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Bill Hepworth 

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Guitar - Jazz, Rock, Fingerstyle, Classical, Songwriting
Bass - Electric and Upright
Keys - Classical Piano, Organ, Pop/Rock, Jazz, Synths
Drums
Mandolin
Ukulele
Banjo
 
Brass/Reeds - Trombone, Trumpet, French Horn, Saxophone, Clarinet
Recording - ProTools, Garage Band, Ableton Live, Reason, Studio One, Logic, Finale, Sibelius, and more







Whether you're picking up your first instrument, looking to get to the next level on something you already play, or already experienced and thinking of trying something new, I would be thrilled to help you along the way. I love helping people make good music!

I have been playing GUITAR for 25 years and teaching professionally for 20. I hold a Bachelor's in Music from USU with a guitar performance emphasis. I was fortunate to study under Mike Christiansen (one of Mel Bay's primary authors of educational material), who instilled in his students the importance of sequencing material in a way that focuses on your current level and builds at your pace. I'll show you, step-by-step, the process of attaining exactly what you want to achieve.
I have been studying the PIANO for 30 years and teaching for 10. The first 12 years of my instruction were in classical and sacred music, with the wonderful Northern California instructors Bob Fife, Marilynn Howell, and Glenna Batson. In college, I became drawn to jazz and learned how to utilize harmony and melody to create spontaneously. In more recent years, I've been digging in to blues, rock, funk, R&B, gospel, and a bit of boogie-woogie. Recently, I've taken to ELECTRIC organs and pianos, as well as synth programming.
I worked for several years playing professional electric and upright BASS (everyone needs a bassist!). I can show you beginning to advanced jazz, funk, latin, and rock bass - from the smoothest walking lines to the grooviest technical slapping and popping.
I studied TROMBONE through public school and spent my first year of college as a trombone major (turns out I love the guitar too much… but I still love brass!). I've recently studied TRUMPET with Ayako Nakamura, principal trumpet of the North State Symphony. I can teach beginning to early intermediate brass. I can teach beginning to advanced jazz improvisation to any instrumentalist. MANDOLIN, BANJO, UKULELE, SAXOPHONE, and DRUMS I have studied to a late intermediate level. I'd love to help out beginners on these instruments. I believe music is one of our most powerful tools to strengthen the mind and body. And it's fun! Building solid technical and conceptual foundations is a passion of mine, but I mostly just love to see you make the sounds you love!

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  • The Music Connection     Chico
    (530) 898-0110
  • 341 W 3rd St, Chico, CA 95928
  • The Music Connection    Redding