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Mark Hanson

Mark has taught guitar for 30+ years, and is well known for his many recordings, guitar books and DVDs, including his best selling Art of Contemporary Travis Picking. Fingerstyle guitar is Mark's forte, but he can teach most styles at most levels, expertly tailoring his teaching to match each student's needs. Mark is also a nationally known recording artist and performer. He won a Grammy award in 2005 for contributing two pieces to the "Henry Mancini - Pink Guitar" CD, and in 2009 played for the president of the United States in San Francisco. Mark also contributes regularly to Acoustic Guitar magazine, and is a founding member of Portland's Acoustic Guitar Summit. He has shared the stage with Jerry Garcia, Tommy Emmanuel, John Renbourn, and many other guitar greats.

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Broadway Store
971-226-9537
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TIM UECKER
Tim has a B.A. in Music Education with Masters work in the area of music composition. Guitar experience: playing all styles of music for 40 years; teaching guitar for 32 years; singer and songwriter for 32 years. Music styles able to teach: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Alternative, Folk, and beginning to intermediate Classical music. Ages able to teach: 6 years old through Adult. Ability levels: beginning through advanced. Tim has been a solo artist and been able to bring together various ensembles for performance. He has also helped to organize youth bands of various sizes and musical styles in his years of teaching. Tim is currently playing solo in the Portland area at various coffee houses and dining areas. He has recorded 5 CD's and is working on a new project at this time. Tim is also able to teach group lessons from 2 people up to 12 in a class. Special rates would be negotiated per group.

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Broadway Store
503-341-3426
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THAD BECKMAN
Thad Beckman has been a professional musician for over 25years. In that time he has kept up a steady schedule of performing, touring (USA and Europe), recording (5 solo albums) and teaching. He studied with Jim Thomas (guitar player for Ray Charles) for two years while attending classes in classical and jazz theory at Fort Steilacoom College. He has worked with Bo Diddley, The Shirelles, John McEuen (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) and opened for many of the top names in American music, Emmy Lou Harris, The Band, B.B. King and Dan Hicks, to name a few. Thad works well with beginners in all styles and specializes in designing lessons to fit the needs of the student. He emphasizes having fun while learning. Thad also works with intermediate to advanced students in: Blues, Traditional and Contemporary Folk, Fingerpicking, Flatpicking, Americana, Slide guitar, Country, Ragtime and songwriting.

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Broadway Store
503-283-6028
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STEVE BRADLEY
A local professional for many years, Steve is grounded in 50's and 60's rock. Also offered are blues and fingerpicking folk styles. Roots type music is fun to play and also provides excellent foundation for any musical direction the player may wish to go. Besides the basics of getting started with the instrument, learning to provide "the groove" or rhythm guitar is pursued as well as learning to improvise lead lines. Beginning through advanced players.
Steve Bradley was inducted
into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Division Store
503-760-6881
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JON EDMONDSON

Jon Edmondson moved to Portland in 2010 from Chicago, Illinois. Jon has been playing guitar since 1990 for various bands and in several studio projects. Jon has been teaching guitar professionally since 2005 and he has 3 + years private study experience in music education and performance from The College of Lake County in Chicago, Illinois. He specializes in keeping lessons fun, teaching beginning young musicians to advanced players looking for a new direction. He is very well versed in Acoustic, or Electric Blues, Rock, Jazz, Bluegrass, and Folk. Also, fingerpicking, flatpicking techniques, and Nashville style hybrid picking. Jon has been working in the guitar department and teaching at Portland Music Company on MLK since June of 2010. Contact Jon at the MLK store WED-SUN.

Location:
Beaverton Store
503-860-8466
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KIT GAROUTTE
Kit has been a professional musician for 35 years, teaching guitar for over 25 years. He is experienced with a variety of styles on acoustic and electric guitar, performing live, recording and teaching pop, rock, rhythm & blues, jazz, folk, new acoustic and blues. He can help you with technique, strumming, flat picking, finger picking, accompanying, soloing, playing as part of a combo, and chord melody among other things. Lessons balance essentials of guitar technique and theory with learning songs. Songs are chosen in collaboration with student to keep learning fun and motivating while building a solid base of understanding. The goal of lessons is to develop the ability to improve artistically and technically, to nurture passion and creativity, and most of all, to enjoy playing the guitar!

