Learn from Great Acoustic Guitar Teachers

I’m a conservatory-trained jazz guitarist, composer, and educator with 30+ years of performance, recording, and teaching experience. I’ve collaborated with leading Italian and London-based artists (including Fabrizio Bosso, Pietro Tonolo, Martin Speake, Mikele Montolli, and Keith Waithe) and appeared at major Italian jazz festivals in Rome, Turin, Terni, Matera, Ancona, and Padua.

I’ve been teaching and performing music in the Washington, D.C. area for over three decades. My solo classical guitar performances have garnered me recognition, but I’ve also played in various musical ensembles, ranging from flamenco to jazz to rock. I studied Classical Guitar at Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University.

I am a Cambridge university educated tutor, and I have been teaching music privately in the UK for around 20 years, with students of all ages and abilities. I am currently based in SW England, and teach banjo (clawhammer), guitar and bass guitar, and have played all of those instruments at a professional level, in the studio and live.

Nikolas Snyder (aka BANJO THUNDER) is an indie folk singer-songwriter from San Diego, CA. He has a unique approach to the banjo and guitar. His captivating lyrics are reminiscent of early Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, and The Tallest Man on Earth. He spent years playing professionally in New Orleans, which influenced his music and perspective.

Guitarist, composer, producer, artist. Born in Maracaibo in December 1996 into a family of musicians. Educated at Academia Intervalo and partially at the José Luis Paz Music Conservatory. At 18, he became a full-time guitar instructor for the Banco Central Núcleo and Santa Lucia Núcleo, both part of Venezuela’s National System of Orchestras.

My name is Coire ("Cory") Walker, and I love to balance music's technical, creative, and theoretical elements to help my students become innovative, well-rounded guitarists. As a GIT graduate of the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, I am comfortable with all aspects of traditional and modern guitar music.

I started studying the guitar with local teachers at the age of 8. Upon graduation from high school I enrolled in The College of Mount Saint Josephs music program as a Classical Guitar Performance Major, also a Music Education Major. It was at this time that I first started teaching private lessons at a local music store.

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.

Will Franke is an accomplished musician with a diverse background, encompassing over 27 years of experience in both performance and education. Specializing in classical violin, Will also excels as a fiddle player, guitarist, mandolinist, songwriter, recording artist and sitarist, embracing genres such as jazz, folk, Indian Classical, and contemporary styles.

I am a guitarist, educator and composer based in Vancouver, Canada. I recently graduated from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City, completing a BFA with Honors in December 2018. Since moving to New York, I have been able to study with some of the world’s finest musicians, including many I grew up listening to such as Lage Lund, Aaron Parks and Peter…