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Jacob Bowen is an experienced and passionate music teacher available to share his expertise in nearly all styles of guitar, as well as bass, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, and drums.  He bagan playing music since he was just 5 years old, and started classical guitar lessons age 8.   In 2013 he was accepted into the classical guitar program at Harrison School for Arts, which he attended for 4 years, and later graduated from in 2017.  During his time at HSA he performed in several different ensembles, won numerous competitions, and even performed in the famous TedX talk show.  Jacob currently holds a Bachelor's degree from Florida State University and a Master's degree from Florida Southern College where he graduated in 2025.  When he's not teaching, he enjoys spending his free time writing and performing original music and poetry, lifting weights, and spending time with his friends and family.    

Luis is a passionate musician, worshiper, and music educator who began his music journey as a young boy playing music in church.  In 2022 he graduated from Southeastern University with a Bachelor in Music Education, and shortly after accepted a position as the middle school music teacher at Discovery Academy of Lake Alfred where he continues to teach today. Luis teaches beginner, intermediate, and advanced voice and piano lessons, and beginner guitar, ukulele, bass guitar, and drum lessons at Lakeland School of Music. He is bilingual and speaks both Spanish and English, and is currently learning Portuguese. With 10+ years of experience in teaching music to students with special needs, Luis has developed a level of patience and devotion that is rare for a teacher of his age.  He is passionate about sharing the gift of music with his students and enjoys helping them reach their full potential as developed and trained musicians. When Luis is not teaching music, he enjoys playing piano and singing with the worship team at Heart of the Father church in Lakeland, FL, and spending time with his beloved wife, Anais and daughter, Selah.

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"Our daughter has been taking electric guitar lessons at Lakeland School of Music. It’s a great place where you feel comfortable and your child's music skills thrive. I highly recommend this school if you are looking to enrich your child’s music development outside of school. Extra thank you to her guitar teacher Mr. Ryan, who is respectful, kind, encouraging and fun! We love and appreciate you, Mr. Ryan!

— Hannah Clements

Ryan is a passionate guitar teacher who enjoys teaching all styles of electric and acoustic guitar, as well as classical guitar, electric bass, and ukulele. His love for music began as a young boy when he first started taking private piano lessons.  After three years of piano lessons, and when a solid foundation had been formed, he began studying guitar at Victory Christian Academy, with worship leader Scott Taylor.  Throughout the years Ryan has performed professionally in a wide variety of showcases and venues throughout all of Florida; from worship services, to rock concerts, to musical theater productions.  In addition to teaching music at LSM, Ryan also writes, produces, and records his own music at his home studio.  He enjoys sharing the gift of music with students of all ages and skill level.  

Diana is a gifted musician, born in Venezuela to a mother and father who were both seasoned musicians.  She began her music education very early in life, and studied with the National System of Children's and Youth Orchestras of Venezuela, an internationally recognized music institution. She learned and performed there for five years, representing her home city. At the age of 14, she began studying Musical Language at the Music Conservatory of Venezuela, graduating at age 19.

Diana has performed on many different stages as a singer, dancer and lead guitarist for ten years. She has had comprehensive musical and artistic training throughout her life in theater, staging, expression, modeling, as well as her main instrument, the guitar. She is fluent in Spanish, and is continually expanding her English vocabulary which is a second language.  Diana has been teaching private lessons since 2018, and is excited to share her love for music to beginners and more advanced players alike, including music theory, ear training, technique, and repertoire.

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"Jimmy the guitar teacher is great!" — Jason 

Jimmie has been a professional musician for over 25 years and has travelled internationally performing and recording his music. He has performed live on stage with music greats such as Kirk Franklin, Gregg Allman, Brian McKnight, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Loretta Lynn and Patti LaBelle just to name a few.  His passion for music is contagious and he loves working with students of all ages and skill levels on guitar, piano, and voice.  In addition to teaching private music lessons, Jimmie has also led worship at various churches around the country, and has experience directing choirs and worship teams.

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"My children work with Mr Bill playing banjo, mandolin and drums. They all have a great time!"  

— Amber Sprunt

Bill is a multi instrumentalist who plays and teaches drums, guitar, ukulele, bass guitar and banjo.  Born into a very musical family, he took after his two older brothers and began playing piano as a young boy.  Throughout his childhood and into his teens he took private instruction for piano, guitar, and drums, and began gigging professionally with local bands while he was still in middle school.  In 1976 he graduated from Berkley College of Music with a BA in Music Composition.  One of his most memorable career highlights is performing with singer songwriter legend Bruce Hornsby.  When Bill's not playing or teaching music you can find him on any given sunday morning teaching sermons at Faith Lutheran Church in Winter Haven where he faithfully serves as the Pastor.