About Me
Kyle Perez is a guitarist, composer and music teacher based out of Tempe, Arizona. Kyle performs in a multitude of genres including but not limited to jazz, classical, rock, pop and flamenco. He has performed in many different performing environments ranging from solo guitar, rock bands, jazz combos as well as chamber music with various instruments. Kyle offers lessons for guitar, bass, ukulele, and piano, and has experience teaching in both group and private lessons. He also streams educational material on Twitch and Youtube where he teaches viewers how to arrange, compose and practice music. When it comes to teaching, Kyle’s focus is self efficacy of the student, focusing on helping students achieve their goals by showing them a clear path to success.
Education
While at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Kyle studied fretboard harmony and arranging with Randy Tucker. He was a teaching assistant of Professor/Instructor Tucker, assisting him with beginner guitar group classes. During his time at CGCC, he arranged and engraved pieces for the Chandler Gilbert Guitar Ensemble and regularly performed with other departments such as the CGCC Dance, Theater and Orchestra as a soloist for their production of Kansas’ Dust In The Wind. Kyle also attended ASU from 2019-2021, where he studied classical guitar and composition with Jiji Kim. Much like his time at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Kyle regularly performed with various instruments including cello, voice and also tuba. In 2021, Kyle graduated with a Bachelors in Guitar Performance from Arizona State University after completing two recitals in which he premiered over an hour of his own compositions and arrangements including his piece Variations on a Theme by Charlie Parker and his chamber piece for cello and soprano War Machine.