Teachers

We have a fine staff of teachers on hand to meet any styles necessary.

Pat Pearson – Our busiest teacher also plays guitar in ‘Resination‘ and the ‘Cuesta Ridge Mountain Boys‘. He specializes in Blues, Reggae, Rock and more. For music and video of some of Pat’s work, Click Here. Also, listen to Pat’s Wedding Duo, Pitch and Rhythm.

Jacob Odell – Jacob is a master of the Jazz idiom. Having graduated from Berklee college of music, he teaches guitar here and keeps very busy playing jazz all over the central coast. For videos of Jacobs work click here. www.JacobOdell.com

Larry Kim – Larry Kim studied music at Cal Poly and has been playing Saxophone and Piano for over 15 years. He performs nationally with the Damon Castillo band. For additional video/audio of Larry’s work click here.

Forrestt Williams – Forrestt is a multi-instrumentalist, writer, teacher and producer who has been performing and teaching on the central coast for over 7 years now. He has played along side most of the local notable musicians as well as a host of tours and Los Angeles performances. He plays drums, guitar, double bass and bass guitar. He specializes in teaching guitar and bass guitar. Visit TheTipsyGypsies.com for more.

Scott Conroy – Scott studied music at Cuesta and Cabrillo colleges, and joins us to teach Guitar, Mandolin, banjo Ukulele and more

Dean Giles – Drums—Playing with Human Nation”, “The Barflyz”,
Louie Ortega, “Rio Salinas”, “The Guise” and others. You can also
hear Dean perform with the Cuesta College Big Band.

Jim Thurman – Teaches Acoustic guitar, Banjo, Mandolin and Ukulele