Learn from Great Acoustic Guitar Teachers

Yaman Akdogan was born in Izmir, Turkey in 1986. He started music by playing guitar at the age of 11. He added the bass to his skills to fill in the bassist position in the school band. Later in high school, borrowing some jazz recordings from a pianist friend, he started getting into jazz music.

My name is Ernesto Mercado — jazz guitarist, producer, arranger, and music educator based in Guadalajara, México, with over 20 years of professional experience. Throughout my career I've performed, recorded, and worked as musical director with artists connected to Luis Miguel, Maná, and Alejandro Sanz.

I play guitar, upright & electric bass, and piano. I've played in multiple bands throughout my life. I moved to Seattle with my band from Ann Arbor in 2016. We played Indie Psych Rock and were influenced by bands like Talking Heads, The Strokes, and David Bowie. We had the privilege of recording a single with Steve Albini(Nirvana) and an EP with Gordon Raphael(The Strokes).

With over a decade of experience in teaching and mentoring musicians, I am a passionate guitar instructor and founder of the Contemporary Music Promotion Center – Magnitude (Novi Sad, Serbia). My teaching philosophy blends technical excellence with creativity, offering a holistic approach that bridges performance, composition, and production.

Marco William Duranti has been described as “a versatile musician, a classical guitarist who likes to look outside his window”. The gift of composition has led him to seek ideas outside the normal parameters of the classical guitar.

Scott Van Zen is one of those accomplished musicians you most likely have heard, but maybe not heard of. All that’s about to change with the release of his debut solo EP, Trouble, on Love Conquered Records late this summer. Van Zen has co-written hits for rock legends Kiss; won a Dove Award with Ken Tamplin; toured with ex Bad Company vocalist Brian Howe: and had over 1,000 songs…

Logan Robertson was born and raised in Covington, Georgia where he began taking guitar lessons at the age of 13.Upon graduation from the Atlanta Institute of Music and Media he received a certificate of musicianship in guitar performance.While enrolled at AIMM,he performed various music genres including jazz, classical, rock, and blues while also learning music theory and…

Hello! I’m Correy and I am a guitarist, bassist and songwriter based in Los Angeles. My eastern and western music influences stem from my time spent growing up in Singapore and California. Following my passion in music, I attended Los Angeles College of Music, and pursued a Bachelor’s of Music in Guitar Performance.

My name is Kevin Thomas, and I love teaching anything that has to do with the piano. Music is my passion, and I want nothing more than to share this amazing world of music with my students. I have experience teaching all ages. I received my Bachelors in Music from California State University Northridge.

I was born in 1991 and have been immersed in music since childhood. Growing up with a musician father, I attended my very first concert, Scorpions, at just six years old. I picked up the guitar at 14, and for over 20 years now, I've been shaping a unique, expressive and versatile style. Entirely self-taught, I'm driven purely by passion.