Portland Area Teacher List

The 2006 PGS Portland Area
Guitar Teacher List

Adams, Steve; 503-771-7426, agtrguy@aol.com, www.steveadamsguitar.com; Styles: all styles; classical specialty; Levels: all; Location: at home in SE Portland; Cost: please contact
Acott, Tim; 503-901-1526, tinacott@hotmail.com; Styles: guitar, bass; Levels: beginners, intermediate; Location: SE; Cost: please contact
Ashton, Jeffrey; 503-235-1062, ashtone@aol.com; Styles: classical, flamenco, rock, folk, theory, improvisation, ensembles; Levels: all; Location: Univ. of Portland, Community Music Center, SE private studio; Cost: $25/30 min
Banzi, Julia ; 503-230-2379, music@andalus.com, www.Andalus.com; Styles: flamenco guitar; Levels: all; Location: SE (Sellwood, Reed College, Oaks Bottom); Cost: monthly plans, please contact
Banzi, Tarik; 503-230-2379, music@andalus.com, www.Andalus.com, www.OudGuitar.com; Styles: Oud (predecessor of the Renaissance lute), percussion; Levels: all; Location: SE (Sellwood, Reed College, Oaks Bottom); Cost: monthly plans, please contact
Berblinger, René; 503-281-3805 or 503-359-3551; Styles: classical, jazz, folk; also teaches banjo and mandolin; teach fingerstyle in all types; Levels: all; Location: NE, SE, Artichoke Music; Cost: $50/hr $30/30 min
Bohne, Eric; 503-281-9869, diggabone@hotmail.com; Styles: acoustic, electric, songwriting, specializes in teaching children, has multi-media studio; Levels: beginner, intermediate; Location: NE; Cost: please contact
Butler, John; 503-977-0620, www.cdbaby.com/jjgbbutler2; Styles: jazz, Latin; Levels: intermediate thru advanced; Location: SW; Cost: please contact
Columbo, Richard; 503-235-2233 or 503-963-1818; Styles: folk, folk rock, classical, blues, song writing, music theory; Levels: all; Location: NE, SE, Artichoke Music, $30/hr
Compton, Daniel; 503-233-9091, www.glencottagemusic.com; Styles: fingerstyle, Irish, also teaches fiddle and mandolin, arranging, theory; Levels: all; Location: SE; Cost: please contact
Costa, Frank; 503-620-8251, frankecosta@comcast.net; Styles: classical; jazz; bass; flamenco; performance; Levels: age 10 and up; Location: at home in Lake Oswego; Cost: $20/30 min; price break for longer lessons
Craine. KC; 503-452-9166, www.MovingHandsMusic.com; Styles: Fingerstyle - beginner and intermediate. New Age, folk, blues, 70s folk/rock. Fun first, theory second. Over 30 years teaching experience. Learn songs for your "song bag." Learn how to make your own arrangements. Location: SW Portland; Cost: $40 per hour
Critcher, Leroy; 503-809-1483, leroycri@starband.net; Styles: all styles; Levels: all; Location: PCC and Multnomah Village; Cost: please contact
DeWeese, Jan; 503-236-6752, rid.1@comcast.net; Styles: folk, ragtime, also teaches banjo and mandolin, accompaniment; Levels: beginner, intermediate; Location: SE; Cost: please contact
Doan, John; 503-370-6174 or 503-364-4787, jdoan@willamette.edu, www.johndoan.com; Styles: classical, fingerstyle; also teaches lute, performance coaching; Levels: all; Location: Willamette Univ., Salem; Cost: $20/30 min
Emory, Anton; antonemery@yahoo.com; Styles: beginning guitar, fingerstyle, alternate tunings, arranging Celtic music for guitar, Celtic backup, also Irish flute and whistle; Levels: beginner, intermediate; Location: NE; Cost: please contact
English, Alice; 503-353-6869; Styles: folk; Levels: beginner, intermediate; Location: Milwaukie; Cost: please contact
Ewald; Rod 503-467-6199, rodsewald@hotmail.com, www.portlandguitarteacher.com; Styles: all styles, improvisation, composition, music theory; Levels: beginner, intermediate; Location: NW; Cost: please contact
Flower, Mary; 503-232-9998, www.maryflower.com; Styles: fingerstyle, blues, ragtime, open tunings, lap slide; Levels: advanced beginner and up; Location: NE; Cost: please contact
Franzen, David; 503-699-9087; Styles: classical, Baroque; Levels: all; Location: PSU, Lake Oswego, Portland Conservatory; Cost: please contact
Goldsmith, Pamela; 503-285-6897; Styles: classical, performance; Levels: all; Location: SW Metro, Pioneer Music; Cost: please contact
Gorgono, Michael; 503-280-0581, mdgargano@yahoo.com; Styles: most styles, jazz; Levels: all; Location: NE; Cost: please contact
Guidi, Lou; 503-591-8258, lounatik01@yahoo.com ; Styles: rock, folk, country, improvisation, etc.; Levels: beginner/intermediate; Location: SW (Aloha Music, 18639 SW TV Hwy, inside the Aloha Mall); Cost: please contact, 1st lesson free
Gunter, Brent; 503-540-0000, brentgunter@sandiacrest.com; Styles: flamenco, fusion, classical, fingerstyle, recording, production, songwriting, composition; Levels: all; Location: SW; Cost: please contact
Hamilton, Norman; 503-980-8030; Styles: classical, folk, pop, will travel to student’s home; age 5 and up; Levels: beginner thru intermediate; Location: Portland area; Cost: please contact
