John Werthmann - Drums, Guitar, Bass, Ukulele

John has over a decade of experience teaching students of all ages. He’ll teach any music his students want to learn, and you’ll even have the opportunity to show off your skills to your family and friends at the annual Summer Jam Concert in Burbank, CA!

John’s philosophy is that learning music is easy when music lessons are fun!

John became inspired to start this business as a music student in college, when he began teaching private lessons. He loves meeting new people, building relationships, and helping musicians grow, passing on his musical passion and knowledge to new musicians. And he loves learning about his students’ lives and figuring out how playing music can become part of their personality.

Set up your first lesson with John right away!

Matt Saunders - Guitar, Bass & Ukulele

Matt is a guitarist and bassist from Marin County, California, and has been playing since he was eight years old. He graduated from UCLA in 2018 and began his musical career, teaching, touring and playing gigs around LA. He was raised in a musical family, performing regularly by the age of thirteen, so he loves teaching kids and giving them confidence that they can do it!

Matt Rappold - Guitar, Ukulele, Bass, Music Production, Piano

Matthew Rappold is a guitarist and composer with nearly a decade of experience teaching beginner to advanced guitar. Matt plays Pop, Rock, Jazz, Country and loves to riff rhythm parts and improvise lead parts. 

Matt became passionate about music at an early age, and after studying jazz at Indiana University and then George Mason, Matt moved to NYC where he worked as a guitarist and composer, and also in music publishing.

Matt is now building his career in LA, and hopes to help students develop lifelong relationships with music and their instruments!

Troy Tyrer - Guitar, Ukulele, Bass, Music Production

Troy is a dedicated and experienced music teacher. He has been teaching private music lessons for 8 years on multiple instruments including guitar, electric bass, and ukulele. Troy is also a music producer and teaches music production using Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Garage Band, and Pro Tools.

He has a Bachelors in Music Performance and a Minor in Jazz Studies from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va, where he studied classical guitar with Larry Snitzler. He has performed in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and New York City on both guitar and electric bass.

Troy lives and breathes music and that is apparent in his enthusiastic teaching style. Set up your first lesson with Troy today!