Prior to recently departing San Diego, my son and I both had the pleasure of studying guitar under Tim since 2007.
When searching for the ideal guitar instructor, three attributes come to mind: musicianship, teaching style, and mentoring.
From a performance perspective, Tim has mastered a spectrum of styles including (but not limited to) classical, blues, rock, jazz, and metal. Additionally, his knowledge and application of music theory, a consequence of years of academic pursuit and self-study, is equally impressive.
Tim adapts his teaching style based on each student's competency, goals, motivation, and availability. Instead of forcing one method or approach upon his students, he crafts an individually tailored plan focused on soloing, rhythm guitar, theory, and repertoire development. Tim supplements his comprehensive written material with backing tracks, recordings, and videos to stimulate and enhance practicing.
Tim's patience, calm demeanor, clarity, contagious enthusiasm for music, organizational abilities, and inspirational personality motivates his students to give 100%.
I unequivocally and wholeheartedly recommend Tim Quinn to anyone who's serious about pushing their guitar competency to the next level.
- Brad S.
