My name is Tim Quinn, and I offer the finest guitar instruction available in southern California. I have been a full-time professional gigging guitarist and private guitar teacher in San Diego for 18 years. I am an accomplished player in many styles of guitar playing, and I teach all styles and levels of guitar. Please visit my website to hear examples of my multi-styled playing (see below).
I specialize in ALL STYLES, offering complete development of…
- JAZZ (single note improvisation, standards, chord-melody and comping)
- ROCK (classic rock lead soloing styles, rock chording and funk rhythm styles)
- BLUES (lead soloing styles, blues rhythm styles, slide, open tunings, blues fingerpicking)
- SHRED (legato, sweep picking, tapping, speed-picking, fast arpeggios, and more)
- COUNTRY SOLOING (chicken-pickin’, pedal steel effects, hybrid picking techniques and more)
- ACOUSTIC FINGERSTYLE (Travis style, classical technique, general fingerpicking, acoustic blues, open tunings, more)
- GENERAL SKILLS AND PLAYING SONGS (I can teach you any and all songs you would like to play!)
I teach ALL LEVELS; from total beginners to working full-time professional guitarists looking to improve their skills. (However, I only teach students 14 years or older). Most of my students are adults.
I have a B.M. degree in Jazz Guitar PERFORMANCE from the University of North Texas. I also have extensive professional performance experience, having played over 2400 professional gigs in all styles of music. Teaching guitar has been a primary passion throughout my career in music, in addition to performing. I bring you the extensive performance and teaching experience of a true career guitarist.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc., is publishing my series of four instructional guitar books (scheduled for release in early 2008). These books are geared toward intermediate-advanced players. However, I teach students at ALL LEVELS of ability; including beginner, intermediate, advanced, as well as established, professional, working guitarists in most guitar styles.
I fully utilize DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY to make the lessons state-of-the-art and as effective as possible. The computer is NOW totally integrated into guitar intruction in many ways…I provide you with an audio recording of each lesson in mp3 or CD format, many customized backing tracks, digital slow-down of songs (for the purpose of more effective study), and much more.
All styles. All aspects of development. I am 100% dedicated to your success. I can help you achieve dramatic transformation in your playing, in as little time as possible!

Guitar Instruction Specialist
Private lessons offered in my Kearny Mesa studio, at my house.
Easy parking, relaxed residential neighborhood.
MY CREDENTIALS:
-Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Guitar Performance, University of North Texas
-Over 2400 professional gigs played, in all styles
-Author of four-book series with Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (2008 release)
-Berklee College of Music alumnus
-18 years of highly focused private teaching experience
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