Best 6 coaches for Guitar lessons near San Jose, CA

Harmonizing passion and precision, I offer guitar instruction for all levels. As a professional musician with 5 years of teaching experience, I tailor lessons to your goals, ensuring a fun yet focused learning journey. Unlock your musical potential today!

As a professional guitarist of over 2 decades, I am always seeking to teach and assist others in unlocking their true musical potential. Whether you want to be well- versed in classical, rock, blues, or jazz, we can create an organized plan to get you to where you want to be with the guitar.

Music has always been my greatest passion, and for the past decade, I've been fortunate to share that passion with aspiring guitarists. As a touring artist, I bring real-world experience and a deep understanding of musical theory to each lesson.

With years of playing experience in various settings, including church worship, garage bands, dances, and weddings, I bring a wealth of musical knowledge. As a top-tier guitar teacher, I am dedicated to making you the best guitarist you can be. Let's unlock your full potential and take your skills to new heights together!

Hi, I'm Kyle Kartchner! I'm a musician with 7 years of recording and performance experience under my belt. If you're looking to get some experience with recording, or if you need help expanding your chord vocabulary, or you keep getting stuck on that one Led Zeppelin solo that you just can't get down no matter what you try, I'm here to help you out! I've seen and made mistakes of all kinds when approaching the guitar, so I know myself all those blocks that may be holding you back from playing the songs that you've always dreamed of. It just takes dedication, and the right guide to set you on your path forward. So if you're interested, follow me on this guitar journey and get ready to explore the fretboard, together.

I have toured around the world with bands such as Guns N Roses, Dokken, Michael Angelo Batio, Ratt and Metallica. I have studio experience. Over 20+ experience in teaching, touring and recording. I specialize in rock, metal, blues, fingerstyle, pop acoustic, and classical music. I can teach beginners how to start correctly yet learn fast from techniques I developed myself and learned from guitar masters such as Joe Satriani, John Mayer, Steve Vai and George Lynch themselves. I can also teach advanced techniques, artist development, live and gear consultation. About Me: Teaches students: Ages 5+ Teaching since: 1992 I'm Ahmad a very enthusiastic musician. I started out teaching myself guitar at the age of 12. I moved to the U.S. in 2001 and studied music for 15 years receiving my B.M. and M.M in music and audio production at San Francisco State University. I then moved to Los Angeles then studied and trained with John Mayer, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, George Lynch and many others. I have performed hundreds of concerts in the U.S. as well in Europe and the Middle East with Artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Guns N Roses, Michael Angelo Batio, Ratt, Sammy Hagar, Dokken and many others. I ranked #1 in the Slash Guitar Center competition. I was in the "list of top 5 guitar players ever" according to The Examiner, also picked as one of the best guitarists of 2013 and 2014 consecutively in the Rockwell UnScene magazine, and ranked 3rd in the Steve Vai Sam Ash Best in Shred competition. I find a student's strengths and weaknesses using various ways to encourage each student. I am very patient, kind, flexible, and enthusiastic and I love working with children as much as adults. I strongly support basic skills: sight-reading, pitch and tone. I have 25 years experience teaching kids and adults guitar. Also performing live and in the studio.

"Ahmad is an easy going teacher who kicks my butt at the same time. Hes a stickler for the foundational elements, which is exactly what I need to take my guitar playing to the next level. He is truly interested in seeing me improve. Im a songwriter and I need to up my game to be able to hang with co-writers who are more advanced musically, and I also have the goal to play out at writers rounds and open mics and I need to get a little more proficient for that. Were playing acoustic. Weve done both Skype and in-person lessons. Highly recommended. Good location.