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Beaverton Store
503-624-9439
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ROD FURLOTT
Rod has been teaching in the local area for over 10 years.
he teaches most styles, Rock, Blues, Jazz, music theory, and
improv. Rod has a music performance degree in jazz from the
U of O.

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Division Store
(503) 287-2881
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DON COREY -Bass & Guitar
at Portland Music Co. on Division. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in Music Performance. Don is excellent with kids and beginners as well as advanced players. He has been teaching for over 10 years and strongly believes music should be fun .He has an abundance of patience and enthusiasm. Lessons can include techniques for soloing, theory, sight -reading , chords, playing by ear , and having fun learning your favorite songs. Don has very eclectic musical tastes. He has experience playing Jazz, Classical, Rock, African, Reggae, Funk and Cuban music.

Location:
MLK Store
503-232-0260
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TOM SANDAHL
Tom began piano lessons at age 6. Growing up with a music teacher mother, he was exposed to many different styles of music from a young age. Tom began guitar lessons at the age of 14. Tom earned a Bachelors Degree in Classical Guitar Performance at The University of Wyoming. While studying there he was exposed to musician/teachers including Manuel Barrueco, The Assad Brothers, Paul Odette, and Bela Fleck. Tom then moved to New Orleans to explore his interest in African American Music, and to study with the jazz guitar great, Steve Masakowski. Tom received a full graduate assistantship to the University of New Orleans, and completed his Masters of Jazz Studies in 2003. While studying there, Tom was exposed to many world-class jazz musicians/teachers including; Terrence Blanchard, Mulgrew Miller, Howard Alden, Larry Coryell, Lee Konitz, Stephan Harris, and Carl Allen. In 2002 Sandahl was accepted to The Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Aspen Summer Program. There he studied with Russell Malone, Wallace Roney, Christian McBride, and Lewis Nash. Tom has performed with many bands as a sideman, and leader. In New Orleans, Tom worked with Amy Trail, Vic Sheppard, The Elastic Karma Kings, James Stephens, Government Magic, and his own band, Red Shift. Since relocating to Portland in November 2005, Tom has been performing with several local bands, including, Stephen Walker and The Few Chosen, Indigo, The Devin Phillips Funk Ensemble, Margo Tuffo, and Tom's own jazz groups. Recent Oregon performances include The Portland Jazz Festival, The Newport Performing Arts Center, The Blue Monk, and The Candlelight. Tom has 9 years teaching experience, including 2 years teaching music at Delgado Community College in New Orleans, LA. Tom welcomes all ages, levels, and most musical styles. Lessons are based on goals which reflect upon each individual student's interests and skill level.

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MLK Store
503-367-5086
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SEAN FLINN
Personalized music instruction to help you reach your musical goals. Sean Flinn is a professional musician with 20 years experience and has taught many different styles including Rock, Pop, Jazz, finger-picking folk & Classical. In addition to teaching Sean has recorded on numerous records and toured with notable artists such as Jolie Holland, Y La Bamba, Sallie Ford, Nick Jaina, Herman Dune and fronts his own band Sean Flinn and the Royal We.

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Broadway Store
503-234-2111
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RYAN MC PHAILL — DRUMS
Portland State University, Ryan graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy, and in 2002, he completed the course work for a Bachelor of Music in Performance with a Jazz Emphasis. As a player, his recording and performance credits include Portlandâs own Coge as well as Gruesome Galore, Wyatt Herb: Tex-Mex Reggae, Harrison, Julie Larson, Sarah Jane Burke, and many others. Lessons are tailored to the individual and are available to students of all ages and experience levels.

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Broadway Store
503-290-6753
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ANNIE HARKEY
Annie Harkey has been playing the cello for 18 years. She received a Bachelor of Science in Music from the University of Oregon in 1999 and moved to Portland in 2000. In addition to being a private cello instructor through Portland Music Company, she teaches beginning and intermediate band classes through the M.U.S.E. band program. Miss Harkey's teaching focuses primarily on building a foundation through proper technique and form in classical studies, but she also likes to explore improvisation in varying styles such as celtic, folk, and jazz with her students.

