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My name is Tristan Norton and I have been a guitarist, bassist, gigging, composing, and teaching musician in Northern California for 13 years. I am a graduate of Berkeley’s prestigious California Jazz Conservatory with a Bachelor’s of Music in Jazz Studies.

The goal is to instill a love of music in each student and to develop a students maximum potential from paid performance to a student who plays for pleasure and enjoyment. Our commitment is to provide each student with the finest education in performance and theory. Music study is absolutely an extraordinary learning experience. Schedule a lesson today!

Hello there! I am a guitarist of 18 years with much experience in bass, piano, songwriting, and singing! I’ve been playing in different bands, ensembles, and various groups ranging over genres such as CCM (contemporary Christian music), to rock, R&B, country, metal, and many others. As of early 2024, I graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston.

For over 33 years as a musician and 29 years as an educator for all grade levels and teachers alike, I have the experience of learning from my previous students and applying more efficient techniques to current and future ones. Much like my students, I work towards learning the most innovative techniques while foreseeing the trends of the future in music and education.

Hi I'm AJ, What I like to teach is all the basics (if your a beginner I got you), theory, getting around the fretboard, breaking down rhythm/lead and a lot about Hardcore music. I also do a little with other styles offering you just the basic insights though select riffs, licks and song form studies based on the styles of players like Jimi Hendrix (Red House style), Angus Young,…