STEM Programs in Chico, CA

Years of Experience: 4 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 20 Genres: Rock, Blues, Jazz, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons Overview: My name is Jacob and I have been a private guitar instructor for over 4 years now. I began in Susanville, CA teaching as many as seven students at one time, moved to Chico in June of 2010 and now I have gained a few more. I have worked with over a dozen individuals that have excelled under my tutelage. I love music and I love helping people gain the self-confidence to unlock their potential. * Formal Education: True North Academy, highschool Diploma Lassen College, GE Butte College, Graphic Design Private Education: 2.5 years of private guitar and music theory lessons from a professional guitarist and music graduate (Douglas Sheehy in Susanville, CA). Performing Experience: I was the guitarist/singer for rock band The Limbic System (myspace.com/thelimbicsystemmusic) for 3.5 years. Iplayed locally at youth centers, parties, as well as the Lassen COunty Fair Mainstage. Toured California and parts of Nevada. I have played several shows as a solo act as well. I've played acoustic gigs at coffee shops and lounges, as well as pop/rock shows playing my songs electric to a live bass/drum track. I have released one EP with a band, one full-length solo album, and one solo EP. Experience Teaching: I began teaching guitar when I was 16 years old when a mother of an 11 and 7 year old wanted her sons to learn guitar. From there, I taught other children, retired folk, middle-aged, as well as a few people around my age. I have developed a regimented teaching style starting with the basics (guitar anatomy, how to hold the guitar, etc.) to move on to more advanced things like the chromatic scale theory, finger picking, tone, and so on.