I am a professional guitarist/instructor named Greg Russell. I teach at California Keyboards Music Center in Bakersfield!

I teach all ages and skill levels, as well as all genres of music. I have been playing guitar for 25 years, with 2 international album releases and extensive national touring under my belt.

Students love the fact that I have a fully equipped studio with waiting room.They just need a guitar! I supply the amp and learning materials, assigning homework every week! My amp accept iPods, so we can jam with them while you learn your favorite songs that I figure out by ear for you!

Reviews

• February 29, 2012

  

  Greg is an excellent teacher. I have learn a lot from him and he teaches well. Anyone of any skill learn can learn a lot from him. I highly suggest him to anyone who wants to learn or improve on their skills.

  – Michael

• February 28, 2012

  

  Greg really knows his stuff, and is a great teacher. He is patient with students, but still pushes them to learn new skills.

  – Geoff

• February 25, 2012

  

  I have been a student of Greg Russell for two years. When I started I couldn’t even hold a guitar right. Every week, Greg assigned me homework to practice, but it’s not like normal homework. He would assign me actual songs to practice that required certain techniques to play. In the beginning, I would only play metal music, but with my increased skills, I started looking into different genres. I am now studying the components of funk and rap music.
  Greg Russell is different from other guitar teachers in so many ways. For one thing, he can figure out how to play a song just by listening to it. That was one of the most helpful things for me. If he didn’t know a song, I would play it on my iPod and he would write it down on paper for me to read, which brings me to my next subject, teaching.
  Greg’s teaching methods were extra helpful to me. He would go slowly if I needed to fix something, he taught me how to read tablature, and he knew countless songs from every genre of today’s music. One of the most important things that I liked about Greg was that he is skilled in playing both the guitar and the bass. So when I wanted to start learning to play the bass, he knew as much about it as he knew about the guitar.
  I would always come to his class knowing what song I wanted to learn. Thanks to Greg and his teachings, I am now in a band and hoping to start having performances later this year. I owe a big thanks to him. Without him, I never would have become a musician. I hope he can do the same for many more people.

  – Grant

• February 15, 2012

  

  My daughter who is 8 1/2 years old started taking lessons this past 7 months or so with Greg. When she first started out she wasn't really sure if guitar was for her but after about seven months with Greg that has changed. She now has a desire to play guitar and sing and I credit Greg for building her desire. I have watched him work with her quite often and I can say he is a pro. He has the technical skills as well as the people skills and that is very important. Keep up the awesome work Greg!

  – Jim

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