AJ Hanson
Degrees: B.A. Classical & Jazz Guitar Performance - Carthage College
21 Years Experience Teaching
Styles: Rock, Blues, Metal, Classical Jazz, & MORE!
Additional Instruments: Bass, Ukulele, Mandolin, & Banjo
Average of 62+ Students per Week
Student ALL Over The World
Written Dozens of Books and Courses
"I Will Teach You What YOU Want to Learn!"
Some people are interested in my backstory. Here are the bullet points
Step Into My "Way-Back" Machine
First Guitar at 12 Years Old, Weekly Lessons For 8 Years
Six Years Classically Trained
Started Teaching at 14 Years Old
Top Scholarship and Two Degrees in Classical and Jazz Guitar
Scholarship to Attend Berklee College of Music in Boston for Master’s Classes
Taught Over 20 Years in the BEST Schools in Illinois and the MOST Booked Instructor
Started Teaching from Home Using ALL of my Tools to Train My Students, Better, Harder, Faster!
Two Consecutive Years Two Student’s of Mine Received a FULL SCHOLARSHIP to Music College
Over 2,000 Exercises and Dozens of Guitar Books Written
Email: seattleguitaracademy1@gmail.com Call or Text: (608) 712-2368
My Influences
I play and teach Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Metal, Flamenco, Folk, Country, and Pop.
My favorite guitarists include…
B.B. King
Buddy Guy
Joe Pass
Wes Montgomery
Django Reinhardt
Julian Bream
Christopher Parkening
John Williams
Fransisco Tarrega
Jimmy Page
John Petrucci
Eric Clapton
David Gilmour
Steve Morse
Alex Lifeson
Al Di Meola
Opeth
Metallica
I am also influenced by other musicians (non-guitarists) and composers as well, such as…
Dave Brubeck
Miles Davis
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Bob Dylan
Cat Stevens
Peter Gabriel
Franz Schubert
Claude DeBussy, and of course, Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Other Things I'm Up To
I am currently writing a series of guitar method books and online courses.
Band: Bluetail
Project I Have Performed On…
Our song is available for purchase on all media stores (iTunes, Google Play) and streaming sites (Spotify, Pandora)
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