Chris H.

Garden Grove, CA

Guitar Lessons, Keyboard and Piano Lessons, Vocal Lessons, Song Writing Lessons, Record Engineer Produce

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Experiance 18 Years

Guitar Lessons in Garden Grove, CA

Take professional Guitar lessons in Garden Grove, CA with Chris H., a dedicated instructor focused on delivering structured and results-driven training.

Chris H. brings real-world performance and teaching experience into every lesson, ensuring a practical and engaging learning environment.

Lessons are designed to strengthen fundamentals, enhance technique, and build confidence through practical, hands-on learning.

What You'll Learn:

Core Guitar skills and advanced techniques
Music theory application in real playing scenarios
Performance preparation and stage confidence

Chris H. provides flexible Guitar lessons in Garden Grove, making it convenient for students to learn at their own pace and schedule.

About Me

Chris is a multi-faceted, modern musician and engineer. He works daily in numerous commercial outlets including music instruction/performance, post production, film scoring, video games, foley, and record label A&R. At the age of 35, Chris has been a professional in the entertainment industry for 27 years. By age 8 he was working as a young actor in professional musical theater. By his teens he was teaching music, and throughout his 20's he has worked in film, video games, toured as a performer, and run his own record company. His unrelenting professionalism and pleasant disposition have earned him recognition from top peers and has placed him in high demand in numerous commercial fields. He has completed 3 audio credentials in Recording Arts, Computerized Audio, and Live Sound from the Mira Costa College Recording Arts program. He worked on the X-Box game, "Destroy All Humans 3" for THQ as one of two audio personnel. He composed and mixed original music for the documentary film, "The Rescuers" for Michael King Productions, and maintains a performance career which includes U.S. touring, daily studio production, and the maintenance of his record label, "Televisionary". Most recently, his online video tutorial series, "Produce Signature EDM Tracks" was released by Groove3 internationally. Chris is well versed in modern audio programs and considers himself a Logic Pro expert. In addition, he is comfortable working in all the major DAW's including, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton, Final Cut Pro, and many more. His well rounded ear can navigate the complexities of both acoustic and orchestral audio, as well as electronic techniques such as synthesis, sampling, post-production, and mixing/mastering. He is an accomplished musician with classical training and makes part of his living as an instructor both privately and at several academies and institutions. Between his skillful musicianship, compositional ability, audio engineering technique, and business savvy there is nothing audio related Chriscannot complete.

Chris H. has over 18 years of music experience in the Garden Grove area.

Chris H. is proficient in and teaches Guitar Lessons, Keyboard and Piano Lessons, Vocal Lessons, Song Writing Lessons, Record Engineer Produce .

Formal Education:

Mira Costa College; Oceanside, CA – 1 Credentials (3)-Recording Arts, Computerized Audio, Live Sound Reinforcement Berklee College of Music Summer Program; Los Angeles CA – Various Years Attended Berklee School of Music Summer Program ’98-’01 (’98 on scholarship), studied Jazz Piano, Music Theory, Ensemble Performance Vista High School; Vista CA – 1 Graduated 1999, emphasis on Music, Drama, Literature, and Philosophy

Private Education:

Larry Hopkins (Composer) Piano, theory, composition Julie Campbell (Guitar) Technqiue, Theory Ernest Hughs (Piano) Classic/Jazz Techanique, Theory, Composition, Voice Leading, Species counterpoint Lyle Ronglien (Guitar) Technique, Theory Tercila Romero (Voice) Technique Alicia Dara (Voice) Technique Berklee College of Music Summer Program; Los Angeles CA – Various Years

Attended Berklee School of Music Summer Program ’98-’01 (’98 on scholarship), studied Jazz Piano, Music Theory, Ensemble Performance

Performing Experience:

Child actor (8-19 years old), Stage and studio musician since 1994. Solo pianist, solo vocalist, ensemble performer bass, guitar, piano vocals. Club, private, and wedding DJ (Top 40/Electronic). Featured speaker at many recording arts events/workshops.

Experience Teaching:

Music Teacher, Momentum Music & Dance Academy; Burien WA – 2Head of Guitar dept. for both private and group lessons, also teach Piano/Bass Guitar, sub for voice lessons, create and implement curriculum specific to students needs and interests with emphasis on modern and classic Rock/Pop/Blues/Jazz, interact with students parents and staff daily, oversee and execute live music recitals and performancesPrivate Music/Recording Arts Teacher ; San Diego/Seattle Area – 1997-PresentSelf employed for 17 years, beginning, intermediate, advanced, Guitar/Piano/Bass/Recording Arts instruction, comfortable teaching harsh vocals, taught hundreds of private students of all ages and skill levels, extremely personable, reliable, and motivational to all students

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