PRIVATE LESSON FACULTY: GUITAR

ERIC ULREICH (guitar) has been teaching guitar for 40 years, including since 2016 at Music Spectrum School. His performing and teaching experience has made Eric one of the most sought-after contemporary guitar instructors in the Washington D.C. Metro area.  With his attention to detail and depth of knowledge of all styles of playing Eric has prepared students for auditions, performances, competitions, and assessments.  He has sent students to some of the major universities and colleges for music study as well as helped them achieve goals on stage. Even so, Eric also is at ease teaching beginning students, adults, and recreational players.  Eric’s teaching philosophy is cultivating interest first. Then, adding aspects of fundamental musicianship skills. Eric teaches all levels and styles of guitar, including contemporary, jazz, rhythm and blues, and classical. He is also a registered Suzuki Guitar Instructor with the Suzuki Associations of the Americas. In addition to teaching guitar, he also teaches electric bass, song writing, theory, and rock band.  He has been on the faculty at the Levine School of Music in DC for the past 20 years. In addition to teaching, Eric is an active performer.  He has headlined at Blues Alley, and performed on stage with legendary artists including Glenn Leonard’s Temptations, Charlie Thomas and the Drifters, The Coasters and The Marvelettes, among others.  He currently performs with the Baltimore-based Junkyard Saints as well as his own band The Eric Ulreich Trio.

Senior Teaching Artist rate:

(instructors with advanced degrees

and/or extensive teaching experience)

$54/30-minutes; $78/45-minutes; $100/hour

KEVIN VAN HALL (guitar, bass, drumset) has been teaching at Music Spectrum School since 2013. Also a Fairfax County Public Schools specialist in teaching fine arts, Kevin has a Bachelor of Arts from Florida Gulf Coast University and a Masters in Education specializing in curriculum development. He has over 20 years of experience playing and teaching acoustic, electric guitar, and bass guitar.  His percussion instruction focuses on the Rapid Drum Set Improvement Method. For many years, Mr. VanHall was a professional studio/live drummer as well as a touring musician and band leader. He has opened for multiple well-known bands and was a featured artist at large concert events put on by major rock radio syndicates. His studio credits include an independent album release in 2008. Currently, Mr. Van Hall is most focused on teaching the next generation of musicians interested in guitar, bass, and drums. 

Senior Teaching Artist rate:

(instructors with advanced degrees

and/or extensive teaching experience)

$54/30-minutes; $78/45-minutes; $100/hour

YOUNG JUN LIM (guitar) received his Bachelors in Classical Guitar Performance under Julian Gray at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University as the recipient of the Charlie Byrd Memorial Scholarship. He went on to Florida State University where he was offered an assistantship and received his Masters in Classical Guitar Performance studying under Bruce Holzman. He joined the Music Spectrum Faculty in 2021 with over a decade of teaching experience. During the course of his studies, Mr. Lim has won numerous competitions. He placed first in the John and Susie Beatty Competition in both the junior and senior divisions and also received the grand prize. He also received first place for four consecutive years in the Aguado Guitar Club Competition, first in the East Carolina University Guitar Competition, and second in the Columbus State University Guitar Symposium. In addition, he received the Award for Excellence in the Arts from the National Society of Arts and Letter. Mr. Lim has also performed at many prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Cosmos Club, Chateau D'ancy Le Franc, Austrian Embassy, and Capitol Hill. Mr. Lim has also performed for international artists in numerous master classes such as Jason Vieaux, David Russell, and Pepe Romero. He currently resides in the DMV area where he has an active teaching and performance career.  

Senior Teaching Artist rate:

(instructors with advanced degrees

and/or extensive teaching experience)

$54/30-minutes; $78/45-minutes; $100/hour

JOSHUA RENNE-BROWN (guitar) obtained his Bachelor of Music Education from George Mason University. He has been teaching guitar in the Herndon area since 2004 including holding the distinction of being Music Spectrum's first guitar teacher in 2013. He taught general music in the Fairfax County Public School system for 10 years, and at both Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church and Temple Olam Tikvah in Fairfax. Additionally, he has worked as a song leader, a choir director, and performed in various ensembles from rock to classical. At GMU Mr. Renne studied Guitar under Professor Larry Snitzler and voice under Professor Debbie Wenner, played in the George Mason University Guitar Ensemble, and sung with the University Singers and University Chorale. In his on-stage work he played the role of Bill Sykes in scenes from Lionel Bart's Oliver!, the role of Bartolo in scenes from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and the part of Sir Joseph Porter K.C.B. in Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore. 

Mr. Renne grew up in Northern Virginia, started at H.K. Lee Academy of TaeKwonDo as a child in 1993 and is currently a third degree black belt. In his free time he likes to play board and tabletop games, and spend time in nature and with his family. 

Private Lesson rate:

$49/30-minutes; $71/45-minutes; $90/hour