Learn from Great Acoustic Guitar Teachers

Hello! My name is Julian Arias and I have been living in the U.S since I was 10. Music has been my passion for as long as I can remember. I completed my Bachelor's degree in Music performance and Education in the University of Miami, which is in the top 10 music schools in the U.S. Even thought I completed my career in classical music, I play all styles of music.

I'm a multi-instrumentalist — guitar, piano, veena, and ukulele — with a background in Carnatic and Jazz music. I hold a Diploma in Contemporary Music from Rainbow Bridge School of Music and have spent 9 years playing, performing, and teaching across NGOs, schools and music academies.

I have been playing guitar for 47 years and teaching for more than 40 years. My passion for music began at an early age while growing up in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1980, I began studying guitar at The Conservatory of Music in my hometown, where I trained for four years before returning in 1986 as a guitar instructor at the very same studio where I had once been a student.

Branden Cravalho is an expressive and passionate classical guitarist and instructor. Utilizing a wide variety of repertoire from renaissance to modern composers, Branden engages audiences with his diverse and charismatic programs. Branden has been playing the guitar for the past 11 Years and has achieved three degrees in music.

With over 22 years of experience playing guitar, writing songs, and performing in blues, Americana, Nashville fingerstyle, rock, pop, and jazz, I help students develop the skills and confidence they need to express their own unique, artistic voice on the guitar and in their songwriting.

With a Bachelor‘s of Music in Guitar Performance and a Master‘s of Music in Music Technology, Nicholas Pierce has a wide range of skills to offer. First and foremost, he is a guitarist—specializing in Jazz, Pop, Rock, and Folk music. He has also had extensive performance experience on the piano and bass guitar and focused on audio engineering and mixing in his Master’s studies.

Hi , my name is Simon and I've been teaching guitar for 20 years. I was highly influenced by a private music teacher I had when I was 16 who propelled me to complete an Associates degree in music in Australia. I moved to the states around 2007 and lived in the Philadelphia/NJ area up until 3 years ago when my wife and I moved to Washington state.

Hi, I’m Travis Sykes — a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music educator with over a decade of real-world experience. I hold a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music, where I studied under department chairs in Songwriting, Harmony, and Bass Guitar, and attended masterclasses with legends like James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Victor Wooten.

I’ve been playing guitar for over 20 years, specializing in rock, alternative rock, hard rock, and blues. My biggest influences include Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, Royal Blood, and Death From Above 1979 — bands that inspired me with their energy, creativity, and powerful guitar-driven sound.

I am an Icelandic songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and performer with over 30 years of experience in creating and playing music. I have written and performed with several bands, including KRAMPAR and Morgan Kane, and many of my songs have been played on Icelandic national radio.