From Sound Guitar Lessons in Seattle, Jared Borkowski joins Top Teachers to talk about his journey from a self-taught kid with a flying V, to a classically trained guitarist, to teaching on YouTube and beyond. To learn more about Jared, visit https://www.soundguitarlessons.com.

From San Antonio, Grammy-winning producer, guitarist, and teacher Joe Reyes talks about what you can and can't do with a Grammy award, writing term papers while gigging across the country, and how he rediscovered teaching music after 9/11. To learn more about Joe, visit http://joereyes.com.

From Chicago, Matt Brown talks about his first awful guitar, starting to teach as the financial meltdown gripped the country, and learning to focus on a niche. To learn more about Matt, visit https://www.mattbrownsguitarstudio.com.

From St. Paul, Alex Born talks about the surprisingly great upsides of remote learning, taking over for another instructor, and the one question that gets new students to open up about what music they actually like. To learn more about Alex, visit http://www.rockwellguitarschool.com.

From Chicago, Greg Henkin talks about learning to fill another teacher's shoes, and dealing with COVID well before anyone else believed it existed. To learn more about Greg, visit https://gregsguitarlessons.com.

From St. Paul, Kelly Weeks talks about graduating from Berklee as Napster demolished the music industry, and learning to teach by knocking on doors. To learn more about Kelly and Twin Cities Music School, visit https://twincitiesmusicschool.com.

From Atlanta, Parker Smith joins Top Teachers to talk about what it takes to run a business, and what he learned about teaching from pre-schoolers. To learn more about Parker and Guitar Shed, visit https://guitarshedatl.com.