ONLINE LESSONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.
Alex, age 12, and Jennifer after he won 1st prize in the Society for American Musicians 2008 competition. Alex is currently a graduate student in organic chemistry and still plays classical guitar and jazz saxophone.
Guitar lessons can help you or your child:
learn to focus
develop discipline
express emotions
feel inspired
gain intellectual confidence
play the guitar really well.
Dr. Jennifer Trowbridge has a wealth of experience playing many styles of music. She has collaborated with singers, dancers, and ensembles in the U.S. and abroad. She also has passion for teaching. She began playing guitar at the age of four. Continuing her lifelong dedication to music, she received a B.A. in music from the University of Chicago and a D.M. (doctor of music) in guitar performance from Northwestern University. She has studied with world-renowned classical guitarists Sharon Isbin, Sergio Assad, Denis Azabagic, Jorge Caballero, Michael Lorimer, David Russell, and many others. She studied jazz guitar with Emily Remler, Frank Portolese, David Bloom, and Jack Cecchini.
Theo, age 8, learning right hand technique, 2013.
Jennifer’s students range from complete beginners to university music majors. She currently teaches guitar, music history, and career skills for musicians at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Her current online students live in Arcata, L.A., Oakland, San Jose, and Vancouver.
The curriculum for each private student is tailored to the individual and includes step-by-step technical exercises, songs, repertoire from a variety of styles, and opportunities to improvise, and compose. Students are encouraged to create from the very start, as they grow their own artistry.
Jennifer's pre-college students have gone on to earn degrees in guitar performance, musical theater, music education, and music business, and have been awarded scholarships at dozens of schools such as the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of Southern California, Eastman School of Music, NYU, Oberlin College, University of Miami, Bard College, Belmont University, Berklee College of Music, Lawrence University, Northwestern University, DePaul University, Indiana University, Northeastern Illinois University, and University of Michigan, as well as non-music degrees at Columbia University, the University of Chicago, and more.
Noah's first guitar lesson.