| Name | Geographic Area | Contact Info (clickable) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almer Imamovic | Pasadena, Glendale, Los Angeles | (626) 470-7407 almerguitar@yahoo.com www.almanovaduo.com | Over 20 years teaching experience, M.M. from USC studying with Scott Tennant and Pepe Romero, M.M. from Royal Welsh College with John Mills, Artist Diploma from Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with Rafael Andia. All levels welcome, private and group coaching available. |
| Amy Hite | Temecula | (714) 496-6395 amyhiteguitar@yahoo.com www.amyhiteguitar.com | Master's degree in Classical Guitar Performance from CSUF, Certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, teaching since 2003. All levels, ages 10 to adult. |
| Carlos Atilano | Claremont | (909) 447-0444 carlosatilano77@gmail.com | Bachelor of Music, Boston Conservatory of Music. Composer for the classical guitar with 25 years of teaching experience. Classical guitar, beginning to intermediate levels, serious students only. |
| David Adele | Orange | (714) 469-2892 davidsadele@gmail.com | MM in classical guitar performance from Cal State University, Fullerton., currently teaching guitar classes and Rock History at Mt. San Antonio College and Santa Ana College. Teaching guitar in college since 1997 and performing professionally since 1990, member of The Denali Guitar Duo. Classical only, all levels and ages. |
| David Isaacs | Long Beach | (562) 760-3296 david.isaacs.guitar@gmail.com | 30+ years teaching experience. Adjunct Faculty, Instructor of Guitar and Music at CSUDH, Vanguard University, Cerritos College, Cypress College, and Long Beach City College. Classical guitar instruction at all levels. |
| Dmitry Koudymov | Orange County & Los Angeles County | (714) 875-8175 dmitrykoudymov@hotmail.com | Over 20 years teaching experience. Offering a structured teaching environment that includes student performances, competitions, repertoire expansion, and functional musicianship. BM-CSUF, Master’s-USC, Doctorate (DMA) from USC under Scott Tennant and Pepe Romero in classical guitar, minor in studio (jazz) guitar. Music Department faculty at Orange Coast College, Coastline Community College, Cypress College. All styles, levels and ages are welcome. |
| Ebaa Khamas | Claremont, La Verne | (909) 560-5748 ebaakhamasmusic@gmail.com | All levels. Serious students only. |
| Keiji Tomita | West Los Angeles | (310) 694-4480 tomitakeiji@msn.com | Master’s degree in Classical Guitar from Cal State Northridge, 20 years experience teaching classical and beginning pop guitar. |
| Matthew Elgart | Pasadena, Altadena, Glendale, Los Angeles | (626) 664-2010 melgart@caltech.edu mattelgart@gmail.com | Recording artist, director of the classical guitar department Caltech, 40 years of teaching experience. Extensive resume of performance and recording, awards include the National Endowment for the Arts and the California Arts Council. MFA Guitar Performance, Ph.D. in Composition, member of the Elgart/Yates Guitar Duo |
| Payam Larijani | Irvine | (949) 644-5044 (949) 231-2763 (cell) PayamLarijani@Alumni.ucla.edu | Doctorate from Claremont Graduate University in Classical Guitar Performance, Masters in Commercial Music from Cal State Los Angeles, and Bachelor's in Classical Guitar Performance from UCLA. 14 years experience teaching classical, rock/alternative, jazz/blues standards. 3-Time 1st Place Winner of Randy Rhoads Guitar Scholarship at UCLA, OCGC President. All ages, levels, and styles. |
| Petar Chekardzhikov | Fullerton and surrounding cities | (714) 398-3949 peterchek@gmail.com | Master‘s degree in classical guitar performance from CSUF under the tutelage of David Grimes. Over 15 years of teaching, and over 30 years of performing experience with well over 800 concerts throughout Europe and the US, including several extensive concert tours. Recipient of numerous competition awards. Member of Four of a Kind Guitar Quartet and Triada Guitar trio. Several prominent guitar composers (Roland Dyens, Maximo Diego Pujol, Rossen Balkanski, among others) have written compositions for Triada. All ages and all levels, classical and other styles are welcome. |
| Sean Samimi | Orange County and Pasadena region | (323) 875-8008 AranjuezArtists@gmail.com | Sean Samimi completed his bachelor of music performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music where he was awarded the Rosalia Ablan Memorial Prize in Guitar two times and Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California where he obtained his masters in music for classical guitar performance, and courses in Audio Engineering and Arts Management. His mentors include Scott Tennant, William Kanengiser (GRAMMY® Award-winning members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet), John Holmquist, Jason Vieaux (Grammy Award winner), Pepe Romero, Alireza Tafaghodi, and Siamak Sanaei. |
| Sharan Sacks | Anaheim Hills | (714) 345-4538 ssacks514@aol.com | Ten years experience teaching beginning and intermediate basic acoustic and classical guitar to adults and children. Santa Ana College Community Services instructor for adult and kids guitar classes. |
| Timur Duel | Mission Viejo | (949) 939-9060 timurduel@yahoo.com www.timurduel.com | Private classical and acoustic guitar lessons, all levels and ages, in-home lessons offered in all parts of Orange County. 20 years of experience teaching guitar in Russia, Israel and USA. B.Mus from Tel Aviv Music Academy |
| Victor Lujan | Santa Ana | (714) 788-6638 v.lujan@att.net | Bachelor of Music in guitar performance, CSUF, member of the Orange County Guitar Orchestra. Classical and rock guitar styles, in-home private lessons available in central Orange County, all ages welcome. |
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