Tony Burnett is a highly respected guitarist and teacher in Southern California. To date, Tony has taught over 15,000 students and has seen some of his students go on and get signed, make albums, tour the world, go on tv and even become teachers themselves. Tony has written and released 4 instructional dvd's which have sold over 100,000 copies worldwide and have been featured in Guitar World, Guitar One, Guitar Player, Metal Edge, Revolver and Circus magazines. Tony owned and operated his own brick and mortar music school in Temecula, California for several years before making the transition to online lessons.

Tony is also a live and studio performer with over 5000 gigs under his belt ranging from small coffee shops and bars to arenas in front of over 18,000 people. Tony has played in several original and cover/tribute bands which include tributes to Dream Theater, Rush, Metallica, Queensryche, Van Halen and several 80's metal tributes. Tony is currently the guitarist/vocalist for Driven and also the guitarist for a symphonic Genesis/Peter Gabriel/Phil Collins tribute show that plays with National Orchestras around the United States. Tony also does several fill-ins for bands around Southern California and has always been known as the "go to guy" due to his reputation for being punctual, and an encyclopedia of songs.

Tony prides himself for his dedication to his craft. Tony is a graduate of both Musicians Institute and University of California Riverside with degrees in guitar performance and music theory.

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Qualifications:21 years as a private music instructor. Winner of the 2013 Best of Temecula award for the best music teacher.