Jason Ford
Mesa,AZ
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Music Instructor
Self-employeed
Mesa, AZ
02.2002 - 09.2025
- Taught private guitar lessons in home studio and client residences.
- Designed lesson plans for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students.
- Demonstrated chords, scales, rhythm, and fingerstyle techniques.
- Corrected posture, hand position, and picking technique during practice.
- Selected songs and exercises to match student skill levels.
- Coached students through performance preparation and audition readiness.
- Adjusted instruction for acoustic, electric, classical, and bass guitar.
- Maintained lesson schedules and communicated progress with students and families.
- Adapted teaching methods based on individual learning styles of each student.
Music Instructor
Arizona Music Academy
Tempe, AZ
03.2007 - 08.2018
- Provided one-on-one private lessons with mandolin, guitar, bass, and drums.
- Instructed beginning to intermediate students in reading music, guitar tab, notation, and theory to build foundational skills.
- Coordinated live performances, band camps, and recitals to enhance student performance experience.
- Assisted customers with inquiries and purchases in the store. with cashiering, customer service, special orders, Cleaning, pricing, and stocking.
- Reported to supervisor Gayle Rosenbostel for guidance and performance feedback.
- Instructed Arizona Music Academy students in private and group music lessons
- Developed lesson plans aligned with student skill levels and learning goals
- Taught music theory, sight-reading, rhythm, and ear training
- Coached students on instrument technique, tone, and performance posture to improve overall musicianship.
- Prepared students for recitals, auditions, and performance evaluations
Richardson Music
Mesa, AZ
03.2002 - 05.2006
- Organizing. Handling customer orders, and purchases. Cashiering, customer service, special orders, Cleaning, pricing, and stocking.
- Instrument maintenance including tuning, setting up drums, changing strings and drum heads.
- Instructed students to read music, guitar tab, notation & theory. Beginning to intermediate level students.
- Organized live performances, band camps, and recitals.
- Supervisor: Larry Richardson 480-641-9903
Seasonal
Milano's Music
Mesa, AZ
08.2005 - 03.2006
- Band Rentals to various customers/students. Travel to various schools, renting band instruments, as well as selling music products. Additional Duties: Cashiering, Cleaning, Organizing, Stocking.
- Supervisor: Frank Milano (480) 827-1111
Skills
- Guitar instruction
- Lesson planning
- Music theory
- Performance coaching
- Instrument setup
- Student assessment
- Curriculum design
- Recital coordination
- Stringed instrument instruction
Timeline
Music Instructor
Arizona Music Academy
03.2007 - 08.2018
Seasonal
Milano's Music
08.2005 - 03.2006
Richardson Music
03.2002 - 05.2006
Private Music Instructor
Self-employeed
02.2002 - 09.2025