Hanson, Mark; mark@accentonmusic.com, www.accentonmusic.com; Styles: fingerstyle, standard and alternate tunings, all genres, in-depth workshops; Levels: all; Location: Pioneer Music, West Linn studio; Cost: please contact
Hanson, Susan, 360-843-0899; Styles: all; Levels: beginner; Location: Camas; Cost: please contact
Jenks, William, 503-654-0082, info@williamjenks.com, www.williamjenks.com; Styles: Classical; Levels: all; Location: 11923 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Milwaukie, OR; Cost: please contact
Johanson, Bryan;johansonb@pdx.edu; Styles: classical, composing, arranging; Levels: advanced; Location: PSU, Metro; Cost: please contact
Khovy, Jill; 503-833-0469; Styles: pop, blues, rock, jazz, folk, also teaches electric bass and keyboard, theory, composing, fingerstyle, ear training, vocal; Levels: beginner thru intermediate; Location: Close-in Portland metro; Cost: please contact
Ko, Jed; jk@pianoandguitarlessons.com, www.pianoandguitarlessons.com, 503-695-5124; Styles: Suzuki classical guitar; Levels: beginner; Location: SE, Gresham; Cost: please contact
Krebs, Peter; 503-335-9471, kidtulsa@gmail.com; Styles: jazz, gypsy jazz, oldtime, composition, improvisation, music theory, songwriting; Levels: beginners, intermediate; Location: NE but willing to travel to student's location; Cost: please contact
Kritzer, Scott; 503-771-2836, scott@miramont.com, www.scottkritzer.com; Styles: classical, technique, performance, facilitated e-lessons; Levels: all; Location: SE; Cost: $60-80/hr
Lavitz, Kenny; 503-657-7726, kenny@kennylavitz.com, www.kennylavitz.com; Styles: all, but specializes in blues; Levels: all; Location: teach at home in West Linn, Beaverton, Downtown; Cost: please contact
Laws, Robbie; 503-760-4439, sheltonlaws@msn.com; Styles: blues, rock, group and private lessons; Levels: all; Location: SE, NE; Cost: please contact
MacAuslan, Janna; 503-233-1206; Styles: classical, flamenco, folk, also teaches banjo, women composers; Levels: all; Location: SE, Artichoke, PCC; Cost: $30/hr
Manuele, James; 360-936-8575, www.jamesmanuele.com, www.portlandguitarduo.com; Styles: folk, classical, ensemble instruction; Levels: all; Location: Vancouver; Cost: $25/30 min
Martin, David; 503-341-7937, yettiowl@yahoo.com; Styles: folk, blues, roots, fingerstyle; Levels: all; Location: SE; Cost: please contact
Mathews, Allen; 970-769-2503, allenmathewsguitar@yahoo.com; Styles: classical, folk, Brazilian, flamenco; Levels: beginning to advanced; Location: Lewis & Clark, Artichoke Music; Cost: please contact
Mattson, Neil; 503-747-2082, nfmattson@mac.com; Styles: all styles (specialize in jazz/music theory); Levels: all; Location: Beaverton, SW; Cost: $20/30 min
Mays, Kris; 503-287-7071, cmays@pdx.edu; Styles: rock, blues, Fingerpicking, soloing, strumming, bass, music theory; Levels: beginner thru intermediate, age 13 and older; Location: SE or will travel to student’s home for at least 1 month’s commitment to lessons; Cost: please contact
McDevitt , Scott; 503-236-9204, spmcdevitt@msn.com; Styles: children’s folk, camp, oldies & Rock 'n Roll, teaching children; Levels: all; Cost: please contact
McCabe, Michael; 360-693-5402, michael@mmcabe.com, www.outofthebluerecords.com; Styles: acoustic, electric, classic, Spanish, folk, rock, jazz, blues, funk, bossa, Celtic, fingerstyle, bass, music theory, composition, improvisation, performance skills, recording skills; Levels: all; Location: Vancouver; Cost: please contact
Mery, John; 503-636-7535, jmery@pcc.edu; Styles: most, especially classical, also teaches mandolin, composing, interpretation, technique, improvisation, fretboard theory; Levels: all; Location: PCC, SW, Lake Oswego; Cost: please contact
Meyers, Tom; 503-252-8058, tboyfab@yahoo.com; Styles: folk, ear training; specializes in teaching children but welcomes all ages; Levels: all; Location: SE, Mt. Tabor; Cost: please contact
Morawsky, John; 503-621-3097; Styles: steel-string, electric, electric jazz, fingerstyle; Levels: beginner thru intermediate; Location: Sauvie Island; Cost: $15/30 min
Mullany, Dave; 503-757-7522, www.davemullany.com; Styles: blues, fingerstyle, slide, electric; private and group instruction, workshops; Levels: all; Location: SE, Artichoke Music; Cost: $50/hr
Muro, Alfredo; 503-997-4492, alfredomuro@comcast.net, www.alfredomuro.com; Styles: classical, Brazilian, Latin American classical music; Levels: all; Location: SE, Sellwood; Cost: please contact
Neufeld , Jon; 503-249-3213, neufeldjon9@hotmail.com; Styles: folk, bluegrass, gypsy jazz; Levels: all, age 16 and older; Location: NE; Cost: please contact
O’Brien, John; 503-252-2842, jguitarist@isp.com; Styles: classical, Irish, Spanish, Irish harp music, tangos; Levels: all; Location: SE; Cost: $40/hr
Okada, Rose; 503-296-9650, r.okada@comcast.net, www.kiranawest.com; Styles: classical, Suzuki for guitar, music of Northern India, also teaches violin; Levels: age 4 and up; all levels; Location: SW; Cost: $25/30 min.
