Guitar Teachers
We have some of the most experienced and dedicated guitar teachers in San Jose, teaching classical, jazz, and pop styles, as well as composition.
Zachary White
Classical Guitar
Zachary T. White was born in San Jose, California. He is a Bay Area composer, classical guitarist and music educator. He has studied with Dr. Paul Setziol (music theory and composition,) at De Anza College, and with Dr. Pablo Furman (composition and electroacoustics,) and Professor Steven Lin (classical guitar,) at San José State University. Zachary has earned his A.A. Degree in Music at De Anza College in 2016, and a B.M. in Music Composition from San José State University in 2020.
Being the son of two hairstylists, Zachary has grown up in an artistic household. He began experimenting with electronic music production and composition before his tenth birthday and has been an avid guitarist since he was eleven years old. Zachary studied business in high school at the Institute of Global Commerce and Government (IGCG,) in Tracy, California. While continuing his studies in college, his interest in music began to take precedence and he soon switched majors.Currently, Zachary is composing music for a number of contrasting ensembles using traditional acoustic instruments, electronic instruments and a combination of both. He is currently building a portfolio of music with aspirations of attending graduate school in 2021 for composition. In his spare time Zachary enjoys attending concerts, cooking, reading and spending time with friends and family.
His music can be found at: zacktwhite.com
Mattew Insco
Classical Guitar
Matthew has been teaching guitar and music for 16 years and has been a performing guitarist for over 20 years. He performs with duos and groups playing Pop, Soul and Funk music. He also performs a solo set of Classical and Bossa Nova Guitar for weddings, private events and parties.
Matthew studied Classical Guitar and Latin Music at Columbia College Chicago. He started taking private guitar lessons at 13, studied privately all throughout high school, and played in his high school jazz band and local rock bands. He moved to Los Angeles in 2014, where he gained experience as a music producer and session musician. Matthew releases his own music as well as collaborating and working with other musicians and singer/songwriters to create and release original music.