Guitar Teachers
Meet our outstanding flute instructors, each with a wealth of expertise and a deep passion for teaching.
Lawrence Petross
- 40 years as a professional musician
- Thirty years teaching at The Music Store
- Graduate of Musicians Institute’s Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood.
His goal for you? Accelerated progress without losing the fun factor.
Lawrence teaches acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and bass guitar. He holds a degree from Musicians Institute’s Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, CA. Lawrence has been a professional musician for more than 40 years and has performed a number of different music styles. He has been teaching at The Music Store for 30 years and teaches Rock, Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Country, Funk, Pop, and Classical music styles. Lawrence offers customized, individual lessons for beginning to advanced students aimed at accelerated progress in a fun learning environment.
Lawrence’s Social Media and Music:
• YouTube
• iTunes
• CDBaby
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Tuesday
Instruments Taught: Bass Guitar, Guitar
Tracy Kimbrell
Tracy’s superpower? Making complicated concepts click. He’s taught every style imaginable — rock, classical, jazz, bluegrass — and has this knack for breaking down difficult techniques into steps that actually make sense.
He’ll get you playing correctly without making it feel like a boot camp.
Tracy has been playing and performing for 20 years and has been teaching since the age of 18. He teaches all styles of guitar, bass and banjo. Tracy is currently working on his Masters degree in Music Education. He is noted for his ability to explain difficult concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. Tracy will show you the right way to develop your musical knowledge and proper technique. “If you learn the musical side first, then any style you learn will come much more easily.”
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Instruments Taught: Bass Guitar, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele
Lawrence Petross
- 40 years as a professional musician
- Thirty years teaching at The Music Store
- Graduate of Musicians Institute’s Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood.
His goal for you? Accelerated progress without losing the fun factor.
Tracy Kimbrell
Tracy’s superpower? Making complicated concepts click. He’s taught every style imaginable — rock, classical, jazz, bluegrass — and has this knack for breaking down difficult techniques into steps that actually make sense.
He’ll get you playing correctly without making it feel like a boot camp.
Lawrence teaches acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and bass guitar. He holds a degree from Musicians Institute’s Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, CA. Lawrence has been a professional musician for more than 40 years and has performed a number of different music styles. He has been teaching at The Music Store for 30 years and teaches Rock, Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Country, Funk, Pop, and Classical music styles. Lawrence offers customized, individual lessons for beginning to advanced students aimed at accelerated progress in a fun learning environment.
Lawrence’s Social Media and Music:
• YouTube
• iTunes
• CDBaby
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Tuesday
Instruments Taught: Bass Guitar, Guitar
Tracy has been playing and performing for 20 years and has been teaching since the age of 18. He teaches all styles of guitar, bass and banjo. Tracy is currently working on his Masters degree in Music Education. He is noted for his ability to explain difficult concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. Tracy will show you the right way to develop your musical knowledge and proper technique. “If you learn the musical side first, then any style you learn will come much more easily.”
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Instruments Taught: Bass Guitar, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele
Chris Lund
Teaching full-time since 1997. Consistently manages 30-55 students weekly — that kind of student commitment speaks volumes about his teaching effectiveness.
- One of his former students, Jared Dines, landed on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine in 2020 and gave Chris a major shout-out. An awesome validation, and a credible second opinion!
- As a performer, Chris has released 11 full-length albums over three decades with his bans, Loser and Lund Bros — guitar-hook rock reminiscent o Cheap Trick, Queen, and The Beatles
Chris has been teaching guitar full-time since 1997 with a client load ranging from 30-55 students weekly/monthly and was a resident teacher at many music stores in the greater Tacoma/Pierce County WA up until the present when he relocated to Phoenix AZ in June of 2021. One of his former students, Jared Dines, was featured on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine in 2020 and gave Chris a big shout-out in his video-taped interview with them. With his band’s, Loser, International Pop Overthrow and currently Lund Bros he has released 11 full length CDs over the course of the last three decades. All these records are comprised of original songs and have received highly favorable reviews throughout the world. This music is guitar and vocal hook-based rock – think Cheap Trick, Queen, the Beatles, and Badfinger for example. In the decade prior to forming the band Loser in 1993, Chris performed full time as lead guitarist and backing vocalist in many band’s ranging from rock, blues, funk, c&w, and top 40. Though Chris specialized in Rock for his own recordings and performances, he is well-versed in many styles, teaching Blues, Jazz and Classical guitar and accepted students of all ability levels.
