i.r. Guitar Lessons

i.r. guitar lessons is an east bay music school dedicated solely to the guitar. we provide students of all ages the opportunity to create life-long passion. i.r. guitar lessons founders ian rowe and adrianna vidana first met in 2010 while they were classical guitar students in southern california. there, they worked closely with dr. katherine hickey in the areas of childhood music education and pedagogy, and upon graduating, took teaching positions in the bay area. after settling in oakland, ian and adrianna realized that there were no music schools that took the guitar as seriously as they took the piano or violin. in 2017, they formed i.r. guitar lessons, a school dedicated solely to the guitar, its music and its students. their vision was to create a place where music could be taught by guitarists for guitarists. a center for students of all ages, abilities and styles to come together as one guitar community. since its inception, i.r. guitar lessons has become home to dozens of stud