Best Guitar Instructor Downey Near Me

4worldlovers: Growing up, Christian Cruz was surrounded by the rock and hip hop music of his native Los Angeles while never forgetting the influence of his Latin American heritage. Christian went on to study guitar performance and composition. He has performed as a solo guitarist internationally in Spain, Mexico, and the United States.

Master of Arts in Music Composition from Fresno State with Dr. Kenneth Froelich and Dr. Benjamin Boone.

Master in Classical Guitar Performance from Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville with Paco Bernier, Judicael Perroy, Zoran Dukic, Lorenzo Micheli, Paolo Pegoraro and Pablo Marquez.

Master of Music from University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music with William Kanengiser.

Bachelor of Music from California State University Northridge with Steve Thachuk and John Dearman.

Fresno State 2nd Annual Art Song Composition Competition - Best Composition Award and Audience Choice Award, 2020.

Gohar and Ovanes Andriassian Guitar Composition Competition - Intermediate Guitar Ensemble -1st place, 2018.

Randy Rhoads Competition Scholarship - California State University Northridge - 1st place, 2012 & 2013.

Gray Clouds and White Blossoms (2019) for Solo Guitar, Piano and Guitar Orchestra

4worldlovers: The notion that one must have “natural talent” to play an instrument simply isn’t true. All it takes is a love of music, commitment to practice, and most importantly, proper instruction. As an experienced teacher, with thousands of lessons under my belt, I am able to guide youth and adult players to a skill level that is both personally fulfilling and scholastically enriched.

· Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan School of Music

· Adept at all styles of music—rock, blues, jazz, ska, metal, folk or indie