Meet David Isaacs

Dave Isaacs has earned a reputation as one of the best. Not only is he an incredible guitar and piano instructor, but he’s also a musical mentor to performing artists, songwriters, and performers of every skill level. Dave has a unique approach to teaching that really develops the whole musician — he helps you to build real skills, gain confidence, and establish a foundation of musical knowledge.

A dynamic performing artist himself, Dave Isaacs has played in venues across the U.S. from small clubs to festivals and concert halls. He has jammed with Les Paul on a Manhattan nightclub stage, rocked in the mud at Yasgur’s Farm, harmonized in Greenwich Village folk clubs, and chicken-picked hot licks on Nashville’s Lower Broadway. His ten independent CD releases run a wide stylistic range, from eclectic singer-songwriter to swampy groove-blues, bright country-rock, Southern soul, and lyrical jazz and classical guitar.

On the formal academic side, Dave is an award-winning graduate of New York’s venerable Manhattan School of Music, with a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance. He was a full-time instructor of music and music technology at Tennessee State University from 2009-2013, and taught music theory and listening skills in the audio production program at the Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville from 2008-2016.

With his combined experience as a working musician and artist and nearly thirty years of teaching private lessons, workshops, clinics, and college courses, Dave Isaacs has a rare and exceptionally wide perspective as an educator.