Hello! I am a classically trained pianist who has been teaching for 30+ years… I’ve started students as young as 3— and up to 83. Each student is unique and has his/her own way of learning, so I tailor my teaching method slightly to best suit each one… while making sure the lessons are always enjoyable. I make sure to include theory within the lessons— after all, knowing the foundation of the music is just as important as the music itself. I take great pride that my students don’t realize how much they’re learning and discovering because they’re enjoying their lessons so much. Nothing makes me happier than hearing “Wow! That time flew!” or

Jeff Purtle has given recitals in England, Wales, Scotland and the USA. He has spoken at the International Trumpet Guild Conference and hosted his own conferences. Jeff’s brass students are in all branches of the United States military, band directors from SC and other states, and students in the San Francisco Symphony, Charlotte NC Symphony, Greenville Symphony, Charleston Symphony, Augusta Symphony, Aiken Symphony, Jacksonville FL Symphony, and UK and Chinese orchestras. Some are touring in the UK and Europe. Jeff was personally certified by master teacher and author Claude Gordon. Jeff’s ebook “Hit it Hard & Wish It Well” is published in t...

I have 30 years of experience . I took 3 months of formal lessons from a Berkley College of Music Graduate but other than that I'm self taught , Started playing at 12 years old and took on my first paying student at 17 years old . I played in a few cover groups and a few all original groups between the years of 2005 and 2020. Iv'e played everywhere from Atlanta, GA ,New Orleans ,LA ,Ft. Myers Florida, Folly Beach , SC, Asheville, NC, Greensboro, NC, and of course many many gigs in Charlotte, NC and Gastonia, NC. I stopped playing out in 2020 partly because of covid but less than a year later I was teaching Guitar at Music and Arts (owned b

With over 30 years of teaching hundreds of students (14 years at Charlotte Academy of Music), I have a curriculum for both 6 and 7 string guitar that will take you from square one to an advanced level whereby you not only understand theory as it relates to the guitar, but you also have a command of the guitar with your own style, developed from the sum of your influences.