Teacher Bio

Jacob Jonker, Guitarist

I grew up in St. Paul, MN and moved to Duluth in 2008.  I am on the music faculty at both the U of M - Duluth and UW - Superior, and have performed extensively in the region both as a solo guitarist and with other musicians, including the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra, Twin Ports Choral Project, Lyric Opera of the North, and Duluth Playhouse, to name a few.

In addition to a Master's degree in Music, I have completed Suzuki pedagogy training for all 9 guitar books and taught as a clinician for the Colorado Suzuki Institute.  I believe this experience makes me uniquely qualified to help young children (or anyone!) learn to play the guitar effectively and efficiently.

While having a particular fondness for classical guitar, I am is also proficient on electric and steel-string acoustic guitar, and have experience performing a wide variety of genres.

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