privately and with group lessons for Hammell
Music for over thirty years. He has also
taught group lessons for Farmington
Community Center and Northville Public
Schools.
Steve studied guitar with Jo Fava at Wayne
State University, Nelson Amos (then
Associate Professor of Music at Eastern
Michigan University), and Jack Moncrieff
(then Adjunct Professor at Schoolcraft
College). He went on to earn an Associates
Degree at Schoolcraft College and a
Bachelors Degree at Madonna University.
Steve has performed publicly at clubs,
wedding receptions and private parties as
lead guitarist, lead vocalist and group
manager.
He has produced two CD's: Quite Nights
(original arrangements of Latin standards)
and Sixties on Strings (original arrangements
of 1960's favorites). Steve is currently
concentrating on his original material and
plans to release future CD's of his
compositions in Classic/New Age and Country
styles.
Steve teaches many guitar styles but
specializes in finger-style techniques and
classic guitar. He emphasizes note reading
and music theory but also teaches less
formal methods as tablature and transcribing
music from CD's.
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