Education:
Over 33 years ago, I was a student at Berklee College of Music (Boston, Mass) and was also a graduate of the Dick Grove School of Music (formerly in Studio City, CA), and have studied with many top notch studio and jazz guitarists for many years.

While I was at Berklee College of Music, the main Guitarist that totally changed my life was jazz guitarist, Pat Martino. It was my early time studying with Pat Martino that made me fully understand the concept of self-instruction and using music and the guitar fingerboard itself as the source of information..

Many players now are coming out of GIT and people often wonder why I didn't go to GIT. The main reason is that I felt that Dick Grove's methods and overall concepts were state of the art, and that GIT did not have as much to offer at that time(late 1970's). During the time I was at Dick Grove in the late 1970's and early 1980's, GIT was still very undeveloped and did not have anywhere near what it contains today. I studied advanced Harmony and Composition with Dick Grove himself and I have integrated Dick Grove's Modern Harmonic Relationships to my own teaching methods for the past 26 years. My main teachers in my life have been Pat Martino, Dick Grove and Allan Holdsworth. I firmly believe that the Guitar itself is the best information source, and that music itself is the best teacher. By studying one man's method or another man's method you only seek to form a logical system to understand deeper that which is already available directly from the instrument and the music itself! This is why some of the greatest musicians and guitarists in the world are primarily self taught - John McLaughlin - self taught, Allan Holdsworth - self taught, Wes Montgomery - self taught, Eric Johnson - self taught, Frank Zappa- self taught, Dick Grove- self taught. To me it becomes increasingly evident that the information is available to anyone and that lessons are only a means and an organized path to follow to understand music. I believe I have developed a method that is far superior to anything currently being taught in any school and I would like to offer my skills and method to you here in these lessons.

I have been a professional Guitar & Bass Instructor since 1977. I have taught private lessons at several different music stores and schools for the past 30+ years. My main focus has always been on teaching students the basics very thoroughly. I consider my method to be a very "nuts and bolts" slow, methodical way of teaching the instrument. My approach to teaching stringed instruments is similar to methods used by master Sitar and Sarod players from India. I know how to develop virtuoso technique in anyone who wishes to learn. I know how to teach effectively and do not "gloss over" any subject or piece of information. All of my students have rock-solid foundations in technique and fingerboard harmony. I have worked very painstakingly over the years to make sure my students do not have any gaps in their knowledge or technical understanding of the instrument.

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