JC Guitar Lessons

I took 2 music lessons with Jake, and I’ve decided to stop heres why:

Before we even started, there were already some concerns. I felt uneasy about going alone to a strangers house (since Im a woman), so I asked if I could bring my partner along. Jake’s hesitant response—Ive never done that before, but I guess its fine—made me question his professionalism/process. Considering that parents likely accompany their children to lessons, especially in strangers homes, I found this odd. In addition, the day before session #1, Jake was confused about the scheduled time, even though he set it.

Session #1: He asked if I had brought my amp, despite me clearly stating over the phone that I was a complete beginner and only had the small headphone amp. He assured me this wasn’t a problem, but then acted surprised when I showed up without one. He also asked me if he could vape during our sessions which I found to be unprofessional to even ask and because I was in his house I did not feel comfortable saying no. Before session #2 he calls me to let me know he does a special for lessons. If you buy 4 lessons you get $20 off. I was pretty frustrated as to why he had never even bothered to mention it before.

Session #2: Again he was surprised I had not bought an amp, although this was communicated. I was struggling to nail down the strum pattern and he asked if he could play my guitar to show me the pattern. Showing me the correct playing, I said I know that your playing sounds better and different but I cant tell what that difference is and what Im doing wrong. He responded by saying Its because no offense but you have a shitty guitar and I have a $4000 guitar. At this point, I decided not to continue but alas I got the pattern down. Excited I exclaimed I hope I get to play as good as you one day! to which he responded Youll never be as good as me. By the time you get to where I am Ill be way ahead of you because Ive been playing since I was 9.

TLDR: I would not recommend him because Jakes lack of professionalism, dismissive attitude, and rude comments are discouraging to new learners like myself.

My 4 children have been taking lessons with Jake for the last year. They have practiced singing, playing the guitar, music rhythm on the bongos, and even writing their own songs! Jake is very knowledgeable about music, and truly enjoys teaching others about all facets of music.

Great rapport with the kids. Inspired learning and made it fun .

Jake is very enthusiastic about music. He has worked with my four young children in teaching them to play the guitar, percussion, sing, and even write songs! He always tries to make music fun and interesting for them.

Jake is well versed in music theory and is a very astute teacher with a very creative and progressive method. He will tailor the lessons to suit your needs as a student. Hands down awesome.

Jacob is fantastic. He doesn’t just teach popular songs, he really delves into notes and chords. He also encourages your child to learn based on whether they want to do lead guitar or rhythm guitar. My daughter is a year in with about 2 to 3 lessons a month and she’s already in 7th chords