in the beginning…
In 1975, Earl Jones started teaching guitar with just four students. That number quickly grew to twenty and within two months he was giving lessons to 40+ students! In just a matter of a few more months he was teaching 150 students per week with a waiting list. He realized the need to train teachers to handle the student load and subsequently started a teacher training program that included not only all of the musical knowledge and skills but communication skills, people skills, and patented techniques and methods. His teaching method consistently turned out top level musicians who have performed in every venue from MTV to The Grand Ole Opry. The number one requirement for instructors at Earl Jones Music School is a love of music, a passion for teaching, and compassion for people of all ages, a love and passion that his son John Jones inherited.
Earl Jones, Founder
Earl Jones is a multi-instrumentalist and singer who has performed for NATO, national TV, and from the magic circle of The Grand Ole Opry where Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Elvis, and other greats performed. He has played rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and jazz professionally. He has worked every aspect of professional music: clubs, concerts, churches, recording sessions, radio, TV, and written commercial jingles. By his own admission, Earl has been a mercenary musician, a hired gun. This kind of training gave him the foundation to start what would become one of the most successful private music schools in the country.
John Jones, Manager & Teacher
John Jones is also a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and award winning song writer. He is the top instructor at Earl Jones Music School with an impressive record of success. He has also performed for NATO, national TV, and The Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville, Tennessee. For 5 years, John is the hosted of a popular FM Radio Show called Music Monday that features students and other artists weekly. He is the talent coordinator and concert director for Earl Jones Music and Media Group but he has also carved out his own niche in music and business with recording, songwriting, radio, and TV productions, concert promotions, etc. To John, his most important contributions are the multitude of musicians he has mentored musically and spiritually.
It is often said that those who can’t, teach. But that isn’t true with me. I am both a musician and a teacher and I don’t take either more seriously than the other. Each time you step into my studio, I see it as a great duet; a time when the world stays put and only music fills the space.
My teaching style is not conventional. I don’t believe in sitting down and practicing a classical piece for hours at the time. I focus on getting you playing quickly so you can develop a relationship with the instrument and with song.
I have experience with teaching beginner and advanced lessons for:
• Guitar
• Bass
• Banjo
• Fiddle/Violin
• Mandolin
• Dobro
• Steel Guitar
• Drums
• Piano
• Harmonica
• Voice
• Stage Performance
• Songwriting
• Music Therapy
• Recording Studio Skills
