 Instruments Taught:
Guitar
How long have you played?:
28 years
Schools attended (specifically music schools):
High School Music Theory; WPCC, NC, Music
Appreciation and Theory
Teachers you have studied with:
Louise White-WPCC, Ronald Connelly-guitarist
for "Gospel Enforcers"
Professional experience (groups you have played with):
"Moving Parts"- Reggae, "Jump Street Drive"-
R&B, Funk-Rock, "Bridgett Danielle"- Rock and Beach.
Go For Broke (Blues and R+B Music)
Jobs you have done:
Two years under East Coast Entertainment
with "Moving Parts". Working in North Carolina, Virginia, and Myrtle
Beach area; Three years under Fisher and Associates Booking with
"Jump Street Drive"; Solo engagements at the Gold Room in Chester,
PA.
Musical styles taught:
Rock, Blues, R&B, Jazz.
Groups you know material from:
Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley,
Green Day, Sublime, Led Zeppelin, B.B. King, Jimmy Reed, Ozzy
Osbourne, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Jewel, Patsy Cline, Stone Temple
Pilots, Eric Clapton.
Do you read music?:
Yes.
Teaching philosophy:
“Start with a basic chord vocabulary and songs, to make the initial
learning process more fun. Then build on to those skills with
scales, theory of chord construction, sight reading,
modes, guitar licks, etc. Demonstrate how these skills are applied
to the Blues, Rock, and Jazz. With these fundamentals, the student
can being to teach themselves."
What age will you accept a student?:
"I've had success with seven year olds. It
will depend upon the desire to learn and attention span of the
student."
Levels taught:
Beginning-Advanced.
What would a student expect to learn and how?:
Basic 1st position and Barre chords, by
learning to play songs. Notes of the fretboard, by easy to remember
mnemonics. Scales, arpeggios, and guitar licks, by their
applications to various songs. You'll also learn chord-melody
styles, by my demonstration and easy to read charts. Bring in a CD
and we'll learn to play your personal favorites.
What books do you teach from?:
Mel Bay Chords and Method One Guitar
Complete, Jay Friedman Musicians Institute, Basic Blues, Modes,
Advanced Scale Concepts and Licks, Artful Arpeggios, Don Mock-REH
Books.
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