Our mission is to offer quality guitar, bass, piano, and drum instruction for a fair price. To have fun without sacrificing the fundamentals. To continue doing what is our passion. To help the students achieve their desired goals. To offer our students the opportunity to perform. To have flexible hours. To create an environment conducive for learning. To give our best to each student everyday.

Whether you are young or young at heart, EHGI can help to make your adventure in music a fun and positive experience. The more you play! The better you feel!

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Guitar, Bass, Piano, Drums

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Gary Seaman

Gary Seaman has been a private music instructor since 1996 and has taught thousands of lessons in his career. After teaching in Pensacola’s Music Stores for 12 years, Gary decided to help start East Hill Guitar Instruction (EHGI).

Jerry Dawson

Jerry Dawson has been teaching private lessons for more than 20 years. He was Born in Pensacola, and started playing guitar at the age of 14. He toured the southeast opening for a variety of bands including Black Oak Arkansas, The Producers, Three Dog Night, and Uriah Heep.

Raymond Ruddy

Raymond Ruddy is from a large family of musicians. With his mother being the prominent piano teacher in the area he began to play piano at the age of 5 and developed a lifelong interest in music. As a young musician Raymond surrounded himself with anything music related.

Tom Condon

Aug 10, 2022

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Gary is an extremly knowledgeable and versitile musician. He makes learning fun. He is not afraid to get into music theory or reading music if that is what the situation demands. He takes the student at their level of ability to play and encourages each student to achieve all they can.

Vladimire Yeshenko

Aug 10, 2022

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Many thanks to Raymond Ruddy for teaching my nephewDavid Jongko the ways of the Force as a strong drummer at East Hill Guitar Instruction! The concert last night in downtown Pensacola at Vinyl Music Hall was WICKED! Here’s David playing drums w. his bandmates covering John Petrucci’s, “Jaws of Life”. The lead guitarist is only 14! These young musicians did a phenomenal job playing a very complicated piece of music.

Kerianne Mowry

Aug 10, 2022

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Thanks to all of the professional teachers there, who give our kids, and adults (who are never too old to start learning a musical instrument), the “proper” tools and fundamentals each and every day. You inspire everyone who steps foot in your door, to pour out their creative energies and talents, which in turn, allows them the confidence to take it to the highest level. Thanks Easthill, my son loves it there!