Jim Sutton Institute of Guitar

"Jim Sutton is a very tenured artist/instructor and it shows in his talent, passion, eagerness to teach, and "now we're jammin'" attitude. He is patient yet challenges me as a beginner; he's very encouraging, professional, and provides specific feedback. I've been taking lessons for only a few months and have grown in my ability, confidence, and understanding and am excited to continue. Believe me - I've tried other ways of learning...even tried other instructors. My advice - Jim Sutton! He's the complete pakage!"

"My daughter has been taking guitar lessons with Mr. Jim for almost a year. We have been so pleased with her progress. Mr. Jim is excellent at communicating, whether it’s emailing her weekly music sheets or texting about scheduling. I messaged him last week for a progress update and he got back to me very promptly. My daughter enjoys her lessons. She describes him as funny, easy to talk to and very knowledgeable. We are so glad we found him while searching for instructors online."

"I have been a student of Jim's for a little over two years and our lesson time is one of the highlights of my week. Jim is a fun and patient teacher and he mixes great song selections (from country, to surf rock, to punk, to metal, and everything in between) with just the right amount of music theory and technique practice to steadily build my guitar skills while enjoying the process. Jim has been super flexible in adopting to teaching on-line since the pandemic started and I hardly know the difference anymore (although in-person lessons are available again). Taking lessons with Jim has really increased my enjoyment of the guitar!"

"I have been taking lessons with Jim for over 2 years now and I can say he is beyond compare when it comes to guitar instruction. He has a very encouraging style of teaching which helps you to build confidence and more importantly to have fun! His program keeps you highly engaged with a new song or two to learn every week. The end result is that you have your guitar in your hands more of the time throughout the week which is what is going to get you better faster. Jim's program also builds your knowledge of musical theory, writing, soloing, etc. Jim is an incredibly humble and amazingly talented guitarist in his own right but the focus of his lessons is always on the student. My lessons with Jim are definitely a weekly highlight in my life."

"I have been taking lessons with Jim for about 2 years and he has been an excellent teacher! He's able to teach in a wide variety of styles and his lessons all involve not only pieces of music, but also several exercises that help me to better understand scales, chords, and theory. I would highly recommend him as a teacher for any skill level."