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• Raid your closets! Dust off that old guitar and embark upon a new adventure with music. Impress your friends. Impress yourself!
• Develop your skill by refining your technique and advancing your musical training with the guitar.
• Learn more about strumming, open chords, improvisation, finger-picking, and music theory.
• Private studies that develop discipline and good practice techniques will lead to a new sense of creativity and originality.

The Instructor:

James is a teacher with a Bachelor of Music in Composition from the University of North Texas and an Associate of Applied Science in Commercial Music - Recording Technology from Cedar Valley Community College. His creativity and discipline has led him through a path of awards and honors including a Jazz scholarship recieved while attending Brookhaven College. From his first classes at The Dallas Arts Magnet to Jazz Guitar Master Class with Jack Petersen of UNT, his determination to grow as a professional musician and teacher continues.

Teaching Style:

Beginning students focus on basic chord structure, strumming, and finger picking to help the student develop a love for the instrument.

The advanced curriculum encourages the student to develop his or her own style through the use of harmonic studies and chord/scale relationships.

Education and Experience:

His studies in music have led him through a variety of schools including The Dallas Arts Magnet at Booker T. Washington, The University of North Texas, Cedar Valley College, as well as Brookhaven College.

Live performance experience includes jazz big bands, jazz combos, vocal jazz ensembles, wind ensembles, as well as local contemporary bands.