Tone Tailors Lessons

06/15/2026

Hear that guitar? That's Tim Dougherty, one of our guitar instructors on April 2nd, 2010, playing in Pillars Of Society. Write yourself a letter to remind you to get some lessons from Tim to up your guitar game.

06/14/2026

Happening!!!
Our instructor Bridget's summer performance schedule:

06/11/2026

James, one of our instructors, demonstrating some Dorian ideas. Don't know what that means? Come find out.

Backing track by

06/07/2026

April 29, 2023- Our own Mark Ryan, playing some jazz with Hassan Shakur on Bass, Steve Rudolph on Keys and Larry Marshal on Drums. There's a chance that they're playing some Wes Montgomery in this picture but who knows for sure.

Mark is a bonafide 'Jazz Cat', you could say. Mark is as 'The real deal' as you can get if you’re interested in upping your jazz skills. He's also fantastic with all levels though too, such as a complete beginner. He's kind of our Yoda in that way, but you dont need to fly to Degobah to find him...Just 617 N. Prince St...Tone Tailors.

06/04/2026

Tim playing Champagne Supernova with some students on November 23, 2025. There were a few first time students as well as a couple pro friends like Raif on guitar and Carl on drums

Carls Drum Lessons: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BjSdJvnLK/

Raif Grovesguitar

Wil - vocals Erik - guitar Calvin - guitar
Everett - bass Raif - guitar Carl - drums
Tim - keys

05/31/2026

Wishing our friend Gavin good luck in his new location of St. Louis. Gavin studied guitar with Tim. Here's Gavin, Erik and Joe doing the work to get better at guitar and getting results. They're awesome guys too

02/08/2026

Student jam session from August 3rd, 2025. Here's a clip of Tim and some of his students and his pal Raif and one of his, playing 'Where Is My Mind' by The Pixies

02/02/2026

Meet Mark Ryan. He offers guitar, bass, and theory instruction here at Tone Tailors. Mark teaches students of all ages and at all levels and has done so since 1983 and has had the pleasure of working with some great students along the way; such as all state and all district jazz guitar and bass winners. In addition to that, he has guided many rock guitar and bass players out there working professionally, including three students who have been employed at the American Music Theater, one of them currently.

Mark has also taught many of the other instructors in the area. His most well known student by far is Cedric Lawson, who you can hear playing keyboard on Columbia Records with Miles Davis. He has worked together professionally with Cedric and was thrilled when he asked Mark to help him with the guitar.

The company Mark keeps/has kept musically, reads as a who's who of the jazz world. He is as 'the real deal' as it gets and is simultaneously just as wonderful with complete beginners and kids as well.

01/19/2026

Two of our instructors are in bands that have been nominated in the CPMA Music awards:

01/15/2026