WHAT WE DO
With over 700 students and nearly forty faculty, Inspire Music is one of the largest private music studios in the Bay Area. Our diverse faculty brings a wide range of musical experience, offering instruction in many different instruments and musical styles. In addition to our private lessons, we also offer instrument rentals, accessories, and group classes.
ABOUT
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Instrument Rentals
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Private Instruction
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Instrument Accessories and Maintenance
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Summer Camps and Rock Bands
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Free Educational Seminars for Our Customers
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SOTA Audition Prep
ABOUT
PIANO INSTRUCTORS
ANNIE
SMITH
JILLIAN KIM
NAOMI
STINE
KELLI
CASEY
JEAN-PAUL
JONES
BEAU
DREAM
LORA
LIBBY
COLIN
BRADY
CAROLINA
TANNOUS
VOCAL INSTRUCTORS
VICTOR CERVANTES
ANNIE
SMITH
JEAN-PAUL
JONES
LORA
LIBBY
SUZANNE
RIVIN
GUITAR INSTRUCTORS
LUKE
DOUGHTY
ZACH
MATTOCKS
HENRY MOSER
FRANCIS
OLIVERA
BRETT
EASTMAN
ANTONY
KAKAMAKOV
PABLO DAVILA
VIOLIN INSTRUCTORS
VICTORIA
PERENYI
BEAU
DREAM
ANNAMARIE
ARAI
MIA
NARDI-HUFFMAN
WIND INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTORS
KYLE
BEARD
COURTNEY
WISE
JENNA
COUNTRYMAN
DRUM INSTRUCTORS
CHRISTIAN
ARRIOLA
BRETT
EASTMAN
Zach Mattocks
Zachary's love for creating music began when he first strummed an autoharp in his elementary years. He enjoyed the rich, warm sound it produced and the feel of the strings. His first instrument of choice was the steel string acoustic guitar. After graduating from high school, Zach continued to immerse himself in music during his military career, and began to learn piano at Minot State University.
After discovering his life love for music and continuing to study personally while in guitar lessons, he began full-time study at Illinois State University as a classical guitar major and performed solo and chamber music throughout the midwest. Zachary studied guitar with Dr. Angelo Favis, jazz with Kevin Hart and Charlie Stokes, and music education with Tim Fredstrom.
He has since earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree and holds a certification to teach music K-12; which includes choir, band, orchestra, piano, guitar, music theory, music history, and general music. In 2018, Zach earned his Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance under the tutelage of Lawrence Ferrara in San Francisco.
Zach loves performing jazz, classical, and most genres in between. He also enjoys teaching in the Bay Area and is a member of The Luke Doughty Quartet , a San Francisco based group that released their debut album in December 2018, A Charcoal Colored Sky. In addition to teaching at Inspire Music, Zach heads the guitar department at Contra Costa College as an adjunct professor.