GarageBand. As Will says, “I believe that each student is unique, and in turn that should be reflected in lessons. I strive…

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Jeff

Watching Jeff effortlessly play the most challenging guitar classics is inspiring. He knows the top-secret stuff, and really enjoys sharing his wealth of guitar technique. Beginners will enjoy Jeff’s patience and sense of humor; advanced students will appreciate Jeff’s ability to deconstruct high-level rock and metal guitar. Jeff started his musical journey at the age of 12, with a beat up acoustic guitar, in a small town in Pennsylvania. He spent a few years locked in…

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Thomas

Thomas has a wealth of music knowledge, and an easygoing, organized, style that makes him a terrific teacher for folks of all ages. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Thomas is a multi-instrumentalist – he specializes in guitar and ukulele, but also enjoys teaching drums and charango.* Stylistically, Thomas teaches rock, blues, jazz, classical, flamenco and more. He combines these mainstream styles with years of living in Argentina, just in case…

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Ryan

A dazzling guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, Ryan is terrific with rock, pop, jazz, blues, classical, folk and more. Fortunately, since Ryan is such a nice, laid-back person, you’ll find his talent inspiring, rather than intimidating. Ryan’s instrumental specialities include guitar, ukulele and bass. Ryan’s other love is recording. He’s a Pro Tools, Logic and Sibelius expert, and an all-around recording guru, so if you don’t see him holding a guitar, he’s behind a mixing…

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Scott

Scott’s gentle and organized style works equally well with complete beginners, or folks working on advanced concepts – from jazz theory to metal guitar techniques (sweep picking arpeggios, etc). As Scott says, “If I can hear it, I can play it.” Scott is an adept rock, progressive metal, blues, jazz, country and classical guitarist. He enjoys teaching students of all ages on both conventional 6-string, and 7-string instruments, and also beginning bass and…

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Evan

Evan is a wonderful singer-songwriter, who just so happens to also be a fantastically skilled guitarist. In other words, the same guy that can do a great James Taylor, can also rip like Stevie Ray Vaughn! Evan enjoys working with guitar, ukulele and songwriting students of all ages and proficiencies. As a teacher, Evan strives to combine music’s technical and theoretical aspects, with the experiential and emotional. Ultimately, this process fosters greater…

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George

George is a terrific guitarist, composer, and music software guru, whose musical story spans several continents. He grew up on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, and then spent 7 years in London, studying at both King’s College and London Centre of Contemporary Music. George cut his teeth as a session musician on London’s stages, recording studios and musical theater pits, before moving to Spain, to pursue his interest in composition. George earned…

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Syreeta

Syreeta truly enjoys helping people discover who they are as vocalists, performers, artists and storytellers. In Syreeta’s words, “even the most inexperienced singer has a certain something that makes their voice special.” Syreeta combines this encouraging approach, with a wealth of knowledge from years of touring the world as a professional singer. Syreeta received her specialist certification in vocal styles (jazz, r&b and pop/rock) from Berklee College of Music, and enjoys preparing students for…

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Hubie

Hubie is an easy going guitar teacher and a big believer in learning theory and musical concepts via his student’s favorite songs. He enjoys working with students of all levels, and his goal is to get them as passionate about music and the guitar as he is! Hubie is a graduate of both Boston’s Berklee College of Music, and also U.C. Berkeley (both “Berkeleys” ;-). He recently toured with bass player extraordinaire Nik West, and…

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Rachel

Rachel is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist (saxophone, clarinet, flute, guitar, and voice). She holds a degree in jazz saxophone performance from University of Michigan. Experienced in many styles of music, Rachel especially loves performing and teaching jazz, pop, rock, funk, blues, and Balkan brass music. With her fun and nurturing personality, Rachel creates a great learning environment for all her students. Rachel is a great choice for alto and tenor saxophone students of all levels, intermediate…

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Adam

A multi-instrumentalist, Adam teaches banjo, guitar and dobro. He is a dazzling player, with an organized, but easy-going teaching style, who really enjoys demystifying music for his students. Adam is equally adept with country, rock, jazz and bluegrass. Adam earned degrees in music from both the University of Virginia, and Hollywood’s Musician’s Institute, and was a national merit scholar — no kidding! Adam currently performs and records with Billy Ray Cyrus – recently…

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