Location:
Division Store
(503) 294-9787
(503) 975-7628 cell
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JOHN GROSS Saxophone,Clarinet, Flute

John Gross has been a professional musician for over forty years and a music teacher for more than thirty.  He is skilled in helping beginning students to play correctly and to understand the fun and satisfaction that comes from playing music.  John also helps students to prepare for joining and advancing in school bands, getting ready for recitals and preparing for auditions.  He is currently teaching the Jazz Improvisational Ensemble at Pacific University in Forest Grove and has many private students at all levels of playing.  He also is helping advanced improvisational students applying for acceptance to music conservatories nationwide. 

John continues to play and teach locally, nationally and worldwide.  His book, Multiphonics for the Saxophone: A Practical Guide (Advance Music, 1999), is regarded as an industry standard and is still in print in English, French, German and Japanese.  For more on John’s activities as a musician, please visit his Wikipedia page, John Gross (Musician).

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Broadway Store
503-201-4186
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RANDY BURLINGAME
As a native of Portland Oregon, Randy Burlingame has taught hundreds of young musicians how to reach their musical goals. Teaching in numerous music programs that include; The Cultural Recreation Program, The Accelerated Music Program, The North Portland Music Academy and Trinity Lutheran School in Portland, where he taught a 4th through 8th grade band program for seven years. In 1998 he established a small ensembles and recital program at Mt. Hood Community College. Presently Randy is the high school jazz band director at The Portland Waldorf School in Milwaukie Oregon.
As a professional musician for over 30 years, Randy has played in many groups and settings from symphonic to jazz, including his own groups- The Burly Jazz Trio and The Burly Jazz Ensemble.
 With 43 years playing experience, and over 20 years teaching experience, it’s important to him each student achieve the skills required to be successful in their own musical endeavor. If you are looking to establish a solid foundation, or just looking to brush up on old skills, Randy Burlingame has a program to fit your needs.

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Broadway Store
503-312-0465
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RONNYE HARRISON : SAXOPHONE

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Division Store
503-760-6881
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BARBETTE FALK: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet & Piano
has been teaching and performing in the Portland area for the past 22 years. Her principle instrument is saxophone (all styles and levels) and she also teaches beginning flute and clarinet as well as beginning to intermediate level piano. Her background includes performances with the Oregon Symphony Pops, and Quartette Barbette, as well as local big bands, pop and rock bands and musical theater. She also has a background working with special needs children and is dedicated to providing quality instruction with an emphasis on varied learning styles

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Division Store
503-760-6881
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Jessica Bartlett (flute and voice)
has been teaching and performing in the Portland area since 1992. She graduated from Portland State University in 1995 with a Bachelors degree in Music Performance. Flute and voice are her principal instruments for both performing and teaching but she has also performed on fiddle, bass, percussion and piano. Current performing groups include The Wicky Pickers and Jeba. Jessica has been enjoying teaching in the Portland area and relishes the challenges and interests each student brings to lessons. She can help a student with any style although the basics are still most important. In addition, music theory, composition, practicing technique and ease of motion are also covered.

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Division Store
503-760-6881
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GORDON NEIL HERMAN
Gordon is a professional jazz pianist who has been teaching piano for 37 years both privately and at the college level. He teaches jazz, classical and popular styles as well as theory and technique and tailors his lessons to the students needs and abilities.Gordon earned a Bachelor of Music in jazz history from Cal State Long Beach and a Master of Music in composition from the University of Idaho. His performance background is quite varied ranging from playing in a heavy metal progressive rock band to music theater work to playing in a variety of jazz ensembles. He currently leads the Gordon Neal Herman Trio.As a composer, Gordon was part of national residency in musical theater and has written many works for musical theater, wind ensemble, string quartet, and piano. To round out his schedule, Gordon free lances presentations in American music history both publicly and for private groups.