In Person/Online Guitar Lessons Available
If you are new to guitar or have been playing for years we have the right instructor for you. Playing guitar is fun and rewarding. We offer guitar lessons at our two locations. Guitar lessons are available for students 8 and older. Most lessons are taught for 30 minutes, one day a week. We teach a many styles and levels. Adult group guitar lesson are also offered. Please contact the instructors directly using the form information provided. We look forward to seeing you...
Our Teachers
Brandon Robinson | Mike Ehlers | Todd Kimball | Jim Sagorac | Brian Kimmel
Brandon Robinson online lessons available
Guitar + Adult Group Guitar
Brandon's Website
Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Friday and Thursday
Contact:
415-309-9309
brandon@brandonrobinson.info
I've been playing the guitar for 30 years and teaching full time for 15 years. While in my early teens I studied with George Hanepen, a local guitar player whose teaching emphasized reading, theory, and improvisation. After high school I attended the College of San Mateo where I studied music with "Gus" Gustavson and Fred Berry. In 1988 I began working for From The Heart Music, an after school music program based in San Mateo, California. During this time I was working with as many as 60 students a week, often in group settings with students of varying levels of musical experience. Since 2001 I've been teaching privately out of Clocktower Music in San Carlos. The types of music I love the most are American roots music, jazz, blues, folk, rock, and country.
Guitar + Adult Group Guitar
Brandon's Website
Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Friday and Thursday
Contact:
415-309-9309
brandon@brandonrobinson.info
I've been playing the guitar for 30 years and teaching full time for 15 years. While in my early teens I studied with George Hanepen, a local guitar player whose teaching emphasized reading, theory, and improvisation. After high school I attended the College of San Mateo where I studied music with "Gus" Gustavson and Fred Berry. In 1988 I began working for From The Heart Music, an after school music program based in San Mateo, California. During this time I was working with as many as 60 students a week, often in group settings with students of varying levels of musical experience. Since 2001 I've been teaching privately out of Clocktower Music in San Carlos. The types of music I love the most are American roots music, jazz, blues, folk, rock, and country.
Contact Brandon Robinson
Todd Kimball online lessons available
Guitar, Mandolin and Ukulele
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sundays
email at gypsyjazz@msn.com
408-309-9627
Todd Kimball has been playing guitar and mandolin for 31 years and is quite proficient in a variety of syles. He's played in theater groups, jazzquintets as well as big bands, blues bands, rock bands, country bands, and bluegrass bands. He studied jazz improvisation and arranging with Ray Brown at Cabrillo College and has studied with some of the bay areas finest jazz guitarists. He offers a wealth of knowlege in the areas of music theory, arranging for solo guitar, bluegrass mandolin, flatpicking, fingerpicking, jazz guitar, and rock and roll styles. Todd encourages all his students to learn to read music and caters the lessons to the students musical needs. He's a very "user friendly" teacher.
Guitar, Mandolin and Ukulele
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sundays
email at gypsyjazz@msn.com
408-309-9627
Todd Kimball has been playing guitar and mandolin for 31 years and is quite proficient in a variety of syles. He's played in theater groups, jazzquintets as well as big bands, blues bands, rock bands, country bands, and bluegrass bands. He studied jazz improvisation and arranging with Ray Brown at Cabrillo College and has studied with some of the bay areas finest jazz guitarists. He offers a wealth of knowlege in the areas of music theory, arranging for solo guitar, bluegrass mandolin, flatpicking, fingerpicking, jazz guitar, and rock and roll styles. Todd encourages all his students to learn to read music and caters the lessons to the students musical needs. He's a very "user friendly" teacher.
Contact Todd Kimball
Jim Sagorac (650) 269-1076 Email: jim guitar_bass-lessons @hotmail.com
Guitar/ Bass/ Composition/ Song Writing
Saturdays
Summary: Experienced and accomplished musician with a passion for teaching guitar and bass to students of all ages and skill levels. Highly skilled in various music styles, including blues, jazz, folk, rock, and classical. Able to inspire and motivate students of to reach their full potential while making learning fun and enjoyable.
SKILLS:
Expert in reading music and executing proper playing techniques. In-depth knowledge of music theory and harmony. Skilled in teaching songwriting techniques, melody, lyrics, and arranging. Proficient in techniques for stage and recording studio performances. Experienced in ear training. Classically train vocalist, can teach proper singing techniques.