Chris’s Website:
chrislundguitarinstruction.com
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Instruments Taught: Guitar, Bass, Banjo
Charles Anderson
Charles grew up with music — started on piano at age 5 and eventually found his way to guitar. Young instructor, sure. But his formal training and genuine passion for teaching make him an excellent fit for students looking to build the solid fundamentals.
- Currently pursuing his Master’s in Jazz Performance
- Education intern at The Nash; AZ’s premiere jazz education organization
Charles Anderson is an Arizona-based professional musician and educator with nearly 10 years of experience performing on the guitar. Beginning his education on piano at the age of 5, Charles has grown up with music, finishing his Degree in Jazz Performance in the Fall of 2023. Charles has been teaching guitar to students of all ages for six years, and works as an education intern for The Nash–the state of Arizona’s premiere jazz education organization.
Charles is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Jazz at Arizona State University.
Rates: $30 per 30 minutes
Lesson Days: Monday
Instruments Taught: Guitar
Chris Lund
Teaching full-time since 1997. Consistently manages 30-55 students weekly — that kind of student commitment speaks volumes about his teaching effectiveness.
- One of his former students, Jared Dines, landed on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine in 2020 and gave Chris a major shout-out. An awesome validation, and a credible second opinion!
- As a performer, Chris has released 11 full-length albums over three decades with his bans, Loser and Lund Bros — guitar-hook rock reminiscent o Cheap Trick, Queen, and The Beatles
Charles Anderson
Charles grew up with music — started on piano at age 5 and eventually found his way to guitar. Young instructor, sure. But his formal training and genuine passion for teaching make him an excellent fit for students looking to build the solid fundamentals.
- Currently pursuing his Master’s in Jazz Performance
- Education intern at The Nash; AZ’s premiere jazz education organization
Chris has been teaching guitar full-time since 1997 with a client load ranging from 30-55 students weekly/monthly and was a resident teacher at many music stores in the greater Tacoma/Pierce County WA up until the present when he relocated to Phoenix AZ in June of 2021. One of his former students, Jared Dines, was featured on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine in 2020 and gave Chris a big shout-out in his video-taped interview with them. With his band’s, Loser, International Pop Overthrow and currently Lund Bros he has released 11 full length CDs over the course of the last three decades. All these records are comprised of original songs and have received highly favorable reviews throughout the world. This music is guitar and vocal hook-based rock – think Cheap Trick, Queen, the Beatles, and Badfinger for example. In the decade prior to forming the band Loser in 1993, Chris performed full time as lead guitarist and backing vocalist in many band’s ranging from rock, blues, funk, c&w, and top 40. Though Chris specialized in Rock for his own recordings and performances, he is well-versed in many styles, teaching Blues, Jazz and Classical guitar and accepted students of all ability levels.
Chris’s Website:
chrislundguitarinstruction.com
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Instruments Taught: Guitar, Bass, Banjo
Charles Anderson is an Arizona-based professional musician and educator with nearly 10 years of experience performing on the guitar. Beginning his education on piano at the age of 5, Charles has grown up with music, finishing his Degree in Jazz Performance in the Fall of 2023. Charles has been teaching guitar to students of all ages for six years, and works as an education intern for The Nash–the state of Arizona’s premiere jazz education organization.
Charles is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Jazz at Arizona State University.
Rates: $30 per 30 minutes
Lesson Days: Monday
Instruments Taught: Guitar
Jon Paul Escobedo
JP originally owned The Music Store for 29 years.
Before that? Seven years teaching guitar, bass, and drums — up to 42 students weekly!
The guy’s done it all, and is experience translates directly into his teaching
● Performed with Francine Reed and Grammy winner Dennis Rolland
● Played guitar in theater productions including Man of La Mancha and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.
Jon Paul has owned The Music Store for 29 years. Prior to that he was the guitar, bass, and drum teacher for 7 years, teaching up to 42 students a week. During those years he also performed Jazz, R&B, Country, Reggae, and Rock with many artists including Francine Reed and Grammy Award winning Dennis Rolland. He was the guitarist in many theater shows including Man of La Mancha, Jesus Christ Superstar, and most recently: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. JP has also spent over 20 years as an instrumental music director at Mountain Park Community Church and Community of Hope Church. JP has also performed several times with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra.
Click here to watch Jon Paul play.
Rates: $30 per 30 minutes
Lesson Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Instruments Taught: Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Mandolin