Putterman, Jeff; 503-708-1721 or 503-650-0047, putterpeople@comcast.net; Styles: jazz, jazz theory and composition; Levels: intermediate thru advanced; Location: PSU, Metro, West Linn; Cost: $42/hr
Ralston, Scott; 360-944-8085, scotralston@comcast.net; Styles: all; Levels: all; Location: Vancouver; Cost: $80/month
Reisman, Eli; 503-284-3900, eli@elireisman.com, www.elireisman.com; Styles: jazz, rock, blues, folk, country, composition, arranging, music theory; Levels: all; Location: SE; Cost: please contact
Robins, Ronnie; 503-245-1790, rrobinssong@aol.com; Styles: Blues, fingerstyle, theory; Levels: all; Location: SW; Cost: please contact
Schwimmer, Peter; 503-282-0344, schwimbo@pacifier.com; Styles: blues, bluegrass, flatpicking, jazz, country, folk, also teaches banjo and mandolin, improvisation, music theory, ear-training; Levels: all self-motivated students; Location: at home in NE; Cost: please contact
Slovak, Margaret; 503-234-5963, www.margaretslovak.com; Styles: fingerstyle jazz using classical technique, theory, composition, adapting technique to injuries or disabilities; Level: age 7 and up; Location: SW Metro; Cost: $20/30 min $30/hr
Smith, Doug; 503-736-9941, dsmithguitar@aol.com, www.dougsmithguitar.com; Styles: acoustic fingerstyle, fundamentals, transcribing, composing; Levels: all; Location: SE; Cost: $50/hr; $25/30 min
Smith, Steve; 503-243-2284, chachaboom1961@hotmail.com; Styles: jazz, Brazilian, Blues, Caribbean, fingerpicking; Levels: beginner thru intermediate; Location: SE; Cost: please contact
Standefer, John; 360-828-8301, john@johnstandefer.com, www.johnstandefer.com, www.praiseguitar.com; Styles: Fingerstyle, folk, Chet Atkins, swing, bossa nova—also worship accompaniment; Levels: all Location: Tuesdays: Pioneer Music (907 SW 9th Ave., Portland,
503-224-4047), Wednesdays: Living Hope Church (10800 NE 76th St. Vancouver, 360-253-4095) Cost: flat rate of $100 per month (for 4 or 5 half-hour lessons, depending on month)
Stowell, John; 503-957-6036 or 503-293-4017, jfstowell@earthlink.net, www.johnstowell.com;Styles: jazz, chord melody, improvisation; Levels: intermediate thru advanced; Location: SW; Cost: $50/ hr
Stroud, Tom; 503-636-9747; Styles: bass, general guitar; Levels: bass—intermediate; other styles—beginner thru intermediate; Location: Lake Oswego; Cost: please contact
Suffin, Michael; 503-641-4393; Styles: rock, slide, blues, fingerpicking; Levels: all; Location: SW; Cost: please contact
Waligora, Kristen; 503-758-4541, 503-777-1543, kwaligora@hotmail.com, www.portlandclassicguitar.com (under lessons), www.myspace.com/kristenwaligora; Styles: classical, technique, performance, beginning guitar; Levels: all; Location: SE (Portland Classic Guitar); Cost: please contact
Wayne, Matt; 503-750-6146, mattwayne@comcast.net; Styles: jazz, blues, rock; Levels: all; Location: SE; Cost: please contact
Wright, Anson; 503-297-1845, anson@ansonwright.com; Styles: all styles, but specializes in jazz, improvisation, jazz theory; Levels: all; Location: PCC, SW and NE; Cost: $80/month for 4 30-min lessons
Zisa, Peter; 503-307-4907, zisaguitar@yahoo.com, www.peterzisa.com; Styles: classical; Levels: all; Location: NE, West Linn; Cost: please contact