EXPERIENCE:
Guitar and Bass Instructor, various music stores, including Music World, San Carlos, Guitars Unlimited and Drapers Music, Palo Alto for 30 years. Professional musician with extensive experience performing and touring nationally. Professional Songwriter and Vocalist with several recordings and credits to his name. Past Owner and Operator, Fireside Recording Studios, Nashville, TN.Contact Jim Sagorac
Mike Ehlers online lessons available
Guitar
Mike's Website
Sunday, Monday and Thursday
510-409-8576
mike@mikeehlers.com
About Mike:
I have been playing guitar for nearly 30 years, and performing for the past two decades. I've been exposed to many styles of music over the years. I'm an experienced rhythm and lead guitar player who has backed up many other musicians over the years in addition to fronting my own bands. I have played on various recordings for other artists and did all the guitar work on my own albums. I started playing guitar at 12 and my young adult life was filled with music and countless jam sessions with players at every level. I have given guitar lessons for many years as a private teacher and in school environments. In addition to private students, I currently teach for the StrikeAChord program at East Bay schools.
I have been told that I have a special ability to create successful experiences for students. I have a great deal of experience breaking complex chords, advanced strumming patterns and lead playing into easily digestible pieces. My goal is to teach you as much as you want to learn, in the shortest amount of time.
In addition to music, I spent several years with young people as a youth worker. I am also a yoga instructor, have a degree in Computer Network Engineering, and spent several years in the corporate world before moving into music as a full-time occupation. Along the way I've picked up some songwriting awards, and continue to perform regularly in the Bay Area and beyond as a folk/acoustic artist
MIKE EHLERS BIO:
Acoustic music that covers alot of territory, Mike Ehlers moves from eco-folk-rap to pop, from alt-country to mellow grooves, from story-folk-with-a-punch to ballads born in the depths of a quieted gratitude. A multiple first-round winner of WCS (West Coast Songwriters) competitions in Northern California, he won "Song of the Year" in the Sebastopol division for 2010. Originally hailing from Northern California, Mike returned in 2009 after spending the five years in Canada, where he gained a faithful local following.
Recent performances in Northern California include The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, The Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, The Hopmonk in Sebastopol, The Union Room in San Francisco, Napa City Nights, Casparfest, and several appearances in the Mendocino Stories concert series.
Past shows in Edmonton include City TV, several appearances on Radio CBC's Center Stage, the Jubilee Auditorium, 'Night of Artists', the 'Heart of the City Festival', 'Winterfest', the Arden Theatre, the Northern Lights Folk Club and a variety of other venues throughout Edmonton.
Glad to be back in his native land, Mike continues to write, record and perform, touring Northern California and beyond.
Guitar
Mike's Website
Sunday, Monday and Thursday
510-409-8576
mike@mikeehlers.com
About Mike:
I have been playing guitar for nearly 30 years, and performing for the past two decades. I've been exposed to many styles of music over the years. I'm an experienced rhythm and lead guitar player who has backed up many other musicians over the years in addition to fronting my own bands. I have played on various recordings for other artists and did all the guitar work on my own albums. I started playing guitar at 12 and my young adult life was filled with music and countless jam sessions with players at every level. I have given guitar lessons for many years as a private teacher and in school environments. In addition to private students, I currently teach for the StrikeAChord program at East Bay schools.
I have been told that I have a special ability to create successful experiences for students. I have a great deal of experience breaking complex chords, advanced strumming patterns and lead playing into easily digestible pieces. My goal is to teach you as much as you want to learn, in the shortest amount of time.
In addition to music, I spent several years with young people as a youth worker. I am also a yoga instructor, have a degree in Computer Network Engineering, and spent several years in the corporate world before moving into music as a full-time occupation. Along the way I've picked up some songwriting awards, and continue to perform regularly in the Bay Area and beyond as a folk/acoustic artist
MIKE EHLERS BIO:
Acoustic music that covers alot of territory, Mike Ehlers moves from eco-folk-rap to pop, from alt-country to mellow grooves, from story-folk-with-a-punch to ballads born in the depths of a quieted gratitude. A multiple first-round winner of WCS (West Coast Songwriters) competitions in Northern California, he won "Song of the Year" in the Sebastopol division for 2010. Originally hailing from Northern California, Mike returned in 2009 after spending the five years in Canada, where he gained a faithful local following.
Recent performances in Northern California include The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, The Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, The Hopmonk in Sebastopol, The Union Room in San Francisco, Napa City Nights, Casparfest, and several appearances in the Mendocino Stories concert series.
Past shows in Edmonton include City TV, several appearances on Radio CBC's Center Stage, the Jubilee Auditorium, 'Night of Artists', the 'Heart of the City Festival', 'Winterfest', the Arden Theatre, the Northern Lights Folk Club and a variety of other venues throughout Edmonton.
Glad to be back in his native land, Mike continues to write, record and perform, touring Northern California and beyond.
Contact Mike Ehlers
Brian Kimmel online lessons available Saxophone/Guitar and Bass
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Contact: clocktowermusicsc@gmail.com
Growing up in a musical family Brian has been involved with and studied music from an early age. Brian has performed with groups from ensembles to big band. His goal is for students to build confidence, increase musicianship and have fun.