San  Diego’s  Finest  Guitar  Lessons<sup>®</sup>

San Diego’s Finest Guitar Lessons®

• Jazz • Rock • Blues • Shred • Country • Acoustic Fingerstyle • All Levels •

What Tim's Students Say

Bryan Donlevy

"Tim is an excellent player and teacher. I would highly recommend him. I have been playing diverse styles for over 13 years and he still shows me something new every time." Bryan Donlevy

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Ryan N.

I originally started taking lessons with Tim in the late 90's when I lived in San Diego and was pretty new to the guitar and was amazed at how quickly my playing started to advance. Back then, what I really appreciated was that Tim didn't...

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John Piscatella

"Just a few words about Tim Quinn and his professionalism and generosity of spirit. Although I am a remedial student, Tim has never let that get in the way and is a devoted teacher with the patience of Jobe.  Tim has the expertise...

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In Person Guitar Lessons with Tim in His Studio

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Remote Guitar Lessons with Tim via Zoom

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Learn to Play Any Style

Specializing in most American guitar styles of guitar playing, including:

  • jazz…improvisation, chord-melody, standards, comping
  • blues…electric lead, rhythm, slide, open tunings, blues fingerpicking, and acoustic blues
  • rock…classic rock lead soloing styles, rock chording and funk rhythm guitar styles
  • shred…legato, sweep picking, tapping, speed-picking, fast arpeggios, progressive fusion, and more
  • acoustic fingerstyle…Travis style, classical technique, general fingerpicking, acoustic blues, open tunings
  • country soloing…Nashville-style twang, chickin'-pickin', pedal steel effects, hybrid picking techniques
  • classical guitar…traditional classical repertoire
  • folk guitar…songs, strumming, fingerpicking, instrumentals
  • bluegrass… improvisation, flatpicking fiddle tunes
  • general skills and playing songs…learn to play and sing any songs

Emphasizing all important aspects of musicianship for guitarists, including:

  • guitar calisthenics and exercises
  • lead soloing in any style
  • developing songs for performance
  • composition
  • ear training
  • applied music theory
  • establishing goals
  • mastering scales and arpeggios
  • rhythm
  • reading music
  • accompaniment skills
  • transcribing music
  • improving your singing
  • how to practice

Have Questions?

Whether you're a beginner just learning to play or a veteran shredder looking to take your talent to the next level, I will help you improve your skills - and have fun doing it!



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