Joey Sixstrings

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Best New Guitarist In A Decade --- Rolling Stone Magazine (a long time ago)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>New York Guitar Guru -- The Village Voice

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I have been teaching Classical/Jazz/Rock for years since Music School and a real professional musician whose recordings and videos that can be bought in any music store. I am not an out of work musician teaching because I do not have gigs. I do teach privately one day each week because I have much to offer and enjoy teaching. If I had to teach for a living, I wouldn't be properly qualified to be a teacher.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>When my playing scheduled allowed I have previously taught at twelve Universities and Colleges that reviewed my teaching skills every semester before renewing my contract including the University of California, State University of New York, Syracuse University, Volunteer State Community College, and SAE Institute-Nashville (Chair, Music Business Program) including several Music Industry and Entertainment Law courses. Like at all colleges you have to demonstrate your teaching skills before they will hire you.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do not take credit for the hard work of my students over the years that have received Masters Degrees in Music that are music professors at colleges such as Cazenovia College, The New School, or Manhattan College of Music, or my students that are on almost every major record label including but not limited to Sony, Elektra, and RCA. They did the work; I only showed them the path. And, some students just enjoy jamming with their friends or playing by a campfire.

MY BACKGROUND:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Performing and recording credits as the guitarist and/or musical director for greater than forty Gold and Platinum award winning household name rock, r&b, and blues musical artists ranging from Paul Schaffer, The Hollies, Mary Wells, Ben E. King, Bo Diddley, Cocker to Ringo headlining everywhere from Entertainment Tonight to VH-1 to Madison Square Garden to PBS to The America West Arena to The Time Life Video Series to Nashville Star.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Doctorate

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Four years traditional music school (Classical Guitar Performance: Syracuse University, I was also the referral guitar instructor for non-majors).

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Special Studies Program at Berklee College of Music, and private lessons with top jazz guitarists including Sal Salvador and Jack Wilkins (not to mention what I learned from my Jamesville Dewitt High School classmate and classical guitarist Elliot Fisk).

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Professional Player (For example: I was living in Southern California doing film and television (reading) recording sessions for Disney in addition to being the sub guitarist for a plethora of local cover acts (primarily for fun) before I returned to Tennessee.