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Mark James Music Lessons offers private piano lessons, electric keyboard lessons, guitar lessons, electric bass lessons, clarinet lessons, saxophone lessons, music theory instruction, and music composition on piano or guitar. The program includes piano and guitar lessons for kids, teens, and adults, with options to learn piano or electric keyboard from age five through adult and guitar or electric bass from age seven through adult, with guitar lessons also available from age nine through adult.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Mark James is a full-time private music instructor with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Southern California College (1983) and has provided private music instruction since 1976. His background includes 16 years as an instructor at Vanguard University of Southern California (1987–2004), service as Assistant Music Director at Foothill Family Church in Foothill Ranch, CA (1994–1997), and work as a music instructor at Independence Christian School in Orange, CA (1984–1989). His training includes private piano study with Dr. Carol Stewart, Piano Department Chairperson at USC (1979–1980), private piano study with Dr. George Arisimovic (1983), and private guitar study with Cornel Imry, a former student of Andres Segovia (1980–1984).
Parent feedback includes a report from Nyly Sy of Fountain Valley, CA, describing how Mark James introduced music to a 5-year-old child over eight months of lessons. Another parent, Susan Budge of Huntington Beach, CA, states that after trying other teachers, her son’s interest in learning returned after starting lessons with Mark James.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Mark James is a full-time private music instructor with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Southern California College (1983) and has provided private music instruction since 1976. His background includes 16 years as an instructor at Vanguard University of Southern California (1987–2004), service as Assistant Music Director at Foothill Family Church in Foothill Ranch, CA (1994–1997), and work as a music instructor at Independence Christian School in Orange, CA (1984–1989). His training includes private piano study with Dr. Carol Stewart, Piano Department Chairperson at USC (1979–1980), private piano study with Dr. George Arisimovic (1983), and private guitar study with Cornel Imry, a former student of Andres Segovia (1980–1984).
Parent feedback includes a report from Nyly Sy of Fountain Valley, CA, describing how Mark James introduced music to a 5-year-old child over eight months of lessons. Another parent, Susan Budge of Huntington Beach, CA, states that after trying other teachers, her son’s interest in learning returned after starting lessons with Mark James.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
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